Find Spot record 0475100000 - 90M DUE S OF AKELEY CHURCH

Summary

Nineteenth century pottery found in foundations of building when digging for an extension

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

QUANTITY OF C19 BROWN-GLAZED EARTHENWARE POTTERY SHERDS FOUND UNDER OUTER WALL OF COTTAGE IN CUTTING FOOTINGS FOR EXTENSION. ACCORDING TO MR STALEY, BROKEN SHERDS WERE BROUGHT FROM AKELEY POTTERIES (CASS 04174) TO PLACE UNDER WALLS TO PREVENT RISING DAMP . SHERDS MAY, THEREFORE, BE AKELEY WARES (B1-2).

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  • <1>SBC6539 Bibliographic reference: HURMAN MRS B M & WATERTON MRS D FEB 1980 FIELD VISIT (SEE NOTES IN CAS FILE 4174).
  • <2>SBC14845 Bibliographic reference: STALEY MR F, AKELEY (OLD INHABITANT).

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Grid reference SP 70810 37700 (point)
Civil Parish AKELEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC10406)

Record last edited

Jun 28 2004 3:40PM

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