Monument record 0146500000 - HEDSOR WHARF

Summary

Wooden structure at Hedsor Wharf recorded in the late nineteenth century as Roman but more recent excavation and historic documents suggest a medieval date

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval and later wharf on River Thames at Hedsor Wharf (DBC9588)

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Type and Period (2)

  • (Former Type) PILE DWELLING? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • WHARF? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

FLOORING OF OAK & BEECH TIMBER & BRUSHWOOD FOUND 2.6M DOWN DURING DIGGING FOR CESSPOOL IN 1894, & EXCAV IN 1895. FLOOR SUPPORTED ON PILES. ?ROMAN POT (B1, B10-12).
POOL DUG OUT 1969 ON SITE & PILES RECOVERED (B2).
POT ALL POST-ROMAN: PILES PROB MED (B1-4).
DOC SOURCE OF C13 MENTIONS PILES PUT IN RIVER (B5).
Review of evidence (B13).

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC3061 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1895-1897. 'ROMANO-BRITISH PILE DWELLING AT HEDSOR', IN PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON, 2ND SERIES 16 PP 7-15. Vol 16.
  • <2>SBC3393 Unpublished document: DAVID WILSON NOTE ON HEDSOR WHARF 'PILE DWELLINGS' (FILED) (PHOTOS FILED) (MAIDENHEAD & DISTRICT ARC.
  • <3>SBC6864 Article in serial: E M Jope. 1947. 'MEDIAEVAL POTTERY IN BERKSHIRE', IN BERKS ARCH JNL 50 PP54-56,71,73,76.
  • <4>SBC11417 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SU98 NW 01 (FILED).
  • <5>SBC1929 Article in serial: N Brooks. 1964. 'THE UNIDENTIFIED FORTS OF THE BURGHAL HIDAGE', IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY VIII PP89-90 (APPENDIX BY MARGARET GELLING). Vol 8.
  • <6>SBC917 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (PHOTOS FILED).
  • <7>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p194.
  • <8>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p7.
  • <9>SBC5490 Photograph: G E SCRIMGEOUR AUG 1988 FROM PHOTO (FILED).
  • <10>SBC13614 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 7 1894-1896 PP229-230; 465; 538-549 & ILLUS.
  • <11>SBC1696 Bibliographic reference: BERKS,BUCKS & OXON ARCH JNL 3 1897 P31; 5 1899 P94.
  • <12>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p259.
  • <13>SBC23556 Unpublished document: Colin Berks. 2008. Saxon Fortifications in the Cookham Area & Sashes Island: Review of Evidence.
  • <14>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p193.

Location

Grid reference SU 90330 86090 (point)
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11841)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 2:22PM

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