Find Spot record 1571000000 - Thames find
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
A bronze sword, classified as "early Hallstatt" from 8-600 B.C., was dredged from the river Thames, 19th November, 1936, close to "Hatch R, opposite Messrs. Messum's boat-house at Bray, but only 50 ft. out from the tow-path on the opposite or Bucks side of the river ..". After examination at the B.M. it was given by the Thames Conservancy Board to the retiring chairman, Lord Desborough, in 1937, and is at Taplow Court. [Detailed description of sword given] (B1) Described as
L.B.A. by Underhill (B2).
Lord Desborough is dead and the present whereabouts of the sword were not ascertained (B3).
Messrs' Messum's boathouse is that shown on OS 6" at SU 9038 7971. If the given location descripton is exact, it puts the find spot in area SU 9038 7979. (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC6172 Article in serial: C F C Hawkes. 1938. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 18 PP185-187 & PL.LIV. Vol 18. p187-187.
- <2>SBC28109 Serial: Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1937. BERKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL Volume 41. Volume 41. p37.
- <3>SBC28110 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 06-MAR-63.
- <4>XYSBC28111 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F2 JRL 15-JUL-74. [Mapped feature: #51996 ]
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9038 7979 (point) NRHE GIS point |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SWORD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 3:00PM
