Record ID: DENO-4D5DCA
Object type: WRITING SLATE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of slate, with incised lines on both faces; one face has a grid of squares, each 7mm wide (approximately 1/4 inch). The other face has parallel lines, 9 mm apart. This is probably part of a writing slate, used in schools and work places from the 18th century. The lined side would have been used for handwriting practice, the grid for arithmetic or drawing. The fragment is roughly rectangular, measuring 37 mm by 34 mm, it is 4 mm thick and weighs 10.7 g. A similar item is described in record BERK-C1D811
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-1977E2
Object type: WINDOW FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably complete cast copper alloy possible Window fitting or fitting for other household item. The fitting is flat in section and roughly semi-circular in plan with a short scrolled knop projecting outwards to either end of the edge of the semi-circle. This edge of the semi-circle is not straight but scalloped with the two scrolled ends following the pattern of this undulation. The main semi-circular part of the fitting has two sub-oval holes side-by-side. Although no good published parallel has been found it has been suggested that it is similar to known post-Medieval window fitt…
Created on: Saturday 16th July 2011
Last updated: Friday 16th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-37B620
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lozenge shaped lead grille, distorted, with lozenge shaped piercings arranged in 6 rows of 6. Many of the cut outs have not been accurately worked. All have flash attached to the cames.
Created on: Monday 16th April 2007
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-CCE116
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark blue-green window glass fragment. Flat and “crizzled”. Probably early post medieval. Length 30.5mm, width 24.5mm, thickness 4.4mm, weight 4.56g.
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-FA9752
Object type: WINDOW
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of cast lead alloy openwork tracery of Medieval date. One fragment is decorated on both faces and the other is decorated on one face only, with the reverse bring flat. The piece decorated on both faces is 38.5mm long, 21.1mm wide and 1.7mm thick. The decoration is the same on both faces and consists of a design of branching arches within arches, including gothic arch outlines. The faces of this arches are decorated with simple grooves and ridges. The second fragment consists of three elongated gothic arches side-by-side attached at the base to an arc so that the three ar…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgebrook Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-A74DD5
Object type: WIG CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable complete cast lead alloy wig curler of post-medieval date, c. AD 1660-1800. The object is sub-cylindrical: round in section and slightly narrowed in the centre with flat terminals. The metal's surface has a powdery pale cream coloured patina with possible indistinct striations. Wig curlers are usually reported as ceramic finds, although the form could be be created using lead. Length: 32.94 mm, diameter: 14.21 mm and weight: 45.96 g.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-12BE65
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval silver 'bosun's whistle fragment, pipe only. Gilded silver "bosun's" whistle fragment. Slightly tapering sheet tube with two applied double-grooved collars, one at the widest end and one at the centre. The wider half of the tube is decorated with four spiralling grooves giving it a cabled appearance; the remainder of the tube is plain. On the underside of the wider end of the tube is a broken circular loop; a handle would have extended from this loop and been fixed at two other points (indicated by scars) on the narrow half of the tube. A hollow sphere would have been …
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Derbyshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-8ADD43
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver "bosun's" whistle. Slightly tapering sheet tube with two applied transverse double-grooved fillets, one at the widest end and one at the centre; at the narrower end is a hollow cast sphere which has a circular hole (diameter 5mm) cut at the junction with the tube - air blown through the tube would pass over this finger-hole. Around the sphere is an applied flat band decorated with three raised ribs; it runs from the far edge of the finger-hole to the underside of the tube. Flat-sectioned S-shaped handle soldered at two points to the underside of the tube, and also to the inner …
Created on: Friday 18th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-3B2D64
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead object fragment, possibly the bulb from a boatswains' or pilgrims' whistle. Three-dimensional hollow object, originally domed or sub-spherical and with a suspension loop, is it now broken at the 'base' (opposite the suspension loop) and squashed flat. The surviving surface is decorated with two ring and dots, flanking a longitudinal herringbone line. The other surface is damaged and distorted but what survives appears to have been decorated in the same way (can make out two ring-and dots). There is no wear on the loop. The casting line runs down the sides of the loop and …
Created on: Friday 23rd March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lusby with Winceby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-BBC451
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead object, probably a post medieval whistle, in the shape of a key. Bent into a 'W' shape. Head in the form of a lis with a cylindrical projection from the central lobe - the projection has a small circular perforation, which is presumably a blow-hole. In the centre of the lis on one surface is raised open cylinder, which may also be perforated, although this is not clear - this may have acted as a sound-hole. At the base of the head is a linear projection - it is not clear what this is for, or if it is broken. Double plain collar at the junction of the head and shaft. The shaft is h…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Risley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-874A72
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead alloy whistle, in the form of a steam train (c. 1850 - 1950). The whistle is formed from a cylinder narrowing at the plowing end to form a D-shaped hole at the rear. At the opposite end (the front of the steam train) is a round cap with the remains of a suspension loop at its centre. There is a complete steam dome in situ on the top and, in front of it, the remains of a chimney. On the lower portion of either side of the body of the train are two sets of three wheels, one side is missing all the wheels, while there is one complete, and one nearly complete on the ot…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-C41762
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2014 T196: Incomplete silver whistle of post-medieval date. The whistle has been formed from silver sheet, rolled and soldered together. The whistle has three distinct elements: the mouthpiece, the body, and the open end. These three components are separated by two collars of spiral coiled silver wire (often known as 'cannetille') with a central core of silver wire of the same thickness. These collars are soldered on to the sheet metal body of the whistle. The mouthpiece is incomplete, having lost most of its silver tubing in antiquity. The central body of the …
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 21st June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-ACB5E5
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead alloy whistle of post-medieval date (c. AD 1800-1900). Similar in form to the common clay pipe, the whistle is circular in plan, with a clear casting seam, hole for the stem (now missing) and an off-centre spur on the base. There is a crack on the edge of the opening. Half of the whistle (starting from the opening) is undecorated, but the covered half (including spur and stem break) is decorated with evenly-spaced pellets and a scalloped line, with an additional pellet in each arch crease. Length: 34.17mm, width: 21.46mm, weight: 21.04g. Cf. WREX-5…
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-C35EC3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pewter (Britannia metal) pea whistle of late 19th to early 20th century date. The whistle is complete but the pea is missing. The whistle is cylindrical and hollow with a waisted/reeled and knopped terminal at the closed end, which is pierced for attachment to a ring and suspension cord or chain. The body of the whistle has a domed end with a circumferential lip; the dome appears detachable via a screw thread. There is a semi-circular sound hole. The mouthpiece has a D shaped aperture. Casting seams can be seen on either side of the body. The object has a dusty white patina. Le…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-974E15
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Whetstone, narrowed at the top, expanding gradually in one plane to form a bulbous terminal. Pierced for suspension at the top - drilled from both sides, minimum internal diameter 3.8mm. Concave wear at the edge of one side close to the piercing - width of wear up to 45mm. Fine grained ?sandstone, mica-rich, the stone is light orange-brown where freshly scratched, and darker grey-brown weathered surface. Length 131.2mm, width at top (level with piercing) 20.4mm, width at end 45.2mm, min thickness (at top) 9.3mm, max thickness (at end) 17.0mm, weight 115.8g. Uncertain date - Roma…
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 24th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wragby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-560207
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Whetstone. Very fine-grained purple-brown stone (possibly a sort of metamorphosed slate?). Trapezoidal in plan (tapering towards one end) with bevelled terminals, rectangular sectioned, perforated for suspension towards the wider terminal. Wear along the lower half of the narrower sides. File marks on the bevelled faces of the terminals. The perforation has been bored from both sides. Uncertain date - probably medieval or post medieval. Length 105.42mm, maximum width (perforated end) 14.7mm, minimum width (distal end) 8.3mm, thickness 9.0-9.7mm, diameter of perforation c.4.3mm, weight 32.93g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmorton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-5A81B3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable pendant whetstone of uncertain date. A fine grained dark stone, roughly rectangular in plan, with a hole for suspension from a cord or thong drilled at one end. The stone was probably considerably longer, it now terminates in a clean break 26 mm along from the suspension hole. One surface is very smooth and has a curve; thinning towards the break. This was probably due to the whetstone being in use for some time and may have contributed to the break. Wear around the hole also suggests prolonged use. The object is 21.5 mm wide, 37 mm long, 8.9 mm thick ta…
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-2FF1F9
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible whetstone of uncertain date. The object is triangular in plan, with a broken point. Composed of a dense, dark grey sedimentary stone, all surfaces and edges are smooth. One surface is very flat, and has straight linear scratches and lines suggestive of use sharpening metal edges. Compare with similar objects recorded as whetstones on this database YORYM-88E389, LIN-9FE32C, NARC-B5F28C Length 65.7 mm, width 25.3 mm tapering to 9.5 mm, Thickness 13.0 mm, weight 34.9g.
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 23rd April 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-B60B94
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval weight; Cast lead weight of bell shape: The weight is essentially a circular cone, although it flares out towards the bottom and is flattened at the top. It has a curved suspension loop at the top, formed from a strap of lead, and is pierced in the centre of the base. The weight looks to have been reshaped after casting, although this is difficult to determine as it is also somewhat pitted and gouged across its surface. The lead has a white patina, of varying thickness. Height 41.3mm, width (“diameter”) 33.4mm, weight 185.3g Lead weights are difficult to date due the…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-72A6F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy circular disc weight, probably medieval, ?12th or 13th century. The upper surface has raised decoration of an octofoil (or floriated cross?) with alternating pointed and rounded petals, and mis-formed central circular pellet. On the reverse are a central circular dimple, a wide shallow linear groove across two-thirds of the diameter, a narrow linear groove crossing this, and three closely spaced short linear scratches (with another possible scratch to the left) towards the edge (possibly denoting the weight?). Two areas of damage to the edge. Diameter 33.85mm, thickness…
Created on: Sunday 13th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford', grid reference and parish protected.