Record ID: LANCUM-E69F2E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy harness mount/slide dating from the post-medieval or early modern period, that is the 16th-19th century AD. The mould was made from copper alloy and fix to a leather strap with two rivets at the back. Some of the leather is still retained between the two spikes. The mount had a wavy border and an incised decoration which retains some gilt or gold wash. The decoration on the obverse is that of a horse (possibly) with saddle (possibly). NEck and head almost obliterated.
Created on: Sunday 5th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E67242
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle plate dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period, probably dating from the 15th-17th century AD. It is very worn and bent towards the buckle end. It appears undecorated with three rivet holes present. There are two small rectangular lugs at the buckle end which were bent round to secure the buckle to the plate.
Created on: Sunday 5th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wentbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9D30BE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A diamond shaped post-medieval mount dating from the 16th/17th century. Very worn. No surface decoration remains. Remains of two small rivets or lugs on the reverse, for attachment to leather strap or belt.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9D130A
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stem and handle from a tap, dating from the late post-medieval period, that is 18th-19th century. It has a thick rectangular end, curving into main tapered terminal. The main tapered terminal has a gap through the body where water would exit if opened. An almost complete tap has been recorded here: SUR-8EC347
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9CC8AC
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy post-medieval purse bar. Ward Perkins Type B3. The top ring now only has the lower curve connecting it to an arm which goes through an undecorated rectangular block. The bar extends through the block and ends in a thicker spherical knob. From either sides of the block a second arm would have extended out, now only one remains with a spherical knob at the end.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9C10F0
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval Tudor dress hook. Rectangular suspension loop at one end, leading into a circular piece attached to the other end with a slim piece of metal curving into a hook. The hook is complete apart from the central circular piece having some erosion (possibly due to hammered decoration).
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9B7603
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sword pommel dating from the medieval period, c. AD1250 - 1500. This pommel is a Type VIII wheel-shaped pommel (Ward-Perkins 1993:22). The pommel is subcircular in plan with flattened sections at either end where the handle would pass through. It is circular and plain, with a flat band running around the perimeter which then chamfers to the central circular face on either side. The rectangular aperture for the grip (handle) emerges at opposite ends of the band and is larger towards the handle end and small towards the butt. The pommel is undecorated with a green patina th…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9C9712
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper alloy pastry jigger handle dating from the post medieval period, about AD1600-1800. Only the forked attachment part of the handle survive, with the wheel missing. The handle is oval in section and is divided into sections by groups of three collars and intermittent reels. Each plain part is swollen in the middle. A double collar marks the end of the handle and the start of the attachment arms. The opposite end to the one that is missing the wheel is pointy. Similar examples can be seen in Bailey's "Detector Finds", page 96, dated from the seventeenth or eighteenth ce…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swarbrick Hall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9C3AB3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely worn nummus of the House of Constantine (306-361), fallen horseman issue of 355-361, Reece period 18 Obverse description: illegible Reverse description: Soldier advancing left spearing fallen horseman / [FEL TEMP REPARATIO]
Created on: Friday 20th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poulton le Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-726E4C
Object type: HORSE TRAPPING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a horse bit, or possibly fragment of harness, dating from the post-medieval or early modern period, that is 17th-19th century. Only part of the ring and moulded collar survive; the shank is missing. The ring is no longer complete: the top side is missing, probably worn away, then broken off. All surfaces are very worn and the most likely date, by shape and wear, is post-medieval to modern.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carlisle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E0C6E5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper crux pellet penny minted between 1451 and 1484, during the reign of James III. The coin may have been valued at three Scottish pence. The reverse has a cross within a quatrefoil. There are pellets on the cusps with nothing in the spandrel. The Latin inscription 'crux pellit omne crimen' translates as: 'the cross drives away all sin'. The words in the inscription are taken from a 4th century hymn by Prudentius. The coins are known as the 'crux pellit' issue from the first two words of the inscription. The coin is 17mm in diameter and weighs 0.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-25DE5D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a base sherd of a post-medieval jug dating from the 17th-19th century AD. Glazed on inside only. Glaze of yellow hue, cracked. Vessel was made from sandy, cramy-coloured fabric.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Easby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-25C57A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern Cumberland Jack token dating from 1837/1862, see LANCUM-F6908A - holed for suspension. http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk/Hanover%20Tokens.html: "The tokens & counters that bear the words "To Hanover" (commonly known as Cumberland Jacks) are usually found with Victoria's portrait on the obverse and a figure riding a horse on the reverse (in the style of St George slaying the dragon). They were probably produced as satirical counters. The history behind these pieces is that when Victoria was crowned as Queen, she was unable to fulfil the role of King of Hanover under Sal…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Easby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-25A56A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rectangular buckle frame dating from the post-medieval period, ca. AD1500-1650. Only the frame survive, spindle/axis bar and pin are missing. The frame is roughly rectangular, with rounded corners and indented sides. Centres of sides are decorated with moulded cherubs' (?) faces.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2587A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely worn silver shilling of William III, ca.1695 to 1701 AD. Completely illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-25734D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sestertius of Hadrian, very worn with no detail on the reverse, ca. 117 to 138AD.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-250DE0
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Irish Themed Clay pipe with three leaf clover and harp with Maid of Erin, stem broken, probably dates from ca. 19th - early 20th century. The bowl and part of the stem from a clay tobacco pipe that is decorated with a hatched shamrock leaf on the left hand side of the bowl and an Irish harp on the right. These symbols were often paired on pipes and reflect the rise of patriotic motifs during the nineteenth century. Pipes such as this would have been popular amongst the large numbers of Irish migrants who had come to England seeking work. The pipe itself would have been a spurless s…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Tanfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-249428
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn and degraded as or dupondius (or even sestertius), possibly of Hadrian and dating 117 to 138 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-246DBE
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval to modern clog clasp inscribed with the motto: GOD SAVE THE KING. It dates from the 18th century and probably refers to George III. The clasp is sub-rectangular with one end rounded. Projecting from the square end is a rectangular tab, now bent back flat against itself. Projecting form the rounded end is an anchor shaped hook, now also bent flat. The front is inscribed with the GOD SAVE THE KING. There are many clog clasps recorded on the PAS database, and 18th and 19th century clog clasps have also been published (Bailey 1992: 13-17), but none appe…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2441BC
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy jews harp dating from the modern period, that is the 16th-19th century. Only the frame survives: the central hooked iron prong that was plucked to produce a note is missing. In plan, it has a circular head and tapering arms both of which are characteristically lozenge-shaped in cross-section. On the front face, there is a rabbet to accommodate an iron prong. The arms are complete. File marks are visible on both faces. The surfaces are reddish brown. Surprisingly, there is no iron staining within the rabbet. Geoff Egan, formerly of The Museum of London has comm…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby', grid reference and parish protected.