Find Spot record 0239500000 - MEAD'S BRIDGE, IVER
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Description
4 HAND AXES FROM THE STURGE COLLECTION (BRITISH MUSEUM) FROM MEAD'S PIT. ALL POINTED. A. 148MM LONG, 85MM WIDE; B. 128MM LONG, 76MM WIDE; C. 119MM LONG 69MM WIDE; D. 94MM LONG, 59MM WIDE. ALL ROLLED, & OCHREOUS PATINA (B2).
EXTENSIVE WORKINGS NEAR MEAD'S BRIDGE: BOYN HILL GRAVEL UNDER BRICKEARTH (MAP) (B1,B3,B5).
At least 5 handaxes and possibly some further Palaeolithic material have been found at Meads Bridge Pit, Iver, TQ 030803. In the British Museum (B8).
Bucks Co Museum list 6 handaxes from the area of Meads Bridge Pit, held by the BM. All were found at a depth of 13-15 feet (B3).
Mr E Reed (See TQ 08 SW 15) confirmed that Meads Bridge was centred in area TQ 030803, but although bounded by the canal to the S its maximum extent in other directions is uncertain. The area has now been reclaimed and is partly under plough. No further information (B9).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC7187 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1936. 'THE PALAEOLITHIC SEQUENCE AT IVER, BUCKS', IN ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL 16 PP420-443. Vol 16.
- <2>SBC7201 Article in serial: A D Lacaille. 1959. 'PALEOLITHS FROM BRICKEARTH IN SE BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP274-288. Vol 16.
- <3>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <4>SBC17078 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P253.
- <5>SBC12073 Map: PIKE A R FROM MAP IN BI1 & OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP.
- <6>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-3 No.12 p72.
- <7>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Survey: Regions 7 and 10: North of the Thames and Warwickshire Avon. MTV-3 No.12.
- <8>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8.
- <9>SBC29430 Unpublished document: J R Linge. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 21-JUN-74.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1997; Update 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 03000 80200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
- Event - Survey: The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (EBC18748)
Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 1:16PM
