Find Spot record 0098500000 - AYLESBURY ROAD, PRINCES RISBOROUGH
Summary
Bronze Age metalwork found on the ground surface in the 1930s and reappraised in the 1980s
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 102mm.
Plan Form - TANGED
(SP 81280410) (2) A Bronze Age chisel was found in 1932 near the road to Monks Risborough, about 3/4 mile NNE of Princes Risborough. 1ST BRONZE AGE CHISEL FOUND BUCKS. FLATTENED COLLAR BETWEEN TANG & BLADE. DULL GREEN PATINA. TYPE HAS WIDE DISTRIBUTION IN BRITAIN (B1).
FIND NOTED (B2-3).
REAPPRAISAL 1984 - OBJECT OF TYPE KNOWN AS TANGED LEATHER WORKING KNIFE, BY SOME AUTHORS, AS LATE BRONZE AGE WILBURTON OR EWART PARK PERIODS (B4).
On loan to Bucks Co Museum from a Mr G Young. (Address and date of loan not known). No further information (B5).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC455 Article in serial: ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 1934 14 P56 (OFFPRINT, FILED).
- <2>SBC1520 Bibliographic reference: BCM LETTER BOOK 1933-1936: (LETTERS 103-104, AUG 1933).
- <3>SBC1000 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1983.
- <4>SBC3353 Unpublished document: DALWOOD C H 1984/MDA CARDS.
- <5>SBC29108 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1972. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 08-OCT-72.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81300 04100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- CHISEL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12833)
- Event - Survey: (EBC1362)
Record last edited
Feb 12 2026 3:10PM
