Find Spot record 0158300000 - CHALFONT COTTAGE HOSPITAL
Summary
Saxon glass bead found by workmen close to Chalfont Cottage Hospital
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 13mm, Radius 7mm.
Plan Form - ANNULAR
FOUND BY WORKMEN. EXACT SPOT VAGUE. DECORATED WITH LIGHT BLUE GLAZED CRISS-CROSS LINES. T D KENDRICK (BM) CONFIRMED IDENTIFICATION. BEADS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH BURIAL OR CEMETERY. NO OTHER RELICS OR EVIDENCE (B2).
J F HEAD WONDERED IF BEAD WAS FROM THE HIGH WYCOMBE BURIAL [CAS 00488] TAKEN TO CHALFONT ST PETER BY A WORKMAN (B6).
An Anglo-Saxon glass bead was found at a depth of 2 - 3 ft by a workman digging a trench near the Cottage Hospital (area SU 997908); it was identified by the BM. No other finds were made at the time. (B2)
In Bucks County Museum (Acc No 74.54) (B4)
NRHE Insert 1999 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC1500 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD. 1583.
- <2>SBC13821 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1931. 'ANGLO-SAXON BEAD FOUND AT CHALFONT ST PETER. 1931'. IN RECS OF BUCKS 12 PP267-268. Vol 12 No 1.
- <3>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <4>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p149.
- <5>SBC20374 Bibliographic reference: A Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p56.
- <6>SBC6317 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J.F (ANNOTATED LETTER IN ENVELOPE FILE 1583).
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 997 908 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- BEAD (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12048)
Record last edited
Nov 20 2025 3:27PM
