Record ID: LVPL-2D3E17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead head from the lid of a Post-medieval tobacco jar lid. This head would have been the handle of the lid of the jar and date to the 18th and 19th centuries. This head depicts a Black-African male with braids in his hair. It has broken below the neck, where it would have met the lid. The face is slightly worn but all the details remain.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BE0923
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Commemorative medal for the opening of Bolton Town Hall in 1873. It is made of pewter/lead and has been cast. It has been damamged and some of the edges have broken off. There are traces of some iron corrosion on the surface. One side has a picture of the town hall with the words OPENED BY.... around the edge. Below the picture it says TOWN HALL BOLTON. The second side has an elephant in the centre inside a laurel wreath. The elephant has a howdah on its back. This is the seat used by hunters in India and is sometimes seen as a castle (this is where 'Elephant and Castle' came fro…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL127
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
Lead spindle whorl. Incised lines one side.
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GREATER MANCHESTER WESTHOUGHTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-516EDA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Mary Tudor groat, dating to 1553-5AD. N 1960. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 1.70g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Egerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-632057
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large cast and possibly lathe turned copper-alloy circular trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight has a central punched hole and a concentric incised circle between the two. The reverse features a punched hole and number of circular grooves. The upper face is stamped with five designs: 1). 1 o'clock, 'A' for avoirdupois, 2). 6 o'clock, Ewer or coffee pot, the mark of the London Founder's Company, which verified weights, 3). 12 o'clock, Sword for the City of London, (Guildhall mark, the sword of St Paul) and 4). 10 o'clock, A crown surmounted mark (probably a C) 5). 9 o'clock…
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 3rd August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Egerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E213A7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead fabric weight, flat and circular, with two holes in the centre. Of simple design, with rounded edges and no decoration. These weights were (and are) used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to have come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-BBCC83
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post-medieval 1750 to 1850 AD cast copper-alloy tap with T-shaped handle. The handle and stem would have turned within the cylindrical socket, opening and closing a valve to allow the liquid to flow through an opening in the stem to the spout. The tap has a circular-sectioned spigot (the pipe that brings liquid to the tap) which tapers towards the end, perhaps for fitting into a barrel. The spout is circular in section and curves downwards to allow the flow of liquid. Above this is a small squared protrusion, which is believed to have been the focus of the hammer striking t…
Created on: Monday 11th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Egerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F7E419
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flaked flint dagger of early Bronze Age date, 2,500-1,500BC. The object is a pointed oval in plan and lozenge shaped in cross-section. The flint is flaked on each face with covering retouch. Along each long edge and around the point is short, parallel low-angle retouch. The implement has been made on a grey-brown to dark grey flint. Dimensions: 141mm in lenght, 47mm in width (at centre), 6mm thick (at centre), 10mm in width (at the point), 14mm in width (at the butt end). A similar dagger which has been recorded on the PAS database is SF-AFF8C5, https://finds.org.uk/database/a…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E917D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy strap fitting or bar mount of post-medieval date (c. 1550 - 1700 AD). The mount is broadly rectangular with an oval expansion at the middle and knopped terminals at each end. The back of the mount is slightly concave. Rectangular-sectioned integral pointed rivets extend from the back and curve inwards, one at each end. The expanded section is decorated on the front of the mount with grooves that extend from the top to the outer edge on each side. The mount has a smooth, dark-brown surface. It is 35.80mm in length, 11.80mm in width and 18.33mm at maximum thickness. It weig…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-2F1041
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy early medieval styca, dating within the period c. 685 - 855 AD. Inscription on both sides runs around pellet circle with central pellet. Obverse: +E[.....]H. Reverse: [...]VR[..]. The coin is 12.47mm in diameter, 1.08mm in thickness and weighs 0.60g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-7EBD4F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penannular brooch of c.9-10th century date. The brooch is sub-circular with a plain frame, oval in cross-section, which expands forming two flattened triangular terminals. Between the flattened terminals and the rest of the frame are stylised horses' heads, the noses at the frame end; the noses have upturned tips and there are two bulbous eyes on each head. The pin is complete and undecorated apart from the loop of the pin which is ribbed with expanded openings. Dimensions: 70.7 mm in diameter, length of pin 120.9 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6A65A0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period, (43-1700). The object is circular in plan and slightly biconical. It has a central circular perforation. Both the upper and lower surfaces are decorated with a circular ridge from which radiates spiralling lines. A raised ridge borders the internal perforation and the outer circumference of the object. The outer edge of the object has been damaged however it is in good condition. It has a light white patina. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to th…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westhoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2D55A3
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy mount of a horse. The horse is facing left and has a saddle and bridle on. It is standing on a stip, meant to be the ground. It is most likely to be a decorative plaque/mount from furniture as the back is hollow. It has some corrosion around the edges.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: LVPL207
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze flat axe. Fragment of blade missing.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GREATER MANCHESTER', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C52095
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval gold quarter noble of Henry IV (1399-1413), second/light issue dating to c.AD1412-13, mint: London, initial mark cross pattee. Ref: Woodhead 1996: pl. 20 no. 199. The coin has been heavily clipped removing upper parts of some letters in the inscription. It is possible that the coin has been doublestruck. The coin with its four lis in the first quarter of the shield is not listed in North. Woodhead (1996: pl. 20, text for no 199) discusses a very similar example for Henry IV, suggesting it was produced from early dies and tentatively places it in the second/light coinage.&n…
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westhoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-40CFA7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished stone axehead made from igneous rock with a mid-brown patina. In perfect condition, still retains sharp cutting edge. Examined by Dr Alan Bowden Curator of Earth Sciences at Liverpool Museum who identified it as not being of local stone, i.e., it has been imported into the region. Dr Bowden could not determine the source of the stone but suggested it could have been imported from the continent.
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2004
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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