Record ID: LANCUM-1F98A7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible part of one of the 15th century copper alloy 'lyre' shaped strap ends or buckles. These are usually socketed to hold the end of the strap. The length is 27mm, the width is 24mm and the thickness is 5mm. It is decorated with a black-letter inscription, probably m (for Mary).
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72F356
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medievel ceramic vessel grittyware base sherd of a thrown bowl or jug, possibly a pancheon like vessel. Oxidised orange to orange/brown gritty ware, scratchable by thumbnail with force. Hackly, inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm and void to 8 x 2mm, including some grass voids. Well sorted, sub rounded to angular, inclusions mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid. The sherd demonstrates only light abrasion. There is weakly magnetic material adhering internally, probably as a result of iron production on site. Three other…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-729C93
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two adjacent Medieval ceramic vessel gritty ware rim sherds from a thrown pot or jar. The fabric is oxidised orange to orange/brown and scratchable by thumbnail with force. It is has inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm and void to 8 x 2mm. These are well sorted, sub rounded to angular, and the inclusions are mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid. Its form suggests the vessel probably dates to the first half of the Medieval period (12th-13th century). However care is needed as it may be from a local and highly conservati…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72DE55
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to late Medieval vessel rim sherd from thrown round pot or jug. Oxidised orange to orange/brown gritty ware, scratchable by thumbnail with force. Hackly, inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm. Well sorted, sub rounded to angular, inclusions mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid..There is some weakly magnetic material adhering externally. Its form suggests the vessel probably dates to the first half of the Medieval period (12th-13th century). However care is needed as it may be from a local and highly …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9ABC35
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval decorative belt fitting perhaps from a sword belt perhaps dating between 1500 and 1600 AD. The length is 20mm, width 10mm, and the weight is 4g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHLEACH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-09B6C5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy shield shaped enamelled heraldic mount of probable 14th century AD date. In profile it is broadly D shaped. It is shield shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. This central area is also slight domed. The outer border is flat. Three small circular rivet holes can be seen at each corner of the object all complete. The centre of the object is decorated with a three chevrons two of which are still raised. The outer border would probably have been gilded. Chevrons are a common depiction in terms of heraldic devices and therefore could belong to a wide varietie…
Created on: Wednesday 15th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WEST TANFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4E1395
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Inscribed seal matrix lead-alloy cast dating from 14th century AD. It reads 'S'RICARD FIL WILLI' which means the 'Seal of Richard, son of William' (the S at the beginning is the abbreviation of 'SIGILLUM', lat. seal) so it's a personal seal matrix. The diameter is 30mm and the weight is 18.93g.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BARNOLDSWICK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CB2F97
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy medieval zoomorphic padlock mechanism. These mechanisms usually date between 1200 - 1500AD. This is a very fine example and is probably quite early around 1200AD. The padlock (commonly termed barrel lock because of the common cylindrical shape) is shaped like a ram. The animal has four legs and the back right leg is slightly broken. The head is elongated with two small curving rams one of them broken in half and has a decorated face with eyes and a nose. The body of the animal is undecorated. The padlock has on square hole at the front and 3 small concentric holes at the …
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-807084
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag, dating from the Post-Medieval period 1500 to 1600 AD. The hook is cast in one with the plate and projects from the base. The loop is positioned at the top of the plate and would have been rectangular in shape. The plate is sub rectangular. The upper section of the plate is decorated with 7 depressions. The hook is flanked by a slanting ridge near the top. The back of the hooked tag is flat and undecorated. The object has a medium-dark green patina. Similar hooked tags date to the 16th Century and can be found in Gordon Bailey's Buttons and F…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SLEAFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-62F404
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy scabbard chape of late 15th to 16th century. The chape is cast in one piece and is broadly shield shaped in plan. The sides curve and then converge at the base terminating in a basal lobed or globular knop. The top of the chape has a central lobe, which appears to be broken, flanked by concave curves with pointed projections at either side, one missing. A slightly raised rib runs down the centre of the front of the chape. To either side of the rib there are openwork designs consisting of an asymmetrical circle above a sub-rectangle but is otherwise undecorated. The…
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5C5EE5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A decorative copper alloy plate from a buckle the form of the frame, the short rear part of the plate and the shape of the apertures seem to point to a med date 12th - 13th century AD. The buckle is largely flat, 'D' shaped and plain with bevelling to the upper surface on the outer edge of the frame. There is also a protruding knop that may well be zoomorphic in style. The pin is copper alloy and broken but the loop and part of the pin is still intact. The plate is open work moulded, rectangular with three equal-sized rectangular apertures, each extending into a sub-oval perforation a…
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Last updated: Saturday 12th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F53D78
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy swivel or strap fitting dating from the early medieval period, that is the 11th or 12th century. The fitting appears complete but very worn. It is composed of two halves which are identical. They are mounted on an internal rivet and rotate freely, as can be seen in the finder's images taken from different angles. The cross-section of both segments is circular at the bottom/in the centre, but they each terminate in a small animal or possibly quadruped which sits on the apex of each half. The surfaces of both halves are extremely worn but some of the moulded decoration…
Created on: Thursday 28th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Noke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EF1207
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object, possibly part of a medieval mount for a candle dating 1200 to 1500AD. The length is 92mm and the width 26mm.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WEST BRADFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7D9851
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval, or possibly post medieval, copper alloy strap end dating between c1066 to c1600 AD, probably the fourteenth century. The rivets are still in place though the plate on one side has a signicant amount missing. There appears to be remnant white metal finish, possibly silvering. The length is 34mm and the width 21mm.
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Poppleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E6862
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible strap slider, probably Medieval (c1066 to c1600), cast copper alloy. The length is 45mm and the width 34mm.
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E0CEC4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper alloy spout probably dating to the 15th century AD. The cylindrical spout is zoomorphic in form, depicting a dog's head, with a 'C' shaped arm where it would have joined a vessel. The spout is tubular and terminates in a dog's head with open mouth; the tube spout protrudes from the open mouth. The head has a moulded nose, prominent, rounded brow, and sub-oval grooved ears that protrude slightly above the head; the eyes are not distinguished. There is a raised ridge running from front to back on the top of the head. These spouts are pouring spouts likely to be fr…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HAMBLETON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-61C131
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Religious icon probably a pilgrims mount perhaps 16th or 17th century Catholic related. Found in the vicinity of Walton Hall to which it is probably associated. The length is 77mm, width 63mm, thickness 2mm, and the weight is 22g.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton-Le-Dale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1DAC70
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged cast copper alloy horse harness pendant, dating between c1300 and c1400 AD.. The pendant is sub-circular in plan with an integrally cast suspension loop set perpendicular to the pendant. The centre of the upper edge has an integral lug with a perforation, which is perpendicular to the pendant. The outer surface of the pendant is slightly convex and the reverse concave. Similar to NMS-262F26, BERK-0A6C67, NMS-7849D0 and WAW-E8D2A5. It has been decorated but the detail is now hard to distinguish. The length is 52mm, and the width 39mm.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lincoln', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BD50F7
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object, probably a 15th century harness pendant fitting or mount. Probably dating to between c1400 to c1500 AD. The length is 44mm, width 36mm, and the weight is 6.77g.
Created on: Sunday 20th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulleskelf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EF6241
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorated lead Medieval plumb-bob dating 1100-1500AD with zigzag & triple pellet decoration. The object could be associated with a reputedly ecclesiastical institution in the area called St. Claire's The site of St Claire's is unknown. It is well cast and nicely decorated and indicates that it is a relatively high status object. The length is 67mm, the width is 14mm and the depth 10mm.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WADDINGTON MOOR', grid reference and parish protected.