Combustor, a tile holder and a tile

A tile holder configured to be used for securing a combustor tile to a combustor lining, the tile holder comprising:

• an elongate retaining head having a combustor surface configured to face a combustion chamber of a combustor, and a pair of retaining surfaces each located on a respective lateral side of the elongate retaining head, the pair of retaining surfaces being located adjacent to the combustor surface on each lateral side of the combustor surface, an entirety of the pair of retaining surfaces being configured to be spaced apart from the tile on each lateral side of the elongate retaining head forming a gap along an entire longitudinal length of the elongate retaining head between the respective retaining surface and the tile, and
• a securing portion extending from the elongate retaining head, the securing portion being configured to secure the elongate retaining head to a combustor lining, the securing portion including a first cooling hole extending only partially within a length of the securing portion, which intersects with a second cooling hole that extends through a width of the securing portion and connects with the first cooling hole through the length of the securing portion, and including third cooling holes that extend through the elongate retaining head at the combustor surface and on opposed sides of the securing portion between the pair of retaining surfaces, wherein:
• the elongate retaining head extends laterally with respect to an elongate direction of the elongate retaining head to define the retaining surface laterally adjacent to the securing portion;
• and
• the retaining surface is configured to cooperate with a receiving surface of the tile to be configured to retain the tile against the combustor lining.