Record ID: LVPL-1CAB52
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast sewing ring, post medieval in date (c AD1500-1700). The thimble is sub trapezoidal in plan, formed from a thin coil of copper sheeting. It is very bent and forms an irregular oval shape as opposed to a clean circle. Where the thimble is severely bent, a break has occurred running down the entire side of the object. The sewing ring has six rows of rectangular regular pits running around the circumference, which is bordered at the top and bottom by a linear band. Both ends of the thimble are bent inwards forming uneven edges. The object has a patchy mid green to reddis…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1C7682
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy cast double loop spectacle buckle, medieval to early post medieval in date (c AD1400-1600). The buckle loops are oval in plan, joined by a central integral strap bar. The edge to one of the loop frames has a very slight lip with corrosion to one side which is where the pin probably rested. The pin is complete and wrapped around the central bar. The pin is made of a thin piece of copper alloy, tapering to a tip. One loop in the frame has a break. The buckle is plain and undecorated. It has a patchy light green patina. Probably a shoe buckle- see Whitehead (2003) p…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1BE546
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast double loop sub angular buckle, post medieval to modern in date (c AD1660-1720). The buckle is trapezoidal in shape which becomes concave at either end of the strap bar. The separate central strap bar is missing, as well as the pin. Both ends of the strap bar are moulded with collars. Both loop of the frame widen out at the edges and are decorated with a floral and leaf motif. The back of the frame is flat apart from two raised flat sections at either end of the bar strap attachment. The object is in fair condition and has a mid green patina. Note: The buckle prob…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B9436
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy cast strap end, medieval in date (c AD1250-1400). The strap end consists of two sheets of copper joined together by a small rivet, still intact at the top of the strap end. The strap end is sub rectangular in plan, with a decorative terminal. The terminal is shouldered, with an oval shape topped with a trefoil. The neck of the terminal is snapped on one side of the strap end. The main body of the strap end is bent. A small rivet survives through the terminal end. The body of the strap end is undecorated and is in fair condition with a patchy mid green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1AEB65
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast vessel fragment, medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The fragment is irregular in shape with two flat edges with a rounded corner. The other two sides are uneven and incomplete. There is a rivet or repair near to the rounded corner of the fragment which is flattened on one side. The fragment is probably from a metal vessel or container. The object has a patchy mid green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1ABCC7
Object type: STUD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast stud, probably medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The stud is circular in plan with a slightly domed upper face and flat lower face. There is the remains of an off centre fastener on the lower face of the stud, which is now in the form of a square headed protusion. The stud has a very worn smooth surface and has a mid green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1A7D05
Object type: SHEET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sheet, probably medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The sheet is irregular in shape with one flat side and three rough incomplete edges. On one side of the sheet there is a circular perforation which forms a raised lip on the lower surface of the sheet. It is probably a fragment from a metal vessel of cooking pot. The object is worn and has a mid green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1A50F5
Object type: SHEET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sheet, probably medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The sheet is rectangular in plan, tapering towards one end, and flat in profile. On the front of the plate there is an off centre domed-shaped stud attached with a corroded rectangular end on the opposing side. The object is worn and has a mid green patina. The plate may be part of a strap end or similar fitting.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-19F1A2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle fragment, medieval in date (c AD1250-1400). The buckle fragment is a single loop sub-triangular buckle with the remains of a snapped and very twisted offset strap bar. The frame protrudes out in a flat trapezoidal shape and includes two linear insets to accommodate the pin. The rest of the frame is thin and bent inwards with snapped incomplete ends. The object is undecorated and has a patchy light green to reddish patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F3BE75
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sheet, medieval in date (c AD1250-1450). The sheet is rectangular and flat, with a significant bend to one side and a damage line. The upper face is decorated with a series of linear grooves in a criss-cross pattern forming four crosses surrounded by a double lined border. The lower face is plain but worn. The object may be an unfinished strap end as there are no rivet holes present (see Egan and Pritchard pgs 158-159). It may also be a mount for a book or fitting, but this is unclear. It has a mid green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F36F22
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy cast buckle plate, medieval in date (c AD1200-1450). The plate is sub rectangular in plan with a shouldered recess, containing the remains of the buckle pin and strap bar. The majority of the buckle has snapped off, except for the loop of the pin which is still intact within the recess of the plate. The plate contains the corroded remains of the bar. The opposing end of the plate is irregular with a broken semi-circular cut to the end of the sheeting. A single rivet (still intact) attached the two sides of the plate together. The object has a very worn surface …
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F2E971
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy cast strap fitting, medieval in date (c AD1250-1500). The object consists of a single piece of copper sheeting, sub rectangular in plan. One end tapers to a narrowed straight edge. The opposing end tapers to a similar shape but also has sub-triangular projections at either side (one now incomplete). One rivet and the remains of a second rivet hole survive at the projecting end. The sheet is bent slightly concave. The object has a mid green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F28AA0
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast strap end, medieval in date (c AD1200-1450). The strap end is rectangular in shape and is formed from a single sheet of copper, folded over and attached together by a single rivet at the top of the strap end. At the terminal end a thin strip of copper is suspended between the folded sheeting and terminates on both sides by a semi-circular remains of a hole. The strap end has cracks in the sheeting and worn irregular edges. The object has a mid green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F239A7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast strap end, probably medieval in date (c AD1250-1500). The strap end is incomplete and is rectangular in plan with a recessed snapped strip which would have continued round to form the other side to the strap end. A rivet is still intact at the top of the strap. The object is bent, worn and is in poor condition. It has a mid green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F19BB5
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sheeting, most probably a product of metal working, medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The sheeting is sub-rectangular in shape, with one wider and one narrower end. The narrower end is folded over inwards. There are damage marks and wear to the surface of the sheet and there is another bend in the plate near the wide end. The sheeting is probably waste from an unfinished strap end or similar object.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F17473
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast circular mount, early post medieval in date (c AD1450-1600). The mount is sub-circular and domed, with a convex outer face and concave inner face. The edge of the mount is flattened and there is a central circular hole measuring 4.2mm in diameter. On the upper surface there is a series of three raised concentric circles for decoration. The object is in fair condition and has a patchy mid green patina. See Ottaway and Rogers (2002) pages 2905-2906, fig 1479 for comparisons.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F0F870
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast buckle plate, medieval in date (c AD1200-1450). The buckle plate is sub-rectangular in plan with a bevelled outer edge forming two circular flat protrusions at the two outer corners. The opposing side has a wide recess to accommodate a strap bar. There are the remains of three thick rivets in the plate frame; the central one is lose and bent over on the front of the plate. The back of the buckle plate is in poor condition and only part of the plate survives. There are slight remains of gilding to the front of the plate. The object is very worn and has a light green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F08662
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast book clasp, probably post medieval in date (c AD1500-1650). The clasp is roughly rectangular in shape with a trefoil end formed of three flat lobes. The terminal end has the remains of a flat broad hook which has partly snapped off. The central lobe on the trefoil end is bent over at the tip. The object has a patchy light green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F01976
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast strap end, medieval in date (c AD1200-1500). The strap end consists of a single copper sheet, folded over and has been bent inwards on both sides to form a cylinder-shaped end. On one side the sheeting is shorter and narrower with a flat squared-off end. The thicker side of the sheeting has a slightly angled straight edge. A rivet is still intact at the top of the strap end attaching the sides of the sheeting together. The strap end is undecorated. The object is in fair condition and has a dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EF9922
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast sheet plate strap end, medieval in date (c AD1150-1450). The sheet is sub-oval in plan with a trapezoidal attachment edge with pointed ends. The plate is flat in section. The edge would have fitted to a two-riveted bar mount. One tip of the attachment edge is snapped off with the remains of a rivet hole. There is a second rivet hole on the opposing edge tip, and a third rivet hole at the far end of the oval plate. The sheet plate is slightly bent and damaged and has a patchy mid green patina. See Egan and Pritchard (1991) Dress Accessories, pgs 156-157, no.s 732-738.
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley next the sea', grid reference and parish protected.