Find Spot record 0571000002 - PRIORY ROAD,HIGH WYCOMBE

Summary

Thirteenth century floor tiles found during construction of new building next to the Methodist Church

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

3 PIECES OF TILE OF SIMILAR FABRIC TO POTTERY BUT HEAVILY DUSTED WITH SMALL QUARTZ GRAINS ON 1 SIDE. 2 HAD PATCHES OF MORTAR ON THEM, SO PERHAPS FROM A WALL OR FLOOR. MORTAR CONTAINED QUARTZ GRAINS, SOME UP TO 2MM IN SIZE(BI1)

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC2644 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN S & P NOV 1989 (& SEE CAUVAIN P & S 1989 A MEDIEVAL SITE IN PRIORY ROAD,HIGH WYCOMBE,BUCKS I.
  • <2>SBC2606 Article in serial: Pauline and Stan Cauvain. 1990. 'A MEDIEVAL SITE IN PRIORY ROAD, HIGH WYCOMBE', IN SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 20 PP31-32.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8662 9317 (40m by 30m)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • FLOOR TILE (13th Century - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11349)
  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1135)

Record last edited

Oct 12 2017 12:19PM

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