Find Spot record 0590800000 - LEE COMMON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
A LABOURER DIGGING ON LEE COMMON FOUND A ROMAN IMAGE, THE FIGURE OF AN OLD MAN WITH ARMS EXTENDED. IT HAS A CROWN ON ITS HEAD ORNAMENTED WITH PEARLS. ITS VESTMENT IS INLAID WITH PURPLE. APPEARS TO BE OF COPPER & WASHED WITH GOLD . IT IS 8-10 INS LONG & WELL PROPORTIONED -
"There was lately (c 1795) found upon Lee Common (SP 9004)....by a labourer who was digging the ground, a Roman image.....It is the figure of an old man.....with arms extended. It has a crown upon is head ornamented with pearls, and its vestment is inlaid with purple. The composition of this image appears to be copper of considerable thickness, and washed with gold. It is about 8-10 inches in length and remarkably well proportioned". (B1).
NGR TO LEE COMMON (B2).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC8135 Article in serial: T Mallison. 1795. GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE PT 1, P12 (REPRODUCED IN GOMME G L 1887 'THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE LIBRARY REMAINS' 1 PP8-9). Part 1.
- <2>SBC9854 Bibliographic reference: NAR RECORD NO SP90 SW13,NOV 1970.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 91000 04000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11950)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2026 9:06AM
