Find Spot record 0239700000 - EVERLASTING TILE COMPANY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Middle Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 40001 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0073 Length 0100 mm
SMALL, UNSTRUCK & POSSIBLY UNFINISHED TORTOISE CORE. MOTTLED AND STAINED GREENISH-BROWN, OTHERWISE UNALTERED, THE EDGES AND RIDGES SHARP. FOUND IN RED BRICKEARTH IN NOW ABANDONED PIT, NEAR EVERLASTING TILE CO WORKS, WHICH WERE N OF CANAL AT NGR (B1-3 ).
Only one flint implement, in the shape of a tortoise core, was found (B7).
A Palaeolithic unretouched flake and a Levallois core with probably more material have been found at the Everlasting Tile Co. Pit at TQ 034805. Finds in the British Museum (B8)
The suggested extent of the pit shown on OS 6" 1932 was confirmed by Mr E Reed (See TQ 08 SW 15). See yellow band on OS 6". The area has now been reclaimed and developed. 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>SBC17078 Bibliographic reference: WYMER J 1968 LOWER PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN BRITAIN P253.
- <4>SBC2053 Index: BUCKS PALAEOLITHIC INDEX.
- <5>SBC23341 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project: Regions 7 (Thames) and 10 (Warwickshire Avon). Site MTV-3 No.16 p72.
- <6>SBC23342 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996.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.16.
- <7>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 2.
- <8>SBC20347 Article in monograph: D A Roe. 1968. 'A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites', in CBA Research Report 8.
- <9>SBC27483 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 24-JUL-74.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1997; Update 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 03600 80700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- LEVALLOIS CORE (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 1:23PM
