Monument record 0221901000 - THORNTON CONVENT GROTTO

Summary

Medieval floor tiles taken from parish church and put in eighteenth century garden grotto

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

11 DECORATED FLOOR TILES OF PENN TYPE 143. REMOVED FROM THORNTON PARISH CHURCH LATE C18 & PLACED IN GROTTO. DISCOVERED C1920 & REDISCOVERED 1968 WHEN GROTTO CLEANED OUT (B3). 4 PENN TYPE 143 TILES WERE PRESENTED TO BCM (B4). OTHERS WITH THE CONVENT & WOLVERTON ARCH SOC (B5). NGR TO GROTTO (B6).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC13379 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1947-52 15 PP46-50, 145, 216-8.
  • <2>SBC10450 Map: OS 1972 1:2500 MAP.
  • <3>SBC16851 Bibliographic reference: WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC NEWSLETTER 1969 2 P1 5.
  • <4>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <5>SBC9785 Bibliographic reference: MYNARD DC 1968 (DRAWINGS OF TILES IN HIS POSSESSIO N).
  • <6>SBC505 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1977 (16 FEB) FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 74914 36032 (point)
Civil Parish THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13181)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13447)

Record last edited

Jul 13 2007 5:47PM

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