Find Spot record 1573800000 - Thames find - Bronze Age spearhead

Summary

Bronze Age spearhead recovered from Thames below Boulter's Lock

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

A bronze spearhead, now in the Lord Boston Collection, was found in the river Thames below Boulters Lock (B1)

Siting not established. The collection of Lord Boston is believed to have been given to Aylesbury Museum (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC27605 Bibliographic reference: H Peake. 1931. Archaeology of Berkshire.
  • <2>SBC27627 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators Comments - F1 EG 09-JAN-63.
  • <3>XYSBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). [Mapped feature: #52145 ]

Location

Grid reference SU 9030 8229 (point) NRHE GIS location
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2025 4:08PM

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