Find Spot record 0118400000 - THAMES AT BOURNE END
Summary
Bronze Age or Iron Age log boat found in the Thames in the nineteenth century at Bourne End but now lost
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 7620mm, Width 990mm, Depth 380mm.
MADE OF SOLID OAK LOG. 3 TRANSVERSE RIBS/SEATS. BOW POINTED & CURVES UPWARD, SQUARE STERN. SIDES GONE. FOUND IN THAMES NEAR MARLOW ROAD STATION (B1-2).
APPROX AT NGR (B3).
BA/IA? (B4-B5,B14).
REF TO 2 BOATS, 1 AT MARLOW, ERRONEOUS (B3,B11).
DRAWN 1872, LOST BY 1880 (B12).
FURTHER DISCUSSION (B13).
A dugout canoe 25' 3" x 3' 4" found in the Thames near the Marlow Road Railway Station. Now lost.Classified Group IIIb IA/RB (2). (B19 and 20)
Mr. Underhill is of the opinion that the station referred to (the only one near the river) is that at Bourne End (SU 894872) (B21).
NRHE Insert 2003, Uopdate 2008 and 2009 (B18)
Sources (24)
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- <2>SBC13607 Article in serial: 1873. RECS OF BUCKS 4 1873 PP122,397. Vol 4.
- <3>SBC79 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1978. A R PIKE, NOV 1978.
- <4>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp185, 193.
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- <8>SBC3463 Bibliographic reference: R F Denington. 1966. MIDDLE THAMES IN ANTIQUITY P43.
- <9>SBC17089 Bibliographic reference: John J Wymer and C J Bonsall. 1977. GAZETTEER OF MESOLITHIC/UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITES IN ENGLAND & WALES P24.
- <10>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <11>SBC16422 Graphic material: H Dryden. WATERCOLOUR & INK DRAWING BY H.D(RYDEN) FROM A W FRANKS' DRAWING OF BOAT, IN DRYDEN COLLECTION.
- <12>SBC8293 Bibliographic reference: S McGrail. 1978. LOGBOATS OF ENGLAND & WALES PT 1, IN BAR BRITISHSERIES 51 (1) PP237-238,363-365.
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- <15>SBC27608 Verbal communication: G H Pitcher. 1963. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments - F1 GHP 18-JAN-1963.
- <16>SBC26709 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1792 RS 4187 11-OCT-1946.
- <17>SBC27610 Unpublished document: Externally held archive reference- Thames Conservancy Coll., Loan Cat. Reading Mus., No. 87.
- <18>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <19>SBC27617 Bibliographic reference: S Darby. 1909. The History of Cookham. p17.
- <20>SBC27618 Serial: Society of Antiquaries of London. 1926. The Antiquaries journal : journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Volume 6. p147.
- <21>SBC27619 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 13-FEB-63.
- <22>SBC27620 Verbal communication: F M Underhill. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments - F.M. Underhill.
- <23>SBC27630 Verbal communication: G H Pitcher. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 GHP 09-JAN-63.
- <24>SBC27631 Digital archive: Thames Conservancy Coll. Loan Catt.no. 93. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Thames Conservancy Coll. Loan Catt. Reading Museum, No.93..
Location
| Grid reference | SU 892 870 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- LOGBOAT (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- PADDLE (Early Bronze Age to 5th Century Roman - 2350 BC to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: Thames at Bourne End (Find Spot) (0118400004)
- Parent of: THAMES AT BOURNE END (Find Spot) (0118400001)
- Parent of: THAMES AT BOURNE END (Find Spot) (0118400002)
- Parent of: THAMES AT BOURNE END (Find Spot) (0118400003)
- Parent of: THAMES AT BOURNE END (Find Spot) (0118401000)
- Parent of: THAMES AT BOURNE END (Find Spot) (0118402000)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12725)
Record last edited
Jul 7 2025 3:09PM
