Find Spot record 1574100000 - Thames Find

Summary

Saxon spearhead recovered from the Thames

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

A Saxon spearhead of iron with a broken socket was found, November, 1936, in the river Thames on the site of the ancient ford south of Babham Ferry, Cookham. It is now in the
possession of Price-Jones (B1).

Babham Ferry is another name for that called My Lady Ferry on O.S. 6". The ancient ford was about 200 yards south of the ferry (b3). Sited from above information to area centred SU 908847. Mr. Price-Jones is now dead and his collection dispersed. The spearhead possibly went to Maidenhead Museum, itself now defunct but with some of the collection going to Reading Museum.

There are several Saxon spear-heads in Reading Museum, but there are no records concerning them and their provenance is not known. (2)

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC28109 Serial: Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1937. BERKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL Volume 41. Volume 41. p35.
  • <2>SBC28340 Verbal communication: E Geary. 1963. Field Investigators comments - EG 10-JAN-63.
  • <3>SBC28341 Verbal communication: F M Underhill. FM Underhill, FSA.
  • <4>SBC27616 Verbal communication: J Wymer. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments - J. Wymer, Archaeologist Reading Museum..
  • <5>SBC2741 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 14 (FILED).

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2025 11:55AM

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