Monument record 0053600000 - JACK IRONCAPS LANE

Summary

Possible late medieval pottery kiln known from finds of pottery wasters

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval pottery kilns suggested by finds scatters (DBC8839)

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  • POTTERY KILN? (14th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD? to 1499 AD?)

Description

WASTERS FOUND AT NGR (B1).
MUCH POTTERY NEARBY (B2-3).
LANE FORMERLY CALLED 'POTTERS LANE' (B9); A HOLLOWWAY (B6).
POT ERODES FROM S SIDE OF LANE AT C. SP90563086 (B3-4); THIS BECOMES APPARENT C.50M FROM GREAT BRICKHILL-LITTLE BRICKHILL ROAD (B8).
DATING REVISED FROM C13-14 TO ?C14-EARLY C15 (B9-10).
Medieval pottery kiln identified in Jack Ironcaps Lane, Great Brickhill. The site was identified by finds of pottery wasters in very hard, sandy fabrics. The main forms were bowls but cooking pots, jugs and cisterns were also present. Production took place some time between the mid 14th and 16th centuries (B11).

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC4846 Map: FARLEY M E (BCM) FROM OLD CAS RECORD MAP & RECS OF BUCKS 1964 17 P303.
  • <2>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <3>SBC7968 Verbal communication: LOSEBY (MRS) TO FARLEY M E (BCM) SEPT 1973 PERS COMM.
  • <4>SBC4875 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E (BCM) MAY 1974 PERS COMM.
  • <5>SBC6634 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD NO.235101 (FILED).
  • <6>SBC11943 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) MARCH 1977 FIELD VISIT.
  • <7>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <8>SBC4872 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) MARCH 1986 FIELD VISIT.
  • <9>SBC1592 Article in serial: Hugh Beamish. 1989. BEAMISH H F NOV 1989 FIELD VISIT/'A MEDIEVAL POTTERY PRODUCTION SITE AT JACK IRONCAP'S LANE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 31 PP88-92. Vol 31.
  • <10>SBC4949 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E APRIL 1990 PERS COMM TO JPP.
  • <11>SBC28607 Bibliographic reference: Michael R McCarthy & Catherine M Brooks. 1988. Medieval Pottery in Britain AD 900-1600. p435.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9054 3087 (140m by 20m)
Civil Parish GREAT BRICKHILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13448)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13792)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14035)
  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Apr 30 2026 5:12PM

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