Record ID: HESH-C4A495
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular incomplete cast lead alloy vessel repair (pot mend) of probable Roman date (50-400). In plan the repair is broadly oval in shape and irregular in cross section; originally it would have been H shaped but it has been snapped across the mid-point and only a small projecting nub survives. These types of mend were used during many different periods but this example has been found with other datable Roman finds The vessel repair measures 24mm length, and is 20mm wide
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-5D59BE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular cast lead alloy vessel repair (pot mend) of probable Roman (50-400) or medieval date (1200-1400). In plan the repair is irregular one face is oval whilst the opposing one is a irregular rectangle. The profile is an abraded H shaped cross section. A small sherd of the original vessel is present - it is a soft friable oxidised red coloured vessel with some shell-like tempering. From the thickness of the sherd and mend it is likely a repair from a fineware vessel. These types of mend were used during many different periods but this example has been found with other datable R…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-2E5FD3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of a cast copper alloy handle from a copper alloy vessel, probably a skillet, of later medieval or early post medieval date (1300 - 1600). The handle is incomplete being broken at both ends. It is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with a slightly tapering section; it is broadly D shaped in cross section. The outer edge / upper part of the handle is decorated with a series of heavily worn ring and dot motifs (a small hollow within two concentric circles); these two (one complete, the other partial) are evenly spaced. The handle is a mid green colour with an even patina. …
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wem', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-3B09D4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large highly decorated near complete lid most probably from a cistern of post medieval date 1650-1850. The fragment is broken into four large parts and was originally identified as a potential Roman mortaria fragment. However, more detailed research has idfentified the fabric as a hard fired earthenware which has well sorted small black coal measure grits within the mica rich matrix. This is best compared with the fabric of 18th century staffordshire slipwares. The surface of all the sherds is laminating and the original decoration scheme applied to the exterior faces is somewhat lo…
Created on: Friday 13th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-276FBB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of mid grey coloured ceramic pottery - both are from the base of a vessel, Neither of the sherds conjoin and it is likely that the body sherd is from a different vessels All are a mid - dark grey colour . None are diagnostic and the form / shape cannot be identified. The best identification is a mid grey coloured sandy coarseware pottery of mid Roman date (AD 80 - 350) Sherd 1: 39.5mm width, 41.7mm length, 9.8mm thick across the base and 8.4mm across the side wall - it weighs 19.38 grams Sherd 2: 28.5mm width, 26.4mm length, height 25.7mm, 7.9mm thick across the base …
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-2753E8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410) and conforms mostly to the local 'Severn Valley' like wares. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform reduced mid grey colour. The diameter of the rim cannot be suggested due to the small size of the sherd. Likewise, he height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated. The form of the rim is everted. The s…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-2736CA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410) and conforms mostly to the local 'Severn Valley' like wares. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform reduced mid grey colour. The diameter of the rim cannot be suggested due to the small size of the sher. Likewise, he height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated. The form of the rim is flat topped with a…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-272E01
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410) and conforms mostly to the local 'Severn Valley' like wares. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform reduced mid grey colour. A suggested diameter of the rim is 30cm, and the sherd represents 10% of the rim. The height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated. The form of the rim is flat topped with a wide …
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-271D99
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410) and conforms mostly to the local 'Severn Valley' like wares. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour. A suggested diameter of the rim is 26cm, and the sherd represents 9% of the rim. The height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated. The form of the rim is flat topped with a wide L shape…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-271094
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large robust sherd from where teh sidewall meets the base of a wheel thrown coarseware pottery / 'Severn Valley' vessel. The sherds date to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of either survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The fabric of each is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour throughout, The base has a projected diameter of 14 cm and this…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-26FEF4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Seven sherds from the side walls of wheel thrown coarseware pottery / 'Severn Valley' vessels. The sherds date to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of either survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The fabric of each is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour although the external faces of some sherds are an oxidised grey brown colour. Largest sh…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: HESH-26AB5F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410) and conforms mostly to the local 'Severn Valley' like wares. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour. A suggested diameter of the rim is 16cm, and the sherd represents 6% of the rim. The height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated. The sherd measures: 34.5mm width, 20.2mm high, is 8…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2021
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Record ID: HESH-267F05
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds from the side walls of wheel thrown coarseware pottery / 'Severn Valley' vessels. The sherds date to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of either survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The fabric of each is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour on its external faces. Sherd 1 measures: 27.9mm width and 20.0mm high, it is 6.9mm thic…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-266903
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from the base a wheel thrown, relatively thick walled, coarseware pottery 'Severn Valley' vessel or possibly a tile. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The sherd has a relatively thick and all side walls are lost. The sherd base is almost completely flat. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric c…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-2654B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from the base a wheel thrown, relatively thick walled, coarseware pottery 'Severn Valley' vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The sherd has a relatively thick base from which robust walls rise (although these are all broken). There is no evidence of a foot ring and the base is almost completely flat. The outer edge of the base has a distinct chamfered or bevelled edge - the diameter of which is 11cm (the sherd represents 30 % of the …
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-262DFE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from the rim of an early Midlands Purple Ware pottery vessel, probably a tankard or beaker of post medieval date (1600 - 1650). This sherd is relatively fresh with broken edges. The fabric of the sherd is a very hard earthenware with a number of small rounded and sub-angular grit and quartz inclusions. There is also a high proportion of mica and sand like grains present in the fabric. The fabric colour is mid grey colour and the interior and exterior surfaces have a reduced grey colour. The external surface has been burnished and both the inner and outer surfaces have a mid grey…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: HESH-25CA90
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from the side wall of a partially glazed pottery vessel, probably a broad bowl - possibly of agricultural nature of late medieval or post medieval date (1450 - 1600). The fabric of the sherd is a hard earthenware with a number of small rounded and sub-angular grit, quartz, ironstone and broken burnt pottery inclusions. The colour of the fabric is a mid brown orange. The inner face of the sherd has had a light green coloured Tudor' mid brown green glaze applied to it. This has decayed and is very unstable and flakey. There is not enough of the body of the pot surviving to give an…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: HESH-25849B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from the rim of a relatively thin walled Midlands Purple Ware pottery vessel, probably a tankard or beaker of post medieval date (1600 - 1720). This sherd is relatively fresh with broken edges. The fabric of the sherd is a very hard earthenware (almost viscous stoneware) with a number of small rounded and sub-angular grit and quartz inclusions. There is also a high proportion of mica and sand like grains present in the fabric. The fabric colour is mid purple brown and the inner and outer surfaces of the sherd is a mottled purple grey. The external surface has a series of mottled…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-256911
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two rim sherds from similar wheel thrown ceramic vessels of Roman dating (2nd to 4th Centuries AD). The rim sherds consist of a fabric similar to that known as Dorset Black Burnished Ware, both probably originally came from a small shallow carrinated bowls or cup type vessels having stepped exterior surfaces and flat topped rims. Sherd 1 measures: 61.7mm width and 24.7mm length, it is 23.1mm high and 9.1mm thick at the rim, 4.8mm tick across the body. It weighs: 13.12 grams. The exterior rim has a projected diameter of 11cm and represents 19% of the rim. Sherd 2 measures: 44.1mm…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-254334
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the base of a wheel thrown Samian ceramic vessel / plate of Roman dating. The sherd is from the side of a shallow bowl and is heavily abraded. The reverse has an applied foot ring attached with a projected diameter of 12cm. The vessel has much worn oxidised fabric with a red slip. This fabric type is consistent with an imported fine ware from Gaul possibly La Grauf. The form of the sherd is suggestive of a small plate similar to Dragondorf form 15 or 17 dating from the earlier period (c. AD 50-200). The sherd is 43.5mm width and 28.8mm length, it is 17.3mm thick acro…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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