Find Spot record 0488600000 - THAMES AT MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE
Summary
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic handaxes found in the River Thames at Maidenhead Bridge
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Description
LARGE, ROUGHLY CUT YELLOWISH FLINT AXE, & A HATCHET OF DARK FLINT, RUDELY CUT. DREDGED UP C300M BELOW MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE (B1-2). LOCATION IN AREA OF NGR (B4). AXE FORMERLY IN POSSESSION OF MR J RUTLAND (B1-2).
Site mentioned in English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (B6-7)
In August (1882) about 300 yds below Maidenhead Bridge (SU 901811) a large, roughly cut yellowish flint axe was dredged up; also a large, two edged, leaf shaped, bronze sword. It was broken in the narrow part of the blade and is now in the British Museum. The axe is in the possession of Mr J Rutland (B1 and B12).
NRHE insert 1998, update 1997 (B11).
Sources (12)
- <1>SBC14877 Article in serial: J Stephens. 1883. 'STONE IMPLEMENTS FOUND IN THE THAMES RIVER', BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOC JNL 39 PP345-346. Vol 39.
- <2>SBC11191 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1968. OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 52,JAN 1968..
- <3>SBC13201 Unpublished document: READING MUSEUM, DEC 1960.
- <4>SBC75 Verbal communication: A R PIKE, FROM OS 1961 6 INCH MAP.
- <5>SBC4509 Bibliographic reference: EHRENBERG M R 1977 BRONZE AGE SPEARHEADS FROM BERK S,BUCKS & OXON IN BAR34P40"".
- <6>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-2 No.39 p69.
- <7>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-2 No.39.
- <8>SBC28326 Bibliographic reference: Reading Museum. Reading Museum Index Card.
- <9>SBC28327 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 04-JAN-63.
- <10>SBC28328 Digital archive: Thames Conservancy Collection. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Thames Conservancy Coll. Loan Catalogue. Reading Museum. No 29.
- <11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <12>SBC28352 Verbal communication: J Rutland. Verbal correspondence from Mr J Rutland, finder.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90200 80900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC? to 40001 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12744)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC1276)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2025 1:56PM
