Managing a Masterpiece Fieldwalking at Stratford St Mary Higham HGM 023

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1 Managing a Masterpiece Fieldwalking at Stratford St Mary Higham HGM 023 Archaeological Fieldwalking Report SCCAS Report No. 2012/202 Author: Jo Caruth August 2012 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

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3 Managing a Masterpiece Fieldwalking at Stratford St Mary Higham HGM 023 Archaeological Fieldwalking Report SCCAS Report No. 2012/202 Author: Jo Caruth Contributions By: Simon Picard and Andy Fawcett Illustrator: Simon Picard Editor: Richenda Goffin Report Date: August/2012

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5 HER Information Site Code: HGM 023 Site Name: Fieldwalking at Stratford St Mary Report Number: 2012/202 Date of Fieldwork: 3rd and 4th March 2012 Grid Reference: TM Project Officer: Client/Funding Body: Jo Caruth Managing a Masterpiece, and HLF funded project Prepared By: Jo Caruth Date: August 2012 Approved By: Richenda Goffin Position: Finds/post-excavation manager Date: Signed:

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7 Contents Summary Drawing Conventions 1. Introduction 1 2. Methodology 3 3. Results Introduction Ceramic material Small finds Glass Worked flint 11 4 Discussion and conclusions Acknowledgements 14 6 Plates The fieldwalking, March 3rd and 4th, Metal detecting Surveying and timekeeping Finds washing and quantifying 25 List of Figures Figure 1. Location map, showing the field outline in red. 2 Figure 2. Plan of field showing numbered grid 4 Figure 3. Distribution of prehistoric pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 6 Figure 4. Distribution of Roman pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 6 Figure 5. Distribution of medieval pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 7 Figure 6. Distribution of post-medieval pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 8 Figure 7. Distribution of CBM (Roman marked) with cropmarks overlaid. 9 Figure 8. Distribution of metal finds with cropmarks overlaid. 9 Figure 9. Distribution of glass with cropmarks overlaid. 11 Figure 10. Distribution of worked flint and prehistoric pottery. 12 Figure 11. 2nd edition, 1905 Ordnance Survey Map with cropmarks overlaid. 14

8 List of Tables Table 1. Finds quantification 5 Table 2. Small finds by type 10 Table 3. Small finds by material 10 Table 4. Small finds by date 10 Table 5. Coin catalogue 10 Table 6. Worked flint quantities 11 List of Appendices Appendix 1. HMG 013 Pottery calague Appendix 2. HMG 013 CBM catalogue Appendix 3. HMG 013 Worked Flint catalogue Appendix 4: HMG 013 Small Finds catalogue

9 Summary A two day fieldwalking project was undertaken as part of the Managing a Masterpiece, an HLF funded project, in March A total of thirty-two volunteers walked a field NW of Stratford St Mary (in Higham parish). The field chosen has a number of undated cropmarks and the aim of the project was to try to provide evidence to help suggest potential dates for the underlying archaeology. The most significant finds were a small number of Iron Age pottery sherds and a scattering of worked flints of probable Iron Age date. Medieval and post-medieval pottery was found across the site, as was a large quality of Ceramic Building Material (CBM - brick and tile), which may have come from earlier buildings in the SE corner of the site or from 17th century buildings to the west and north-east of the field.

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11 1. Introduction Two days were spent fieldwalking in Stratford St Mary on 3rd and 4th March The field actually lies within the parish of Higham at TM ; the eastern edge of the field follows the parish boundary between Higham and Stratford St Mary. Higham Hall and the church are situated close to the west end of the field slightly removed from the centre of the village. A church is mentioned in the Domesday Book but the present building dates from about the 13th century. The field is on a north-west to south-east orientation, on a slight south-east facing slope and lies on the edge of the floodplain of the River Stour. There was a noticeable large hollow in the south-east corner of the field, said to be the site of an extraction pit and later a plant nursery(?) captured on an aerial photograph in The early Ordnance Survey maps show a footpath running diagonally across the field joining the two village centres. The field was primarily chosen for fieldwalking because of the number of undated cropmarks, identified from aerial photographs, recorded on it. The cropmarks which suggest ring-ditches and enclosures are part of a landscape of such monuments, including a cursus, which follow the north edge of the Stour valley just above the floodplain. It was hoped that the fieldwalking results would provide valuable evidence to date and interpret some of these. The project was hosted and funded by Managing the Masterpiece and was carried out by staff from Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service and thirty-two volunteers from the local community. Permission to walk the field was kindly given by the landowner Mr Gurney. 1

12 The White House 20.1m LB GP 18.0m Gildhall Co Const Bdy Post Office CR Barhams Manor Drain 11.0m Sinks Higham Hall 12.8m Pond Pond Tunmer's Farm CR Higham Hall Farm Pond Pond 13.1m Pond Pond Pond Def 11.9m Drain Ward Bdy Stourbrook Lodge Meadow View The Cottage Stourmead 7.9m Black Hall 7.9m FB FB 7.0m Lowe Hill House FB FB Pond GP Yewtree House Pond Village Hall 6 6 Pond Tennis Court Pond 30 King's Lynn Norfolk Norwich A Lowestoft Thetford SUFFOLK Bury St. Edmunds B Ipswich A Felixstowe Colchester Essex Chelmsford 0 25 km 0 2 km B N Higham Ward Bdy CR Tennis Court The Old Vicarage Green Lane Path (um) HIGHAM ROAD Drain St Mary's Church Tennis Court Higham Road Stratford St Mary Drain CR Brook Farm Spring Farm HIGHAM ROAD 1.22m RH Glebe House Und Ward Bdy The Row Co Const Bdy TM Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Suffolk County Council Licence No m Figure 1. Location map, showing the outline of the field in red. 2

13 2. Methodology At the time of the fieldwalking the field had been ploughed and weathered. The conditions on the second day were intermittently wet, with snow in the late afternoon. Prior to the start of the fieldwalking the field surface was noted to be stony, with frequent small abraded pieces of ceramic building material (CBM) on the surface, and several areas of yellow gravelly sand and other soil changes were apparent, indicating that ploughing has disturbed subsoil levels. The field was divided into 20m grid squares, marked by flagged canes and numbered alpha-numerically (Fig. 2). 2-3 people walked each square for exactly 10 minutes. All finds were collected, bagged and labelled using the HER code HGM 023 and the grid square number. The fieldwalking took place in the morning and early afternoon of each day. The field was metal detected by two experienced detectorists and finds were located using a RTK GPS. Finds were taken back to Stratford Village Hall and nonmetal finds were washed, identified and recorded during the later afternoon of each day. Ceramic Building Material (CBM) was largely counted and weighed on site and left within the squares; some was taken back to the village hall to speed up the quantification, this was then returned to site to fill potholes in the farm track alongside the south side of the field. Finds information was input onto an Access database and finds plotted using MapInfo. Selected finds distribution plots have been produced to accompany this report. 3

14 N N Crown Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Suffolk County Council Licence No Figure 2. Plan of field showing numbered grid 4

15 3. Results 3.1 Introduction Pottery dating to the prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval periods was recovered and counts are displayed in the table below. In total one hundred and eighty-eight sherds of pre-modern pottery, fifty-four metal objects and ninety seven kilograms of brick and tile fragments were retrieved from the field Find type No. Weight in g Notes Preh pot Incl. 9 small fragments from sq G12 Roman pot 5 58 Med pot Post med pot Modern pot Tile Roman CBM Brick Other CBM Worked flint 76 - Metal 16 - Glass Table 1. Finds quantification 3.2 Ceramic material (identified by Andy Fawcett) A small assemblage of prehistoric pottery, identified as either Iron Age or probably Iron Age, was recovered with single sherds found in three locations in the south-east corner of the site. The overall amount of prehistoric pottery was bolstered by nine sherds being found in a single location towards the centre of the field, close to two circular cropmarks (Fig. 3), but these were tiny pieces and could not be more closely dated than Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age, and may represent the remains of only one or two fragmented sherds. 5

16 Lidar data English Heritage Figure 3. Distribution of prehistoric pottery with cropmarks overlaid. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 4. Distribution of Roman pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 6

17 Roman pottery was found in four locations scattered across the site, in three cases as single sherds, and two sherds in square H6 (Fig. 4). Only one sherd could be dated more closely than Roman, a piece of a samian plate, (form Drg 18/31) from southern Gaul, dated to the late 1st or early 2nd century AD, found in square C18. Fifty-five pieces of Roman CBM were found amongst the vast quantity of later material. Unlike the pottery this was concentrated along the south edge of the field (Fig. 7). It is possible that this pattern reflects some collection bias, but as the CBM was recorded by the same team of SCCAS staff, it probably can't be explained as recording bias. Most pieces were flat, and probably represented fragments of tegula (flanged roof tile), but there were also two small pieces of box flue tile, which are usually associated with hypocaust systems. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 5. Distribution of medieval pottery with cropmarks overlaid. Medieval pottery (Fig. 5) was found across all parts of the site, possibly partly scattered as a result of manuring, but also reflecting the fact that Stratford (and the hamlet of Higham) were thriving medieval settlements. The pottery was dated 7

18 between 12th and 15th centuries, with no particular concentration or density of anything of a particular date. Notably there was no early medieval pottery found, although a settlement is recorded in Domesday. As is to be expected the majority of ceramic material found was post-medieval and modern (Figs. 6 and 7). The pottery was scattered fairly evenly across the site with a slight concentration in the south-east corner in the area of the large hollow. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 6. Distribution of post-medieval pottery with cropmarks overlaid. 8

19 Lidar data English Heritage Figure 7. Distribution of CBM (Roman marked) with cropmarks overlaid. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 8. Distribution of metal finds with cropmarks overlaid. 9

20 3.3 Small finds Fifty-four metal small finds were recovered from metal detecting (see Figure 8). These are summarised in the tables below, and catalogued as Appendix 4. A single item was identified as part of a medieval copper-alloy vessel but the remainder were post-medieval, modern or unidentified. ObjectType Number Buckle 2 Bullet 3 Bullet? 4 Button 1 Coin 8 Cratal bell 2 Fitting 1 Fragment 9 Knife 1 Mount 1 Musket shot 6 Seal 1 Seal? 1 Sheet 1 Strap end 1 Stud 2 Thimble 1 Token? 1 Vessel 1 Weight 7 Table 2. Small finds by type. Material Number Cu alloy 32 Cu alloy/lead 1 Iron? 1 Lead 17 Lead? 1 Other: White metal? 1 Silver 1 Table 3. Small finds by material. Period Number Medieval 1 Modern 22 Post-medieval 20 Uncertain 11 Table 4. Small finds by date. SFNo Date Material Sq no Description Cu alloy C17 Penny of George V dated Die axis Cu alloy F12 Copper alloy penny of George II? Die axis Cu alloy H7 Copper alloy penny, post-med of William and Mary? 1051 Cu alloy G7 P med penny, Britannia rev Cu alloy C16 Copper alloy penny of George V dated to Obverse: Bust left. Obverse inscription: Georgius V Dei Gra Britt omn Rex FD DEF INDIMP. Reverse: Britannia right, in ex London mint Die axis Cu alloy F13 Copper alloy penny, post-medieval in date, uncertain ruler, probably JamesII to George II (Anne?) Obverse: bust right Cu alloy F22 Copper alloy farthing of George V dated Obverse: Bust left Obverse inscription: GEORGIUS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF INDIMP Reverse: Britannia right Reverse inscription: FARTHING in ex London mint Die axis Silver F29 Sixpence, Elizabeth I. Obverse: Crowned bust left, rose behind head. Reverse: Long cross over square shield, date is above shield. Posui/ Devca/ Diviore/ M Meu London mint Die axis 6 Table 5. Coin catalogue. 10

21 3.4 Glass Fragments of post-medieval and modern glass were also collected, distributed as in Figure 9. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 9. Distribution of glass with cropmarks overlaid. 3.5 Worked flint Seventy-four worked flints were recovered during the fieldwalking. A breakdown by type is included in the table below. There were a further twelve burnt flints collected. Many of the flints were quite crudely struck and hinge fractures and other flaws were visible generally considered to be more typical of later Iron Age rather than earlier prehistoric knapping. There were few tools diagnostic of Neolithic or Bronze Age activity. Type No Notes Unpatinated flake 47 Patinated flake 7 Utilised unpatinated flake 7 Utilised patinated flake 3 Unpatinated core 3 Unpatinated scraper 3 Unpatinated blade 2 Patinated blade 1 Unpatinated awl 1 Possible awl? Table 6. Worked flint quantities 11

22 The distribution of the worked flints overlain with the prehistoric pottery is shown in Figure 10. Lidar data English Heritage Figure 10. Distribution of worked flint and prehistoric pottery. 4 Discussion and conclusions Whilst the fieldwalking has not produced definitive dating results for the cropmarks, the presence of twelve (probably representing 4-5) sherds of hand-made Iron Age pottery is significant as such fragile pottery rarely survives long in the ploughsoil and therefore it is likely to have been found close to the location of its original deposition. The flint flake assemblage also is more typical of Iron Age flint working than earlier periods, supporting a suggestion that at least some of these cropmarks may represent Iron Age activity. The prehistoric material tended to occur on the higher parts of the field. There is a small Roman assemblage, possibly attesting to Roman activity in the vicinity. The fragment of a samian plate and the presence of building material including box flue tile suggests both access to imported goods at the end of the first century AD and that a 12

23 high-status, heated building existed somewhere nearby. However the absence of metal finds, and in particular coins, given the extensive metal detecting carried out may alternatively suggest that the Roman material may have derived from manuring and had been brought onto the site from nearby rather than occupation on the site itself. The finds corroborate the known Roman presence in the area indicated by previous finds of amphora within 400m of the field to the north (SSM 006) and cinerary urns (SSM 007) and the site of a possible Roman bridge (SSM 008) on the line of the main street through Stratford St Mary village. The apparent concentration of the Roman tile along the southern edge of the site is intriguing and not easily explained. The presence of medieval and post-medieval pottery reflects the field s proximity to the two medieval settlements. Higham Church, which dates to at least the 13th century, is situated close to the west end of the field and at the opposing NE corner, next to the crossroads, is the Grade II listed Lowe Hill House, an open hall which dates from the 15th century. There is a slight trend for the material to have been found close to the footpath marked on the early OS map suggesting that this might be a long-standing path between the two villages and linear cropmarks close to this line could also be an expression of this route (Fig. 11). There is a second concentration at the eastern end of the site, an area which is shown as a separate field on the 1904 OS survey. There was a high density of post-medieval CBM and modern brick across the site with concentrations close to the road at the north edge of the field and towards Higham Hall. The present Higham Hall dates from the 17th century but was much altered including the building of a new wing in the early 19th century and it is possible that some of the material collected from west end of the field derives from these alterations. Whilst the material close to the south east corner of the site may be from the demolition of the out buildings, believed to have been a nursery, shown in this area on the 1945 aerial photograph, Lowe Hill House at the NE corner had a chimney in the 17th century and is roofed with tiles of a similar date, so this could be an alternative source of the brick and tile. 13

24 N Figure 11. 2nd edition, 1905 Ordnance Survey Map with cropmarks overlaid. 5. Acknowledgements The fieldwork was carried out by thirty-two volunteers under the guidance of members of SCCAS Field team and it was directed by Jo Caruth. The work was carried out as part of the Managing a Masterpiece Scheme (an HLF funded project) and SCCAS are grateful for the help and support of Chris Burton (Scheme Manager), and Dan King throughout the project. SCCAS are particularly grateful to Mr Gurney for allowing us onto the field, and to all the volunteers who carried out the work capably and enthusiastically. 14

25 6 Plates 6.1 The fieldwalking, March 3rd and 4th,

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35 6.4 Finds washing and quantifying 25

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37 Appendix 1 HGM 023 Pottery catalogue Square no Prehistoric pottery no Prehistoric pottery wt Roman pottery no Roman pottery wt Early medieval pottery no Early medieval pottery wt Medieval pottery no Medieval pottery wt Postmedieval pottery no Postmedieval pottery wt Modern pottery no Modern Pottery date pottery wt C th-18th & one poss C th-18th C12 1 4?16th-18th (unsure, m C M/L12th-14th C th-18th C th-18th C M1st-E2nd (Drg 18/3 C th-18th C th-18th C IA & 15th-L16th (Tra C th-L16th (Trans L C th-20th C th-18th & 18th-20t C M/12th-14th & 16th- C th-18th (one poss 1 C th-15th & 16th-18t D th-18th D th-18th (could be tr D th-18th D th-20th D L18th-19th D th-20th D EIA-MIA & 16th-18t D th-18th (could be 1 D th-18th D th-20th D th-20th Page 1 of 4

38 Square no Prehistoric pottery no Prehistoric pottery wt Roman pottery no Roman pottery wt Early medieval pottery no Early medieval pottery wt Medieval pottery no Medieval pottery wt Postmedieval pottery no Postmedieval pottery wt Modern pottery no Modern Pottery date pottery wt D M/L12th-14th (CBM D27 1 6?15th-16th D M/L12th-14th & 16th D th-20th E Roman & 16th-18th E th-18th E E17th-19th E Over fired E th-18th E th-18th E th-L16th & 16th-1 E th-18th (too worn b E th-18th E th-20th E th-18th & 18th-20t E L12th-15th & 16th-1 E th-18th & 18th-20t E th-L16th (both LM E ?IA (extremely worn E th-18th E L12th-15th/L16th & F th-18th F th-18th (one poss 1 F th-L16th (Trans L F L12th-15th (not sure i F th-L16th & 16th-1 F th-18th F th-18th F th-L16th (could be Page 2 of 4

39 Square no Prehistoric pottery no Prehistoric pottery wt Roman pottery no Roman pottery wt Early medieval pottery no Early medieval pottery wt Medieval pottery no Medieval pottery wt Postmedieval pottery no Postmedieval pottery wt Modern pottery no Modern Pottery date pottery wt F M/L12th-14th & 16th F th-18th C (plus two F th-18th & 19th-20t G c 16th like LMT G L12th-15th G MBA or MIA+ grog/o G th-18th C G L17th-18th G th-19th G th-20th G th-20th G Fine, not likely Med G th-20th G th-20th H05 1 8?M/L12th-14th Cpot H Roman (one poss stor H th-18th & M17th-E H th-18th & 18th-20t H th-18th & 18th-19t H L18th-20th H th-19th H M/L12th-14th H th-18th H th-18th H M/L12th-14th C H th-18th I th-L16th LMT I th-18th I th-18th Page 3 of 4

40 Square no Prehistoric pottery no Prehistoric pottery wt Roman pottery no Roman pottery wt Early medieval pottery no Early medieval pottery wt Medieval pottery no Medieval pottery wt Postmedieval pottery no Postmedieval pottery wt Modern pottery no Modern Pottery date pottery wt I th18th (poss c 16th I th-18th I LMed/EPMed I Earlier PMed I LMed & 16th-18th C J E17th-19th J th-20th J L12th-14th & 16th-1 J th-18th J th-19th J M/L12th-14th & 16th J th-L16th & 18th-2 J th-20th J th-18th J th (one could be J th-20th J M12-14th/15th & 18t J th-16th + J th-L16th (LMT) & J L12th-14th?+ & 16th K th-18th K th-18th K th-18th K M/L12th-14th K th-18th & 18th-20t K th-L16th (LMT? C K th-19th & 18th-20t Page 4 of 4

41 Appendix 2 HGM 023 CBM catalogue Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C25 C C C C D D D1 0 D D D D D D D D D D Page 1 of 6

42 Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt D D D D D D26 D D D E E E E E09 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E25 E E E E F05 Page 2 of 6

43 Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt F F F08 F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G05 G07 G08 G09 G G G G G14 G15 G16 Page 3 of 6

44 Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt G17 G18 G19 G2 0 G21 G22 G23 G24 G25 G26 G27 G G29 H H06 H07 H H09 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Page 4 of 6

45 Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt H H H I05 I I I I I1 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J05 J06 J J J J J J Page 5 of 6

46 Square no Tile no. Tile wt. Brick no Brick wt Of which Roman Other CBM no Other CBM wt Roman no. CBM wt J J J J J J J J J J J J J25 J J J K K K K K11 K K K K K Page 6 of 6

47 Appendix 3 Square no Unpatinated flake no HGM 023 Worked Flint Catalogue Patinated flake no Utilised unpatinated no Utilised patinated no Core unpatinated no Core patinated no Scraper unpatinated no Scraper patinated no Blade unpatinated no Blade patinated no Burnt Other C C20 1 C21 1 C22 1 D D17 1 D D D21 1 D22 0 Weird tool D29 1 D E F F19 1 F29 1 G G Awl or b G13 1 G16 1 G17 3 G2 0 1 G G23 1 G28 1 G G Page 1 of 2

48 Square no Unpatinated flake no Patinated flake no Utilised unpatinated no Utilised patinated no Core unpatinated no Core patinated no Scraper unpatinated no Scraper patinated no Blade unpatinated no Blade patinated no Burnt Other G ? Scraper H12 1 H14 2 H15 1 H16 1 H H18 1 H19 1 H20 1 H H23 4 H H flake cou H28 1 H5 1 H9 1 I15 2 I I2 0 1 I28 1 I5 1 I6 1 J J14 1 J J22 1 J6 1 J Page 2 of 2

49 Appendix 4 Small Find Number Date Object Type Finds Cate gory Materi al HGM 023 Small Finds Square no Description Period Weight Depth Width Length Diamet Method erof manufac ture Comple Wear teness Coin Silver F29 Sixpence, Elizabeth I. Obverse: Crowned bust left, rose behind head. Reverse: Long cross over square shield, date is above shield. Posui/ Devca/ Diviore/ M Meu London mint Die axis 6 Post medieval Struck or Whole 1003 Fragmen Lead H28 Lead waste fragment, probably post medieval/modern Uncertain Sheet Cu alloy I24 Rectangular copper-alloy plate, 2 rivet holes at complete Modern Cast Incompl end. Modern 1005 Weight Lead J24 Cast lead weight, cylindrical in form, central circular Uncertain Cast Whole aperture. Probably medieval to modern in date 1006 Bullet? Cu alloy J23 Exploded copper-alloy bullet casing, probably.303 Modern Cast Fragmen round or similar. Twentieth century in date 1007 Fragmen Cu alloy I22 Fragment of machine pressed copper-alloy, pellet and Modern Cast Fragmen ringed decoration on face. Probably 19th or 20th century in date 1008 Weight Lead J18 Lead weight, cylindrical in form with central circular aperture. Probably medieval to modern Uncertain Cast Whole 1009 Bullet? Cu alloy/ I15 Bullet? Uncertain cu alloy and lead? Conical with flattened tip probably modern in date Modern Cast Fragmen 1010 Stud Cu alloy H15 Copper alloy fragment. Possibly a stud, rivet or fragment Modern Cast Fragmen from a bullet casing or similar. Modern in date 1011 Fragmen Cu alloy H18 Copper alloy fragment. Modern. Probably bullet casing Modern Cast Fragmen or similar Vessel Cu alloy F18 Fragment from the rim of a cast copper alloy vessel, Medieval Cast Fragmen probably a cooking vessel. Medieval in date or possibly early p med Seal? Lead F17 Lead fragment, possibly half a cloth or sack seal with Post medieval Cast Fragmen moulded decoration on one face. Probably post med to modern in date 1014 Bullet? Cu alloy D16 Cast copper alloy fragment, probably bullet or related. Modern. One end flattened and with central aperture Modern Cast Fragmen Coin Cu alloy C16 Copper alloy penny of George V dated to Obverse: Bust left. Obverse inscription: Georgius V Dei Gra Britt omn Rex FD DEF INDIMP. Revrse: Britannia right, in ex London mint Die axis 12 Modern Struck or Whole 1016 Bullet? Cu alloy C14 Cast copper alloy object, bullet related? Modern Modern Cast Fragmen NB - all weights in grammes Page 1 of 3

50 Small Find Number Date Object Type Finds Cate gory Materi al Square no Description Period Weight Depth Width Length Diamet Method erof manufac ture Comple Wear teness 1017 Fitting Cu alloy D13 Cast copper alloy furniture fitting, post medieval in date, Modern Cast Fragmen probably 19th or 20th century. Circular terminal with flange end th -18t Stud Cu alloy E13 Cast copper alloy stud. Dome shaped head, slightly flattened with integrally cast square sectioned shaft at centre of back face. Probably p. med to modern, possibly later medieval Post medieval Cast Whole 1019 Coin Cu alloy F13 Copper alloy penny, post medieval in date, uncertain ruler, probably JamesII to George II (Anne?) Obverse: bust right Post medieval Struck or Whole 1020 Fragmen Other: H13 Fragment of white metal, uncertain form or date Uncertain Cast Fragmen th - 20 Button Cu alloy I14 Incomplete copper alloy livery button, missing sewing Post medieval Cast Incompl loop on back face. Obverse depicts heraldic motif of stag head right turned to left. 18th to 20th century in date 1022 Token? Lead F21 Cast lead disc, probably a counter, token or seal (cloth/bale)? Date Uncertain Cast Whole Coin Cu alloy F22 Copper alloy farthing of George V dated Obverse: Bust left Obverse inscription: GEORGIUS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF INDIMP Reverse: Britannia right Reverse inscription: FARTHING in ex London mint Die axis 12 Modern Struck or Whole 1024 Fragmen Lead? F23 Fragment of uncertain form or date-lead alloy? Uncertain Cast Fragmen 1025 Weight Lead D14 Cast lead weight, cylindrical in form, central circular perforation.? Date Uncertain Cast Whole th cen Bullet Cu alloy G15 Fragment of copper alloy bullet, 20th century Modern Cast Fragmen 1027 Fragmen Cu alloy H14 Sub-triangular fragment of copper alloy, modern Modern Cast Fragmen th - 20 Buckle Cu alloy J14 Incomplete fragment of a copper alloy double looped Post medieval Cast Fragmen buckle frame. Part of side and bar survive, remainder missing due to old breaks. Probably horse related, post medieval to modern, C. 18th - 20th century 1029 Musket s Lead E18 Lead musket shot, post med-modern Post medieval Cast Whole 1030 Fragmen Cu alloy D19 Copper alloy fragment, agricultural. Modern Modern Cast Fragmen Coin Cu alloy C17 Penny of George V dated Die axis 12 Modern Struck or Whole th - 19 Thimble Cu alloy I24 Cast copper alloy thimble, machine made, c. 17th - 19th Post medieval Cast Whole century 1033 Weight Lead G25 Large cast lead weight, p med - modern Uncertain Cast Whole 1034 Fragmen Cu alloy G24 Cast copper alloy object, agricultural, modern Modern Cast Whole NB - all weights in grammes Page 2 of 3

51 Small Find Number Date Object Type Finds Cate gory Materi al Square no Description Period Weight Depth Width Length Diamet Method erof manufac ture Comple Wear teness 1035 Musket s Lead F25 Lead musket shot, p med Post medieval Cast Whole th - 20 Buckle Iron? D12 Cast (copper alloy) iron? Looped buckle frame, Modern Cast Whole rectangular with separately cast pin, probably 18th - 20th century in date 1037 Strap en Cu alloy D12 Cast copper alloy object strap end terminal? Modern? Modern Cast Fragmen 1038 Coin Cu alloy F12 Copper alloy penny of George II? Die axis 12 Post medieval Cast Whole 1039 Fragmen Lead H12 Lead fragment/waste? Date Uncertain Cast Fragmen th cen Bullet Cu alloy H12 Copper alloy bullet fragment. 20th century Modern Cast Fragmen 1041 Bullet Cu alloy K13 Copper alloy bullet casing? Modern? Modern Cast Fragmen 1042 Musket s Lead G11 Lead musket shot. P med/ modern Post medieval Cast Whole th - 20 Cratal be Cu alloy D10 Copper alloy fragment of a cratal bell, 18th - 20th Modern Cast Fragmen century 1044 Weight Lead E9 Cast lead weight, cylindrical in form with central Modern Cast Whole circular aperture 1045 Seal Cu alloy H7 Cast copper alloy seal matrix, missing stem and Post medieval Cast Fragmen suspension loop due to old breaks. Oval shaped die with heraldic motif. Post medieval, probably 18th century or later 1046 Coin Cu alloy H7 Copper alloy penny, p med of william and mary? Post medieval Cast Whole 1047 Weight Lead I7 Lead weight, cylindrical with central aperture Uncertain Cast Whole 1048 Mount Cu alloy F8 Cast copper alloy mount, furniture related? P med Post medieval Cast Fragmen th/17t Knife Cu alloy E8 Cast copper alloy post medieval knife end cap 16th/17th Post medieval Cast Whole century 1050 Cratal be Cu alloy G6 Cast copper alloy cratal bell, incomplete. P med Post medieval Cast Incompl 1051 Coin Cu alloy G7 P med penny, Britannia rev Post medieval Struck or Whole 1052 Musket s Lead Lead musket shot, p med Post medieval Cast Whole 1053 Musket s Lead I4 Musket shot and glass frag Post medieval Cast Whole 1054 Weight Lead Lead weight, cylindrical with central hole Uncertain Cast Whole 1055 Musket s Lead Lead Musket shot Post medieval Cast Whole NB - all weights in grammes Page 3 of 3

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