Find Spot record 0050100000 - THAMES,BOURNE END
Summary
Early Bronze Age metalwork found in the River Thames
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0228 mm Width 0048
Plan Form - OGIVAL
ARRETON DOWN TYPE. BLADE NEARLY COMPLETE. ALMOST RAPIER-LIKE WITH STOUT BUT BROAD & ROUNDED MIDRIB. ALMOST IDENTICAL TO ARRETON DOWN HOARD. NOT LATER THAN 15TH CENTURY BC. DREDGED FROM 8FT 6IN OF WATER C.400YDS BELOW BOURNE END RAILWAY BRIDGE. (FULL DESCRIPTION ETC)(B1).
NGR DERIVED FROM ABOVE INFORMATION (B3).
(SU 89358668) A Middle Bronze Age dagger found 400 yards below Bourne. End railway bridge, in Nov. 50. Acc. No. 101:50. On loan to Reading Museum. (B4 and B5)
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC481 Article in serial: APSIMON A M 1954-1955 IN BERKSHIRE ARCH JOURNAL 54 PP119-123 & PLS I & IIA.
- <2>SBC13203 Unpublished document: READING MUSEUM, DEC.1960.
- <3>SBC12102 Verbal communication: PIKE A R FROM OS 1961 1:10560 MAP.
- <4>SBC27630 Verbal communication: G H Pitcher. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 GHP 09-JAN-63.
- <5>SBC27632 Digital archive: Historic England. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Thames Conservancy Coll. Loan Cat., Reading Mus. No.89..
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 894 867 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- DAGGER (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: River find (EBC12757)
Record last edited
Jul 7 2025 3:46PM
