Medieval to post-medieval finds assemblage said to be from Church of St Bartholomew, Wickham Bishops (EHER 8216)

Two boxes of pottery, window glass, and worked stone, labelled 'found at Wickham Bishops old church' formed part of Essex Record Office Accession 4835. Summary from record 8217: Among finds in Essex Record Office collected by Rev Thomas T Gibbons, incumbent 1899-1907, are a few sherds of orange, green-glazed pottery of C17 date.

Two boxes of pottery, window glass, and worked stone, labelled 'found at Wickham Bishops old church' formed part of Essex Record Office Accession 4835. They were collected by Rev Thomas T Gibbons, incumbent 1899-1907. Medieval and post-medieval pottery types are present, the medieval being a shell and quartize gritted grey fabric with red surfaces, probably dating to around 1050-1200. The window glass was decorated but the circumstances of preservation have rendered the decoration indecipherable. A fragment of lead window came and a small bronze key were also in the collection. Only the openwork bow and part of the shank of the key survive. A bronze wire twisted through the bow probably represents a 'key-ring'. No precise parallel could be found in the London Medieval catalogue, though the form of the bow and openwork suggest a late 14th or 15th century date. <1> <2> NRHE data transfer: no new information.