Monument record 0172200000 - LOUDWATER MILL

Summary

Skeleton of unknown date found whilst digging a cess-pit in early twentieth century

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • INHUMATION (Undated)

Description

AFTER DIGGING FOR SEVERAL FT, WORKMEN SINKING A CESSPIT NR. MILL FOUND TOP OF A SKULL & DISINTERRED A COMPLETE SKELETON, STANDING UPRIGHT. SOIL HERE IS BROOKSAND (LOESS) PERHAPS CAUSING A MORASS ENGULFING SOMEONE TRYING TO CROSS QUAGMIRE (BI1). NGR TO AREA OF LOUDWATER MILL (BI2)

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  • <1>SBC3122 Bibliographic reference: COLMER F 30 AUG 1940 (ARTICLE IN)BUCKSFREEPRESS"".
  • <2>SBC12092 Map: PIKE A R FROM OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.

Location

Grid reference SU 90100 90700 (point)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12)

Record last edited

Sep 28 1988 12:00AM

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