Monument record 0067500000 - ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL

Summary

Roman cremation cemetery excavated in the nineteenth century in advance of the building of the hospital

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Type and Period (1)

CREMATION CEMETERY? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

DISCOVERY OF ?OLD WELL APPARENTLY USED FOR SEPULCHRAL PURPOSES DURING DIGGING OF FOUNDATIONS. CHAMBER BENEATH HARD BLUE STONE CONTAINED FRAGMENTS OF CINERARY URNS, SOME WITH HUMAN BONES. 2ND CHAMBER WITH SIMILAR CONTENTS (B1).
A SANCTUARY OF BELGIC BRITONS? (B10).
BOTTOM 28FT 3IN BELOW NATURAL SURFACE (B5).

(SP 780121) Roman & Anglo Saxon remains found (NAT) (For details of RB and AS remains at Stone - see Map Diagram) (B14).

Roman artefacts have been found at the following locations:
SP 781124 - Coin of Constantine I (B15).
SP 77951261 - Pottery and quern fragment (B16).
SP 77851216 - Double handled urn and two smaller urns. SP 7812 - Urn fragments 2' below the surface. SP 77661203 - Coins of Domitian and Vespasian (B17).
SP 78751218 - Roman bronze finger ring (B18).
SP 78121248 - Coin of Diocletian. SP 77731216 - Coin of Valentinian (B19).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (20)

<1>SBC243 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1857 DISCOVERY OF ROMAN & OTHER SEPULC HRAL REMAINS AT...STONE IN ARCHAEOLOGIA34PP24-27+.
<2>SBC1811 Article in serial: BRANDON G 1851 ACCOUNT OF DISCOVERY OF ROMAN REMAI NS AT STONE IN ARCHAEOLOGICALJOURNAL8P95"".
<3>SBC14751 Bibliographic reference: SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON,PROCEEDINGS 1853 2 P101.
<4>SBC1882 Article in serial: BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL 1864 2N D SERIES 2 P116, 20 P278.
<5>SBC7977 Bibliographic reference: LOWNDES C 1862 LECTURE ON HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF ...HARTWELL & STONE PP11-13.
<6>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp198-200.
<7>SBC14718 Bibliographic reference: SMYTH W H 1864 ADDENDA TO AEDES HARTWELLIANAE PP9- 10.
<8>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p290.
<9>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp10-11.
<10>SBC13796 Bibliographic reference: ROSS A 1968 SHAFTS,PITS & WELLS IN COLESJM&SIMPSONDDASTUDIESINANCIENTEUROPEP273"".
<11>SBC10643 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD (IN CAS FILE 0669).
<12>SBC645 Bibliographic reference: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM,OXFORD (LIST FILED).
<13>SBC26945 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2024. Creslow Way, Stone, Buckinghamshire, Archaeological Evaluation Report.
<14>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
<15>SBC28410 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1969. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 18, part 4, p331-336.
<16>SBC27737 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1910-16. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 10. Volume 10. Parts uncertain: p148 and p280.
<17>SBC28845 Serial: 1852. Archaeologia 34, 1852. p21-32.
<18>SBC28846 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1962. 'Notes' in Records of Buckinghamshire, Volume 17, Part 2, pages 127-131. p128.
<19>SBC27556 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Roman Index.
<20>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	SP 77800 12000 (point)
Civil Parish	STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Intervention: (EBC12133)
Event - Intervention: Excavation: Stone (EBC11792)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2026 12:57PM