Help identifying roof covering

[MissPH]

Hi, can anyone please help and identify what the shingles/tiles on our roof are? They have a gritty texture to them but they are also 60 years old so I don't know if that's due to age. Thanks!

 

[Coopa]

Possibly asbestos but others here will say for sure

 

[datarebal]

Hardrow slate

 

[MissPH]

Hardrow slate

Thanks, would they have been used in the early 1960's? I've just looked online at them, are they made from concrete or slate or both? They do look a lot like them.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Possibly asbestos but others here will say for sure

I wouldn’t say so.

 

[datarebal]

Yes they go to 60s , then became not on trend .
They are concrete , just called slate .
They do tend to break up as they get older .

That is what you have on your roof for sure

 

[MissPH]

Yes they go to 60s , then became not on trend .
They are concrete , just called slate .
They do tend to break up as they get older .

That is what you have on your roof for sure

Brilliant, thank you. It was the substance that was stumping us as they are quite thick and then with the texture too we just couldn't figure what they were. You've been a great help!