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Record ID: LANCUM-3FF59A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight in the shape of a bell, with straight sides and curved top. Embedded in it are the remains of an iron suspension loop.
Dimensions: It is 31mm high and 34mm in diameter and weighs over 200g
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Salmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-40058C
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-square lead alloy gaming piece, token or possible weight. It is rhomboid in shape although it was probably intended to be square. At each corner is an upstanding 'knop' cutting the diagonal of the corner to about a quarter of its length. Running across the face from these are two parallel lines etched into the lead alloy. The bottom of the artefact is flat, it has an even mid grey patina.
Dimensions: it is 32mm long and 32mm wide, 6mm thick and weighs 47.65g
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Salmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-400A44
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead alloy weight or token. It might have had a raised portion around the circumference, as a copper alloy or iron weight would typically have, but this has been partially folded down. The base is plain. There are no figures etc. giving weight equivalent
Dimensions: it is 52mm diameter and 12mm high. It weighs 200.69g
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Salmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-2FE6EC
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy cat. It is a plump, contented cat in the seated position. The back of the model is quite crude although the features of the hip and leg are present, but the face is well moulded. It has been painted yellow. It seems to be a bred, domesticated cat and this is therefore probably a model of a twentieth century cat. The finder notes that the base is possibly damaged and it may have sat on a platform of some sort.
Dimensions: It is 65mm high and 65mm wide and 200m deep, it weighs 102.10g
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Weir', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-F08A34
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lead alloy rivets or nails. One is largly complete, with an oval head and a longhsank which is curved into a hooked shape. The second is the remains of the shank only, and the third has a shorter section of the shank and the oval head, which is pushed flat. The shanks are all sub square in section. The heads are 6mm maximum diameter
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-F02C07
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token or weight. One side is heavily decorated with perhaps curved shapes, the other has a circle maybe with a number in it. The amount of wear makes it difficult to discern the pattern. It varies in thickness. It is probably post medieval in date.
Dimensions: It is 33mm diameter and 7mm thick, it weighs 47.13g
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-EFFFBD
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable scoop for cosmetic or toilet use. The material is uncertain but is probably lead alloy. It is formed of a short remnant of the shaft, which is triangular in section, the back being flat and the front having a ridge down the centre. It terminates in a wider, flattened circular section which is half the thickness of the shaft, and would scoop a small amount of power or similar. Like SWYOR-BFF380, there is not enough diagnostic material remaining to date but it may be Roman in period.
Dimensions: It is 30mm long and the scoop is 8.5mm wide, it weighs 4.19g
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-EFB7A0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token or gaming piece. On one side it has the design of a six petalled flower with a central raised dot, on the other side is a cross hatch design formed of perpendicular straight lines. It is not complete, some loss od material has occured in two parts
Dimensions: 18mm diameter and 1mm thick, it weighs 2.79g
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-E414FA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead alloy weight .It may have had initials impressed into it at some time as there is a suggestion of IB on one face, but this is by no means certain. The other face is slightly scratched and damaged. It has an even white patina
Dimensions: It is 39.47mm in diameter, 9.93mm thick and weighs 108.93g.
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-E40A7F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
NEED COMP
A probable lead alloy weight or spindle whorl. It is circular with a slighty off centre circular hole cast in the centre. There are no markings, the whole has an even grey patina
Dimensions: It is 28.66mm in diameter, 9.51mm internal aperture diameter, 3.80mm in thickness, and weighs 16.08g.
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-AD0C37
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy button. It is circular in outline and slightly domed. It has a pattern moulded into it. Around the circumference are four what may be stylised thistle heads, formed of a circle-within-circle with a triangular shape with dots filling it coming out from this. Between these are stylised petals made of two arcs with a central leaf shape.There are larger dots around the circumference. The back is plain, the fastening loop is broken, only a small stump remains. There is a casting line across the back and two small indentations, which may be post-depositional.&nbs…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-619352
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead alloy gaming pieces which have possibly been moulded in a cockle shell. They are sub oval in plan, and a rounded conical shape. They are flat on the bottom. Both have an even grey patina.
Dimensions: One is 13mm diameter and the other 14mm, they are both 11mm high and weigh 6.7g and 6.03g respectively
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-61C597
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy moulded button. It is circular, with a countersunk circle in the centre, in which are two holes for fixing. The back is plain. Similar examples on the database, such as OXON-B41DA1 and IOW-BAF095 are dated to the medieval period
Dimensions: It is 28mm in diameter and 3mm thick, it weighs 17.38g
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-B72418
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
NEED FS AND COMP
A circular lead alloy weight. On one face are impressed two eight petalled flowers, with squared off petals and a central circle. On the other side are traces of a pattern formed of two impressed sub-circles, and sets of parallel lines at different angles to the next set. The whle has an even white patina
Dimensions: It is 32mm diameter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 23.9g
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-E2BA77
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable lead alloy spindle whorl or weight. It has the remain of a faint line and dot pattern on one side, which is slightly domed, the other side is flat. The central hole is 11.78mm in diamter, this, with the shape would suggest a XXXX date
Dimensions: It is 28.10mm in diameter, the central hole is 11.78mm in diameter and it is 5.37mm thick, it weighs 23.14g
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-21F4EA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Posy Medieval lead or lead alloy hem or curtain weight. It is flat and circular in plan. Near the centre there are two small circular perforations for sewing the weight into place. Date range c1700 to c1900 AD.
Diameter 30mm, thickness 4mm, weight 23.42g.
Similar objects are illustrated in Bailey (2004: 83) see nos. 391-8 which are described as women's hem weights or curtain weights, and date to the 18th-20th centuries.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'near Salmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-4E9AE6
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shy cock in the shape of a cockerel. The flat figurine and it's thick oval base are a single cast piece. Shy cocks seem to have been a British phenomena that were popular from the late fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. This one is unusual as it appears to be decorated on both sides. A similar looking example is illustrated as Type 1 Design 1 in Toys, Trifles & Trinkets 1200-1800 (Forsyth, H. & Egan, G., 2005, p.240, fig.7.1). Suggested date range c1700 to c1800 AD.
Length 28mm, width 25mm, thickness 9.5mm, weight 10.8g…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-4B6E06
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy suspension weight. It is a rounded conical shape, with the top extended from the body but flattened, with a hole through the centre. The deep marks that are cut into the body are probably post depositional.
Dimensions: It is 29mm high, the base diameter is 25mm and it weighs 64.78g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: LANCUM-4B93F1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy artefact. It is circular in shape and has five holes punched into it in a cross shape, one of which has been nearly lost from one edge, either mispunched at the time or worn later. It is posible that it is a curtain or dress weight which has been later repurposed, perhaps to use as a small seive. It has an even white patina.
Dimensions: it is 35mm diamater and 2mm thick, it weighs 13.5g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: LANCUM-432473
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy shape which may be an incomplete suspension weight. It has a circular body and part of this extends to form a neck, giving an overall teardrop shape. This neck is finished with a sub rectangular shape, slightly wider than the neck where they join. It is flat on one side, the main body is domed in the centre, the neck and rectangular end have an approximately semi-circular section. There are no distinguishing marks. There are some indentations in the centre of the flat side, and it may be that this is not a weight but an unusual palm guard
Dimensions: It is 63mm …
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.
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