Monument record 0561201000 - REAR GARDEN OF 1 JOINERS CLOSE, LEY HILL
Summary
Tile kiln found on Joiners Close, Ley Hill resued as a pottery kiln in the fifteenth to sixteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- POTTERY KILN (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD) + Sci.Date
Description
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Pottery kiln inserted into further end of earlier tile kiln, utilising preceding structure. Central spine. 1 of 8 floor support arches survived as did 1.20m long flue although this had collapsed at the firing end. Chamber incorporated some brick in its structure. Archaeomagnetic dating showed final firing took place within date bracket of cal. AD1460-1510 at 68% confidence level. Kiln products seem to represent a typical range of late medieval/Tudor bowls, jugs, with a very few cups & other forms. Full excavation report, description, pottery catalogue & discussion of finds &c (B1).
Analysis of chemical composition of the pottery (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4733 Article in serial: Mike Farley & Jo Lawson. 1990. 'A FIFTEENTH-CENTURY POTTERY & TILE KILN AT LEYHILL, LATIMER', IN RECS OF BUCKS 32 PP35-62. Vol 32.
- <2>SBC2652 Unpublished document: Stan Cauvain. 1991. STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS FROM MEDIEVAL KILNS IN SOUTH BUCKS.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 98680 02262 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of pottery and tile kilns at Leyhill (EBC10946)
Record last edited
Apr 23 2026 12:22PM
