Record ID: LANCUM-F1F5E7
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead-alloy pilgrim's souvenir or ampulla dating from the later medieval period, i.e. c. 15th-16th century. The ampulla is complete with a circular main body and a funnel/triangular-shaped neck and top. The ampulla carries moulded decoration: an elaborate fleur-de-lis on one side and a crowned (?)flower with stylised lateral foliage on the other side. These motifs are partially obscured by a near-central, neat circular hole, apparently pierced from each side in turn.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AB1A07
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval cast lead perforated circular spindle whorl, biconical with a different decorative pattern on each face comprised of relief lines and pellets. The whorl has a circular perforation through the centre. The diameter is 32mm and the weight 39.18g. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2).
Created on: Monday 7th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PENDLETON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-491A3C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead object, probably a medieval spindle whorl. It is flat or slightly sunken on one face and slightly domed on the other; the basic shape is sub-circular with a perforation running through the centre. The weight is very corroded but appears to have been decorated with raised but rather indistinct circular pellets. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. The diameter is 26mm and weight 15.93g. Relief-decorated spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 198…
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BRINDLE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-494052
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably medieval in date. It is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre, with a circular perforation running through the middle. It is decorated on one face with four motifs of a raised pellet within a curved ridge forming nearly a complete annulet, alternating with what may be a flower motif made up of a V-shaped pair of leaves with a central stem perhaps ending in a flower. The other face has seven identical raised circular motifs, each decorated with an incuse six-petalled flower; this motif looks as if it was created by using a stamp to mark th…
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BRINDLE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-495006
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval. It is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre, with a circular perforation running through the middle. It is decorated with raised pellets and lines; one face is quite neat, with four panels divided by radial ridges, filled alternately by groups of pellets and by concentric ridges. The other face is scraped, but has five panels, four filled with pellets and one with oblique parallel ridges. The whorl has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface.The diameter is 28mm and the weight is 31.74g. Similar spindle whorls have been fou…
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BRINDLE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-328D63
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead alloy token dating from the medieval or post-medieval, possibly the 15th-17th century AD. It is a circular uniface lead token with a plain reverse and a possibly inscribed obverse. The obverse is divided by a long cross into four quarters and there is a symbol or letter in each quarter. Depending on whether the X can be read as the letter X or the initial cross (+), two variants can be suggested: WPAX or +WPA. Prof. Elisabeth Okasha suggests that there are two likely possibilities. Either it reads PX (for PAX 'Peace') and AW (for alpha and omega), or it reads PAX and the …
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrightington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D36C9A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle.It is decorated with raised pellets and diagonal lines. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. The diameter is 26mm and the weight is 33.46g. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see seve…
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'OMSKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-500655
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval in date. It is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre, with a circular perforation running through the middle. The weight is decorated with raised pellets and diagonal ridges, and has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 4.67g. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WORSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DB9DC5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead-alloy spindle whorl dating from the medieval period, that is c. 12th-13th century. The whorl is circular and of biconical shape, with a central circular perforation for the spindle. The whorl is decorated on both obverse and reverse. The reverse is decorated with a six-pointed star with hatching on the inside of the spikes and there are three small circlets between each point. The obverse is inscribed with large bold capitals starting after the three small pellets, reading hYC(?M).AD.DAWBE. Laura Burnett (Somerset FLO), Mary Siraut and Dr Naomi Payne suggest that while the fi…
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Mitton', grid reference and parish protected.