Record ID: WAW-DFEAEE
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post Medieval copper alloy padlock, dating to circa AD 1500-1850.  The object is one face of a padlock. The body of the object is broadly circular with a projecting lobe at each upper outer corner. An integral flat vertical rectangular bar is present running along the centre of the padlock face. This is decorated with a pair of vertical grooves adjacent to each long edge. There are three horizontal lines as decoration running across forming a grid pattern. The bar is flanked on either side by a double ring and dot motif. The i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-703FD4
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper plated iron barrel padlock of early medieval to medieval date, about AD 950 - 1400, perhaps more likely to be from the later end of the range suggested. Only a fragment of the case survives. It is part of a cylinder made of iron with a copper alloy surface coating. The outer face is decorated with longitudinal ridges. Only part of one end plate survives and it is not clear if the incomplete hole in it is an intentional keyhole or corrosion. Measurements are; length 34.1mm, width 26.6mm, thickness 14.9mm and weight 15.0g. Compare WMID-D898F7, BUC-BBEC0A a…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-F07B84
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval, zoomorphic barrel lock or padlock in the shape of a horse (c. AD 1100 - 1400). The object is hollow and infilled with sediment. The locking mechanism and shackle is missing. The features are simply defined, with small ears a mane of incised lines on the back of the neck and a saddle, bridle and harness defined with small ridges. There are four small and now incomplete legs. The chest of the animal has a quatrelobed opening for the key;  the rear of the animal has a trilobed opening for the bolt holding the sha…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
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Record ID: NLM-DA77A5
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Green patinated copper alloy padlock. Padlock barrel. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1350 Length: 30.5mm, Height: 20.8mm, Thickness: 19.2mm, Weight: 7.43gms
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-CBDB02
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy padlock for use with a slide-key. All of the spring mechanism is missing apart from remains of the springs which are left within the octagonally cross-sectioned case. The bar is complete but has been distorted downwards with its point almost touching the top of the case. At one end there is a Y-shaped key aperture which continues onto the underside, and at the damaged other end an internal vertical septum is visible. The full length of the lowest side of the case is engraved with three wavy lines. Weight 9.94g. Length 29mm.…
Created on: Sunday 3rd December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 3rd December 2023
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Record ID: IOW-380EB7
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval copper alloy padlock, c.AD 1250-1450. This is an incomplete shackle leg of a spring slide padlock, missing the ward springs on either side of the rectangular head. The shackle consists of a round-sectioned shank that has been forged in a U-shape; one end of this shank ends in a flattened, rectangular terminal that is separated from the rest of the shank by a square plate collar. For a similar example of a complete shackle, see LANCUM-2F060D.
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D0449D
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval barrel padlock missing its internal iron locking mechanism. The main body of the padlock is oblong (a rectangular cross-sectioned tubular shape) with incised decoration on each face consisting of irregularly spaced dotted lines. The outer end is closed, but has a trapezoidal aperture through its centre joining a sub-rectangular aperture below it through the lower face of the object. Above this end a short strip, verticallly flattened, projects upwards joining at its outer end a circular cross-sectioned, tapering bar…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Benhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-ADBB91
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy probable padlock hinge of post medieval to modern date (1600-1900). Description: This object consists of a 7.2mm diameter bar, which is circular in cross section, and curved in profile. There is  a perpendicular, pierced terminal at one end of the object. The remains of a red/ brown corroded iron pin passes through the terminal. The item has a fairly even, light green patina. Measuements: Length: 32.4mm, Width (at the terminal end): 16.8mm, Thickness: 11.00mm, Weight: 13.51g
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: NARC-5BAE46
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Padlock of Medieval date (AD 1100-1400). The object is composed of a square case with a sub-rectangular projection with a single circular perforation.  the other end of the plate is an old, abraded break, resulting in the loss of the spring mechanism. The lower surface of the plate is decorated with an incised motif constating of two parallel chevrons within a rectangular border. Length: 25.73mm, Width: 20.04mm, Thickness: 9.21mm, Weight: 8.9g The metal is mid-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. The size and the material suggest that…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-765514
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy padlock of post medieval date (c.AD 1500-1800). The main body of the padlock is circular. At the top are two lobes (or 'ears'), with surviving rivets which would have been attached to the missing shackle arm.  An integral flat vertical rectangular bar is present on the centre of each side of the padlock face, both decorated with a pair of double vertical grooves adjacent to each long edge. The bars are flanked on either side by a stamped ring and dot motif. The shackle area is filled with extensive iron corrosion, a…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-7B73BA
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper-alloy barb-spring padlock. Most of the bar, the arm, and all but some tiny fragments of the case are extant and integral. The separate bolt, including bolt-arm, spines and springs are missing. The case is octagonal in cross-section. It terminates in a worn break at the open end (where the bolt would enter) but very little has been lost. A short distance within, a narrow and thin vertical metal strip serves to separate and guide the two spines of the bolt mechanism. Above the opening there is a rectangular cut-out which extends a short distance into the t…
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-F2ABFB
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy combination padlock of Post Medieval date. Present are the four lettered discs and the two discs at either end of this block which form the case. The discs are corroded in place, but the lettering is still legible. The surviving portion of the hasp is square in section and shaped. It would have looked very similar to NLM-83304C when complete. Most examples on the PAS database are dated to the period 1550-1650. The metal is now dark brown in colour Dimensions: 15.59mm wide and the discs are 15.17mm diameter. The overall height is 29.47mm, and it weighs 16.64g 
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CE503D
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy barb-spring padlock of medieval date, c. AD 1100-1600. This example is complete as the internal iron fittings have corroded, fusing the normally detached and separately cast end to the main padlock case. The padlock case is rectangular in section with flat short ends, one with the now heavily worn key hole and the other which would normally detach from the rest of the padlock case. The longer sides of the case have straight edges which curve out to the centre and then curve back in, creating an oval centre. On the top face there are integrally cast projec…
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snainton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-AA4DC8
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete spring mechanism of a medieval to post-medieval iron padlock, circular end-plate (5mm thick) with remains of two strips set at 90 degrees to each other. Two projections on the outside of the end-plate may be the stumps of a loop handle but are probably the ends of the strips. No brazing is visible. Weight 88.70g. Diameter 36.5mm. Extant length 49mm. 13th - 17th century
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6610EE
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval copper alloy barrel padlock of tubular form, dating from about AD 1150 - 1500, probabaly before AD 1300. Only part of the case and the integral arm and bar of the hasp surive. The keyhole appears to have been in the end or in the end and side. The surviving fagment is not decorated and the surface is corroded. The object is 21.3mm long, 17.7mm wide, 6.4mm thick and weighs 2.36g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/padlocks/.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: NLM-FC01BA
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible padlock case. A cast sub-cylindrical object of lightly keeled section with one flat closed end and one end open, and with large opposed rectangular cut-out windows of length 22.4mm in its sides. The pointed or keeled side of the object bears a probably separately moulded object of symmetrical form, with a curved and corrugated or ridged rectangular element [of length 10.3mm and width5.9mm] which clasps the cylinder wall, with opposed integrally cast rings at either end, both with a central pin and all now reduced to projecting stubs. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-2EA9A2
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible padlock fragment. Cast hollow casing with a rounded end with a flat surface bearing a drilled hole of diameter 3.7mm, the case tapering slightly towards its broken end. A double moulded rib passes across the case on one side, and spots of white metal plating appear here. Part of the end of the case appears complete; it is uncertain how this open end was closed. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1350 Length: 17.0mm, Width: 23.3mm, Thickness (wall of casting): 1.8mm, Weight: 13.41gms
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-C7C0C1
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast copper alloy medieval padlock of 12th or 13th century date. The cylinder is faceted on the exterior, with an opening on the underside and a groove at the top of the sides. The interior has an oval opening (9.18 mm x 9.01 mm). Within the mouth is a plate with a vertical bar, dividing the cylinder. Above the cylinder is an integral, rectangular-sectioned flange (2.31mm thick), incorporating an arm tab at each end. The top edge of the flange has a decorative undulation. One arm has a circular perforation (1.88 mm diameter). …
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-84DCFA
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy padlock of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. It has a circular body. Both front and back plates have a raised, central panel, marked with two narrow grooves. At the upper end of the bars is a circular cut-out carrying the remains of a ferrous hoop. The keyhole is not visible but there is a ring and dot decoration on each side of the two lateral bars. The lock is 19.6mm long, 20.8mm wide and 10.1mm thick. It weighs 10.30g. Similar locks of this type are recorded on the database; compare record DEV-D3EDF7.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Saturday 8th April 2023
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Record ID: SUR-82CF19
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval barrel padlock, 40.1mm in length and dating to c.1150-1500. The lock is hollow and cylindrical with faceted sides giving it an octagonal cross section. The underside of the case has decoration comprising incised zig-zag decoration along the length of the case with three transverse lines running in a band around each end. One end of the lock has a flat projecting arm, 11.1mm wide, with two drilled holes and incised line decoration; this terminates in a tapering bar running parallel to the case.In the open end of the case is centra…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
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