Record ID: LANCUM-1AC351
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medal commemorating the coronation of the King Edward III and Queen Alexandra which has been converted to a pendant. One the obverse are images of the King and Queen seen from the side, facing left. On the obverse the legend 'TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION' is found around two thirds of the circumference, and in the centre is a crown, flanked by 'E' and 'R', of 'OF KING EDWARD VII AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA MCMII' can be made out. Interestingly there are remains of another metal and solder in two places on the reverse, suggesting that it was mad…
Created on: Friday 1st September 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Helsington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A4F7F3
Object type: RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy D shaped accessory ring. The buckle is well made in one piece from round section wire, and has no decoration. It is probably a modern strap fixing as there is no trace of a pin, and would have been used in conjunction with another duplicate ring to hold a strap Dimensions: 42mm long and 35mm wide, weighs 15.52g
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holme St Cuthbert', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8F0F3E
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medal bar from the Territorial War Force Medal (1914-19). An oblong, copper alloy medal bar covered in ribbon which is yellow with two narrow green stripes vertically through it. Two copper alloy fixing rings are still present on the rear. The bronze medal would have depicedt George V on the front, with 'Territorial War Medal' and 'For Voluntary Service Overseas 1914-19' on the reverse. The Imperial War Museum website states that: This bronze medal was awarded to those who were either Members of the Territorial Force or Territorial Force Nursing Ser…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gilsland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FE621F
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large medal commemorating the defeat of Austria by Fredrick II of Prussia.  One face depicts a mounted soldier whose horse in trampling another person, who is laid on the ground, brandishing a club. Under the horse a settlement of some sort can be seen. There is lettering around one quarter of the face, only some of which is decipherable. On the other side is a seated figure with a shield on their right hand side, again there is some lettering which is not fully legible. The date is in the exergue but ony 17__ can be deciphered The medal is probably one which co…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sedbergh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6B2254
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded copper alloy mount with a rock crystal The basic mount is rectangular in shape. It has a border formed in to the metal which gives the appearance of beading or 'pie crust'. The face of the mount is raised into what would be a pyramid but is truncated. The whole is gilded. Into this raised face is set a rock crystal, which is is an irregular ovoid in shape, wider at one end than the other. The rear of the mount is also formed into a pyramidal shape, and on it there is what appears to be the remains of a flap of material, perhaps part of the original …
Created on: Friday 31st March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-A62656
Object type: VINAIGRETTE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, albeit broken, Modern vinaigrette, likely dating to the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries. The vinaigrette box would have been used to house perfume or scents, such as cedar wood chips or a cloth soaked in perfume, and used by the upper classes in Georgian and Victorian England. The box is made from copper-alloy but has been treated with silver gilt on its exterior. The box is hinged; however, the top does not open. Although the backplate has bent and come away from the top of the box, it is in very good condition considering the circumstances of discovery. The internal s…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Saturday 19th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Crosscanonby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3D8BDA
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, chipped, cracked and slightly bent, milled tin-alloy (pewter) commemorative medallion of Modern date, specifically dated to 1884. The medallion was created to commemorate the royal visit of Albert Edward, the prince of Wales, and Alexandra, the princess of Wales, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1884. Obverse: Conjoined busts of the prince and princess of Wales facing left. The male bust is of Albert Edward, the future King Edward VII (AD 1901-1910), and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark. The obverse inscription begins at 6 o'clock. All within a beaded border. Obverse …
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3D5D8A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy weight. It has a crown within a central circle, defined by dots, and around the edge of this is the word PLATED, with asterisks either side of it. It is approximately one fifth of an Imperial ounce in weight Dimensions: 24.03mm in diameter and 1.83mm high, it weighs 5.15g.
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-88AC21
Object type: DRAIN COVER
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object of Post Medieval or Modern date, about AD 1800-1950, probably a drain cover or plug hole guard. The object is in the form of an equal armed cross connected by a circle placed 5.5mm from the terminals of the cross. The four terminals are tapered at an angle of about 60º from the reverse to the front, while all elements of the object, the terminals, cross pieces and the circle, are narrower on the upper surface than the lower. There are no obvious attachment elements to the object, while its very regular cast construction, crisp edges and the nature of the co…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9ABDE5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern white metal pot mend from a large metal or ceramic vessel. It is sub-triangular in plan. In profile and section there is a noticeable rounded stepped lip on the smoother side. The other side has a roughly cast semi-circular ridge approximately 9mm high and 9mm wide. This produces a concavity that partially contains a circular perforation. This perforation (diameter 3mm) passes through the thinner part of the object at an angle. There are scoured lines that run the length of the perforation. The object has been very roughly cast in sand than roughly dressed with…
Created on: Saturday 10th July 2021
Last updated: Sunday 3rd April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Silloth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC4D9C
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Modern enamelled copper alloy Royal engineers badge. In two pieces, originally connected by a piece of threaded rod. Top section consists of a Royal monogram GvR within a Garter Band, crowned, all inside a laurel wreath. Blue enamel infill on the crown. White enamel writing on the blue enamel belt. Bottom section is four downward pointing chevrons in blue enamel. The original fixing and its attachment point are still present and from these is can be deduced that the chevrons of the lower section were point upward originally. Dates to between c1910 and c1936 AD. Top section…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0B3306
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern white metal and layered chalcedony hinged bracelet. No assay marks so probably white metal rather than silver. The overall form is typical of Art Deco, or Deco influenced, with some more traditional decorative elements. The bezel is set with a brown to white layered chalcedony, probably either a banded onyx or agate. The overall effect is of an eye within a border. The 'iris' of the 'eye' appears to be set with nacre or Mother Of Pearl. The shoulders of the band are decorated with floral scrolls within an enclosed beaded border. This border runs along the bracelets edges for it…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0B27E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval to Modern dress brooch, initially thought to be coloured paste and yellow metal. After recording the finder took it for examination by a jeweller who stated it to be gold and topaz. The former was thought to be more likely as there are no assay marks though these are not always present on jewellery. The brooch consists of a highly ornate frame consisting of swags, coronets and finials in gold. Inside this there is a large piece of honey yellow topaz which has been given one of the more recent brilliant cuts. The brooch is largely complete though the pin and some of i…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-76E639
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy zoomorphic badge or mount, probably pertaining to a specific manufacturer or seller. It is curved in section with a very robust, possibly hollow, central mounting stud (diameter 7mm) on the concave inner face. It was originally attached to something cylindrical, possibly a guard or front down tube of an early bicycle. The maker has not been traced so far. The animal appears to be a mythological bird or beast, probably a wyvern. Probably dates to between c1850 and c1950 AD. The length is 62mm, width 21mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 11g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Last updated: Saturday 2nd January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-76CF32
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval to early Modern copper alloy regimental head dress badge for St. Edwards School, Oxford O.T.C (Officer Training Corps). It is a seven pointed star surmounted by a coronet, possibly a Saxon crown, in plan. The pressed decoration on the star is now largely illegible, but originally showed an escutcheon bearing the arms of the school (Kipling and King, Head-Dress Badges of the British Army: volume 1, 1978, # 2671). The rear mounted attachment clip appears intact though corroded. Dates to between c1908 and c1940 AD. The length is 36mm, width 33mm, thickness 6mm, an…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A12B5D
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy toy gun. Only the barrel and part of the breech remain. It originally fired projectiles like matchsticks. The firing mechanism consisted of a piece of wire about 2mm in diameter that utilised a small spring approximately 30mm long to give it enough force to fire the projectile from the end of the barrel. It was cocked by pushing the projectile into the barrel which in turn compressed the spring. It probably dates to between c1900 and c1980 AD. The length is 73mm, width 20mm, thickness 20mm, and the weight is 59.64g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-59A225
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal of modern date (c. 1890 - 1910 AD). The seal is oblong in form and comprises two sheets of metal which are stamped together and perforated to allow attachment to a bag. It is stamped on both sides with raised lettering. One side bears an inscription round the edge that is now illegible except for the letters 'SON'. In the centre of the face is more clearly visible: 'MANURE / MANERS'. The other side bears the company name 'WEBB' above a schematic flowers confined by a garter, with a further illegible inscription running around the edge. The object has a light brown patina…
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 31st August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-2D48F2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete finger ring, possibly of copper-alloy with a purple stone. The ring is formed by a thin (width: 1.5mm) band with a broader strip (width: 9mm) which forms the shoulders and base of the bezel. The shoulders are decorated with a pattern of dots and lines, swirls, and tri-lobe shape. The centre of this wider strip is circular, and on top is a circular bezel with scalloped edges, which contains a purple, octagonally cut and pointed stone. The back face of the ring is undecorated. The object has a light-green to brown patina. The ring is complete but squashed out of shape.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2F1D10
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy tobacco pipe bowl weighing 34g. The bowl is 41mm in height, with a 40mm long socket for attaching a stem and a small forward pointing spur, which is 6mm long. The top of the bowl has been quite badly dented and distorted with a certain amount of lateral squashing. This means that the side profile would originally have been a little narrower at the rim than it presently appears. Similarly, the stem socket had been bent slightly upwards but would have been straight originally. The end of the socket is rather dented and corroded but it appears to be essentially comple…
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridekirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-937134
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pistol butt mount, probably from a pistol of 'Queen Anne' type dating from AD1725-75. The mount is in the form of a grotesque human mask within a scrolled frame. The mouth is wide open around an aperture through which was placed an attachment rivet .
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heversham', grid reference and parish protected.