Find Spot record 0061101003 - ST MARGARET'S HOSPITAL
Summary
Eleven or twelve medieval burials found during roadworks in 1986
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND DURING ROADWORKS. 11-12 INHUMATIONS RECOVERED & PLANNED (B13). REPORT ON SKELETAL MATERIAL BY DR K MANCHESTER. PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN SKELETONS HIGHLY INDICATIVE OF LEPROSY WERE OBSERVED. GROSS CHANGES OF LOWER LEG BONES INDICATE DISEASE FAIRLY ADVANCED (B14). Skeletal material re-examinined by Gillian Crane (University of Ontario) in June 1996. See notes (B15).
Included in national database of Medieval Monastic cemeteries of Britain (B16).
Sources (4)
- <13>SBC5101 Excavation archive: Mike Farley and CMAG. 1986. FARLEY M E SEPT 1986 (DETAILS & SITE ARCHIVE IN BCM).
- <14>SBC4735 Article in serial: Mike Farley & Keith Manchester. 1989. 'THE CEMETERY OF THE LEPER HOSPITAL OF ST MARGARET, HIGH WYCOMBE', IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY 33 PP82-89. Vol 33.
- <15>SBC20152 Unpublished document: Gillian Crane. 1986. Detailed notes on age, sex and pathology of skeletal material held at BCM.
- <16>SBC22749 Digital archive: Roberta Gilchrist & Barney Sloane. 2005. Medieval Monastic Cementeries of Britain (1050-1600): digital resource & database of excavated samples. Database ref: XWYC86.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 85740 93290 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11203)
- Event - Intervention: Salvage excavations (Ref: HW 86) (EBC14037)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2018 1:52PM
