Monument record 0424400000 - Stratford's Cottage, Church Road
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- TILE WORKS? (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Description
CONCENTRATION OF ROOF & FLOOR TILE FRAGMENTS, INCLUDING WASTERS & DEBRIS, SUGGESTS KILN SITE. LAYERS OF MIXED CLAY & JUMBLED DEPOSITS OF TILE FRAGMENTS, BUT NO CLEAR STRATIFICATION (B1-2).
FINDS MAY ONLY REPRESENT DUMP FROM A KILN (B3 & SEE CASS 2743:03 FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION).
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (B4).
A presumed kiln site was found in 1939 when digging a cess pit in front gardens. 14 perfect tiles, all different and thought to be a trade sample, were found as well as fragments of plain black, brown, and yellow floor tiles and a preponderance of roof tiles. One of the decorated tiles was part of a 9-tile mosaic with a roundel in the middle and described as unique (B4).
Negative watching brief carried out in November 2021 by RSK ADAS during groundworks in advance of construction of a single storey side extension. Modern disturbance with made ground directly overlying natural suggested that there had been ground reduction during previous drainage works and the laying of a patio. See report for detail (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC6427 Article in serial: Christopher Hohler. 1941-2. 'MEDIEVAL PAVING TILES IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 14 PP1-49,99-132. Vol 14, parts 1 and 2.
- <2>SBC13819 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse and John D Broadbent. 1952. Further discoveries of tile fragments and wasters in connexion with 14th century paving-tile and roof-tile kilns at Penn. Vol 15, part 5. pp314-8.
- <3>SBC15177 Article in serial: TURNER D M 1981 'THE PENN TILE INDUSTRY', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY PP17-21.
- <4>SBC20079 Unpublished document: Miles Green. 2003. Penn Tiles. pp24-5.
- <5>SBC20700 Bibliographic reference: Miles Green. 2003. Medieval Penn Floor Tiles. pp38-40,46-47 (T2).
- <6>SBC26726 Unpublished document: RSK ADAS. 2021. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording Report: Stratfords Lodge.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90810 93450 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11846)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Stratfords Lodge (Ref: SLP21) (EBC18572)
Record last edited
Jan 10 2024 8:05PM
