Record ID: LANCUM-2358E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Annular copper-alloy buckle; its iron pin is missing - only its loop survives in a corroded state around the central bar.
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-8A2C93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Henry VI annulet penny of the Calais mint. Initial mark is illegible. Date is 1422-27. N 1432. The diameter is 16mm and the weight 0.84g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DARWIN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5D909E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to early post medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, perforated circular weight or spindle whorl. The weight has a circular perforation through the centre. The weight appears to have seen a lot of use as there is a great deal of wear and is heavily damaged being somewhat flattened. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of lead weights would have varied, from spindle-whorls to fishing weights to trade weights." She adds that spindle whorls should ideally be circular and must have a central perforation (ibid.). It is possible, therefore…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PLEASINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5DBC2E
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring of uncertain date though the angular section suggests Medieval 1200 - 1500 AD. These rings can be horse harness furniture rings or personal trappings like suspension loop/belt loops It is heavily worn within the band, and the smaller scale argues a distinct function, perhaps associated with costume or belt fittings. The probable hexagonal section bearing prominent file marks on both its sides and around its outer facets, running at right angles to each other The ring shares similarities with one relating to the record for KENT-FC75D6 found in association with a nu…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PLEASINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AB9AAB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. It has a small central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 7.93mm. One face is decorated with a series of moulded lines and pellets. The opposite face is decorated with a moulded herringbone pattern. The object has a mid-brown patina and the outer edge has been damaged on one side. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Turton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-935C9E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 10mm. On one face of the object the worn remains of line and pellet decoration is visible. The spindle whorl has a light brown patina and is dark grey in places. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500. The diameter i…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-CB6387
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper-alloy medieval casket key consisting of the middle section of the shank (broken at both ends) and an intact simple bit, c. 1100 - 1500 AD. The bit end of the shaft is hollow. The key has a dark green patina due to corrosion of the copper-alloy. The length is 68mm, the width is 20mm and the weight 16.75g. There are a number of complete examples of similar keys on the database, including: YORYM - 59AA8A and LVPL - 70A078, the latter of which has been dated to the 14th century.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-CB67FF
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly medieval or post-medieval 1400 to 1700AD copper alloy spoon with a fragment of the bowl remaining and tapering rectangular stem which flattens in profile at the shoulders (just above the bowl). It has a plain stump end. The length is 58mm, the width is 21mm and the weight 14.64g. Brian Read, in Metal Artefacts of Antiquity Vol 1 p91 no709 suggests it may be 15th century or 18th century
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-CCF8D7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Late Medieval to Post-Medieval weight probably dating 1400 to 1700AD. The weight is possibly decorated and is flat on the back possibly a component element of larger object and was probably used for mercantile activities or as a homemade gaming token. The diameter is 26mm and the weight 20.34g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-CCFE92
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Late Medieval to Post-Medieval weight probably dating 1400 to 1700AD. The weight is decorated with a series of incised segments possibly for the insertion of further objects and was probably used for mercantile activities or as a homemade gaming token. The diameter is 23mm and the weight 12.87g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-E84988
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I class 10cf2a minted at London and dating to 1306-07AD. +EDWARANGL[DNShYB] is the ob legend and CIVI/TAS/LON/DON is the rev. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 1.32g.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-1060AB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy circular weight probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 50mm and the weight 2.48g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-1C6BA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I or II class 10 dated 1300 - 1310AD minted at Canterbury. [EDWARANGLDNShYB] is the ob legend and CIV[I/TAS/CAN/TO]R is the rev. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 1.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-1B40E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy single looped buckle dating 1300 to 1400AD. The buckle has a lipped frame housing a notch for the pin which is now missing. The strap bar is offset to provide a tidier for the buckle plate which is intact. The short tongue indicates that it was probably used for a sword belt. The length is 30mm, the width is 15mm and the weight 1.51g. Similar to a number of Buckles pictured on p.20 & 21 such as no.71 in Whitehead. R. 2003. Buckles: 1250-1800. Greenlight (Witham) Essex.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1B8257
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval corroded iron double looped buckle dating to 15th century. The frame is rectangular with two rectangular loops, separated by a central crossbar. The edges of the loops are rounded. The crossbar flares from the frame with a constriction in the centre for a pin. Part of the pin remains and is formed of a strip of iron cored into the central crossbar. There is orange pattination across the surface of the object. A similar example can be found in Egan and Pritchard (1991, no. 460). Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Mo…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1CBA75
Object type: HANGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron triangular loop with attachment lug. The triangular form appears to be deliberate. It was found in association with LANCUM-1B8257 an iron buckle and may well have been attached and served as either a harness or a sword belt hanger. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1400-1700.The length is 65mm, the width is 71mm thickness 22mm and the weight 51.15g.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1D8BAB
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object form from two sub-rectangular strips pinched together at the top and joined by a copper alloy rivet. It possibly related to a cosmetic set, dating from the Medieval period. The length is 45mm, the width is 10mm and the weight 13.14g. There are parallels for this set were found in excavations in London, in contexts dating from the late 13th to late 14th/early 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 377 - 379, nos. 1755 and 1756). Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 1991 Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (1991) London : Sta…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-B3D7B8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Post Medieval bell shaped lead or lead alloy suspended weight. At the apex of the 'bell' is the staining from the remains of the original trapped iron suspension loop. The sides below the apex have been chamfered and there is evidence, in the form of shallow depressions, that an attempt to create a perforation for a new suspension point was started. Dates to between c43 and c1750 AD. The height is 38mm, diameter is 23mm and the weight is 94.3g. Similar records on the database include WILT-EE98CC and SUSS-31E831.
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Darwen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9DBF91
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead trial piece for a double-loop oval buckle of late medieval to post-medieval date (c.1450 - 1650 AD). The object is flat on the underside and has the outline of a decorative double-loop oval buckle on the front face. The buckle design curves in at the strap bar and the inner edges of the loops curve in at each end. Each end of the strap bar appears to have moulded decoration, executed as a pair of knobs flanking the strap bar. The object has a patchy white and brown patina. It is 24.8mm in length, 17.1mm in width and 6.5mm in thickness. It weighs 16.79g. See CAM-FCB578 for anot…
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-CECA6D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward III pre-treaty series C/A mule, reverse -barred N's on the obverse and lombardic N's on the rev with an annulet in each quarter, initial mark is a cross 1 +[EDWARDVS RE]X ANGLI is the ob legend and CI[VI/TAS/LOn]/DOn is the rev. date is 1351-2AD. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 0.69g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2017
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