Medieval pottery pots and pottery sherds at Whitehouse Farm (EHER 8514)
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Summary
Medieval pottery, consisting of two pots and two jug handle fragments found in digging a cellar at Whithouse Farm house about 1890.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 800 426 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BELCHAMP OTTEN, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Sherds of 12th to 14th century, collected by machine driver, F. Sellers. The farm house demolished and moat levelled about 1965. <1>
Finds in Colchester Museum. <2>
NRHE data transfer:
June 1950. Field visit.
Medieval pottery, consisting of two pots and two jug handle fragments found in digging a cellar at Whithouse Farm house about 1890. In possession of Miss Offard. Medieval dating confirmed by Mr. Hull, Colchester Museum. <3> <4>
2025 note: it is uncertain if the machine driver F. Sellers is the person who found the pots and jug handles in 1890, or if two separate events are described.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX7507 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum. Acc. No. 169.74.
- <3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JET 03-JUN-50.
- <4> SEX75707 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL: Oral information, correspondence (not archived), or staff comments. Miss Offard, Whitehouse Farm.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL84-007
- NRHE identifier: 382173
- National Monuments Record: TL 84 SW 4