Find Spot record 0442800001 - THREE HORSESHOES, DRAYTON PARSLOW

Summary

Fragments of seventeenth to eighteenth century bells found on ground surface

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

BELLS CAST AT DRAYTON PARSLOW FOUNDRY WERE PLAIN IN APPEARANCE, LETTERED WITH ROMAN CAPITALS (B1).
NB: PIECES OF BELL METAL FOUND AT VARIOUS TIMES IN THE PADDOCK, ON/NEAR THE FOUNDRY SITE (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC15181 Article in serial: Thomas Archer Turner. 1873. 'BELL-FOUNDRIES IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 4 PP123-7 (HAS LIST OF BELLS CAST &C). Vol 4, part 3.
  • <2>SBC7391 Article in serial: LEIGHTON BUZZARD OBSERVER 19 MAY 1936 (CUTTING FIL ED).
  • <3>SBC547 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1980. PERS COMM, JANUARY 1980, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 83900 28500 (point)
Civil Parish DRAYTON PARSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • BELL (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 19 2024 7:27PM

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