Monument record 0424500000 - Garden of Orchard House, Beacon Hill: clay pit
Summary
Site of large former medieval clay-pit in garden of Orchard House known from historic maps associated with extensive pottery finds in the gardens of cottages to the north and east
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
- CLAY PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)
Description
SEE CASS 02743:03 FOR GENERAL PENN TILEWORKS INFO (B1). WASTERS INCLUDING NEW TYPES (LISTED). WHILE DIGGING TRENCH ON BOUNDARY OF 'COBBLERS' AND 'GRASS-SIDE' A THICK LAYER OF FRAGS OF ROOF AND FLOOR TILE EMBEDDED IN DIRTY BLUE CLAY FOUND AT DEPTH OF 45CM (B2).
A large clay pit is noted running E-W in the garden of Orchard House behind Cobbler's Cottage and Grass-Side (from the 1925 OS Map) (B3).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC2547 Bibliographic reference: CASS 02743:03.
- <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>SBC2607 Article in serial: CAUVAIN P & S 1991 'NEW DISCOVERIES OF PENN TILES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 PP44-48.
- <4>SBC20079 Unpublished document: Miles Green. 2003. Penn Tiles.
- <5>SBC20700 Bibliographic reference: Miles Green. 2003. Medieval Penn Floor Tiles. pp40,44,46-7 (T3).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90880 93350 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- FLOOR TILE (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11829)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC13296)
Record last edited
Mar 31 2022 2:03PM
