Medieval pottery, tiles and a horseshoe, Old Riffhams (EHER 5597)
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Summary
Medieval pottery, tiles and a horseshoe found here in 1927, pottery again in 1949.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7765 0658 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
The circumstances and date of the find are unknown.
Medieval pottery found here in 1949 <1>
Medieval pottery, tiles and a horseshoe found here in 1927, pottery again in 1949. In 1927 were reported "curious shapes in the surface".
According to OS 1976 these were probably the result of gravel digging, now levelled by later cultivation <2> <3>
No further finds of Medieval pottery have been reported in Blake's Wood. the `curious shapes' noted by the late Rev Berridge were probably the result of surface gravel digging which have now been levelled by cultivation. <4>
Additional reference <5> <6>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL70NE15, 1950.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL70NE15, 1976.
- <4> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 PAS 06-APR-76.
- <5> SEX77307 Serial: 1927. The Essex Review, Vol. 36. 36. p. 36.
- <6> SEX75925 Map: Hull, M.R.. 1949. Private Annotated 6" Ordnance Survey map (Pte 6") by M.R. Hull. Pte 6" (M R Hull 1949).
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70-036
- NRHE identifier: 378103
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NE 15