Monument record 0537200000 - WORLD'S END CROSSROADS
Summary
Several inhumation burials of unknown date found at cross-roads
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Undated human burials, probably a cemetery associated with post-medieval gallows
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (Undated)
Description
DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS. NO INDICATION OF SEX. SKELETONS PRONOUNCED OVER 100 YRS OLD (B1).
1 NEAR COMPLETE SKELETON & BONES OF SEVERAL OTHERS. BONES-PULPY UNSAVEABLE. FIRST THOUGHT ANGLO SAXON BUT NO ASSOCIATED OBJECTS (B3).
RESIDENT ENGINEER STATES UP TO 17 SKELETONS EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC7433 Unpublished document: Edward J Luxton. 1937. LETTERS FROM MR E J LUXTON (RESIDENT ENGINEER) TO BUCKS COUNTY SURVEYOR 5 & 9 NOV 1937 (IN COUNTY ENGINEERS FILES, BCC, PHOTOCOPIES FILED).
- <2>SBC850 Unpublished document: 1936,1938. BAS LETTER BOOK, JAN 1936-AUG 1938 (LETTERS FROM E HOLLIS, CURATOR BCM TO MESSRS MARTYN & ELAND, LETTERS NOS 695 & 702, TRANSCRIPTS FILED).
- <3>SBC2033 Article in serial: 1937. BUCKS HERALD 12 NOV 1937 (COPY FILED).
- <4>SBC8018 Sound recording: 1984,1987. LUXTON MR E J TO SKETCH MR W A J, MARCH 1984 (COPIES OF MR LUXTON'S ORIGINAL PHOTOS FILED)(COPY OF TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW, 16 DEC 1987, FILED).
- <5>SBC16491 Map: 1620. WENDOVER ESTATE MAP 1620 (IN BAS MUNIMENT ROOM - PHOTO IN CAS FILE 02791). NOTE BY A R PIKE, APRIL 1984.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8597 0921 (50m by 70m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12198)
Record last edited
Jan 8 2024 10:55PM
