Find Spot record 0575400000 - N SIDE OF LYCROME ROAD, LYE GREEN

Summary

Medieval and later pottery found after topsoil stripping for watermain on Lycrome Road, Lye Green

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  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval pottery scatter found on water pipeline (DBC9164)

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

FOUND ON STRIPPED SURFACE PRIOR TO LAYING OF RICKMANSWORTH WATER CO'S NEW MAIN: SPREAD OF C.30 LATE C12/EARLY C13 SAND TEMPERED SHERDS SUGGESTING MEDIEVAL OCCUPATION AT LYE GREEN. SOME C16 & LATER POTTERY ALSO FOUND (B1-2).
GIVEN TO BCM: 3 SANDY MED RIMS (1 JUG SPOUT), 1 GLAZED ?BRILL & 31 UNGLAZED SHERDS (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC16485 Bibliographic reference: WELLS M & FARLEY M E (BCM) DEC 1990.
  • <2>SBC6876 Article in serial: JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1991 PP 15-16.
  • <3>SBC16484 Bibliographic reference: WELLS M & FARLEY M E (BCM) AUGUST 1997 (BCM ENTRY FORM NO.2272).

Location

Grid reference SP 97630 03370 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • SHERD (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
  • VESSEL (12th Century to 13th Century - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11221)

Record last edited

Feb 14 2018 6:45PM

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