Record ID: SOM-2E2489
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper mount dating to the 16th or 17th centuries. The mount is in the form of a large circular boss with a projection to one side. The boss has a hollow back and convex front which rises in two steps to a central dome, between the first and second step is a double incised ring. The edges of the boss are irregular and slightly damaged but it seems probable there was only ever one projection. The projecting piece is in the form of an oval lobe with a smaller lobed terminal beyond, both are convex on the front and the larger lobe has a hollow back. From the back of th…
Created on: Thursday 18th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 29th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke St Gregory CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-03AC82
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval or, more probably Post Medieval, 17th century, copper alloy signet ring. The ring has a roughly circular, misshapen hoop which is pointed oval in section with slightly convex inner and outer faces. The flat circular bezel has an incised design of a central cross with two equal cross bars flanked by the letters I S, the letters are outlined by incised lines, with a ground line below the cross and letters and a plain line border around the edge. The shoulders, flanking the bezel are constricted with three raised and thickened bands across them, the central band wider than …
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-84A6EE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy token halfpenny, dating from the late 17th century. This token, issued by George Barne[....] of St. Giles in the Fields, London, is not listed in the standard reference works and would appear to be a previously unrecorded piece. Diameter: 19.6mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 1.33g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BBB480
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark hand, minted at London, AD 1589-1592, North (1991:137) no.2017.
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BC5F89
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver penny of Charles I (1625-1649), probably Group E, unclear initial mark, minted at London, AD 1640-1649, North (1991:163) no.2272.
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C04C49
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast lead-alloy bifaced token of Powell type 2 / Powell type 8 (c. AD 1500-1800). The token is square in shape, but has two rounded corners, one of which is chipped. On one face, at an angle to the edge, the token has a raised design of the letters T B with a star between them and a pellet below. Where the edges are less worn there is the remainder of a stamped border. On the other side, at a 45% angle to the TB , are the numbers 22 with an offset vertical line between them. The token is 21.5mm by 22.1mm, 2.3mm thick and weighs 6.00g Lead tokens had a wide variety of …
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E821D3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy openwork mount with integral attachment spikes. The mount has a flat openwork plate with bevelled edges which is general piriform in shape with the top point elaborated into a trefoil. The side petals of the trefoil have circular indents in their centre and the central petal is elongated, echoing a fleur de lis. There is a projecting solid rectangular knop at the base flanked by slight rounded knops and a solid chervon across the openwork centre. On the back are two integral circular sectioned spikes with sharp points. They are placed on a central line,…
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3C0731
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1591 to 1594. Third coinage, initial mark possibly tun. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-5468A8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy post-medieval half-penny trade token, dating to between AD 1648-1672. The token was issued by Robert Willy Senior of Witney and depicts a woolpack on the reverse. Williamson Oxfordshire 247.
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-F9BBC9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval cast copper alloy button with enamel decoration and integral shank of the 'Stuart enamel' type dated c. AD 1600-1700. The button is circular in plan with a convex front and a concave back. In cross section it is D shaped. A geometric pattern on the front face is applied in the cloisonné style but is poorly preserved. The design consists of a large raised central boss from which extend four pentagonal cells filled with opposing white and turquoise glass / enamel: between the angles of the pentagonals are triangular wedges of dark blue / black coloured glass. This centr…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-33FF28
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to the year 1567 (on coin). Initial mark probably coronet. Minted at London. North (1991:135) no.1998. The coin is very worn and has a small tear on the circumference.
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Zeals', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-55C404
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy rectangular single-looped buckle of medieval to post-medieval date (c. AD 1400-1700). The buckle's rectangular frame has rounded corners on the outer edge. It is square in cross-section with some rounding to the outer edge. Looped in situ is a thick wire pin which has corroded in the same manner as the frame. The buckle's form is not diagnostic hence the large date range offered.
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilcomb CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-6F86D3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval/post-medieval cast lead token decorated unifacially in relief. It has been bent following old damage. It depicts a voided long cross with central pellet and large voided 'O' set at forty-five degrees in each angle.
Created on: Friday 5th July 2013
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilcomb CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D61514
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval copper alloy lace tag, constructed from a piece of sheet copper alloy, the long edges are folded over and then the sheet is rolled to form a tapering cylinder ending in a sharp point. The tag has been shaped in the form of a cattle horn and is very finely finished. There are no signs of damage and the condition is very good. Medieval or Post-Medieval copper alloy sheet rivet, of the type usually used for repairing metal vessels. The rivet is formed from triangular piece of sheet metal, rolled into a cone, with a flat top and coming to a sharp point at the…
Created on: Saturday 21st September 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheddelwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-558703
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and abraded 17th-century trade token farthing issued by mercer Joseph Freer of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, dated 1652 on token (Williamson Buckinghamshire 14)
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quarrendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9005D5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy four-way strap junction of post-medieval date. The piece is formed of four circular loops arranged around a central sqaure; one of the loops has broken through. The loops curve into the square's field. The central element is recessed apart from a central pellet, perhaps to take in inlay that has now been lost. While the upper surface is moulded the lower surface is flat. The piece has a red/brown colour with patches of light-green and off-white corrosion product. This, the form and finish, suggest a date for this piece perhaps in the 17th or 18th ce…
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sampford Peverell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-902166
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper-alloy flat disc of probable post-medieval date (c. 18th or 19th century AD). The piece is corroded, with the only decoration discernible with any clarity being the letters VM, both with serifs.
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sampford Peverell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AA45B0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame. Around a half of one of the buckle's loops has been broken away following old damage, with the outer edge gone completely and the sides surviving to differing extents above and below. The pin is also missing. The remaining oval loop is curved in cross-section due to a central recess between the sides of the buckle on the back. This is presumably a result of casting in an open, one-piece mould, whereby the metal has cooled and contracted. At the centre of the outer edge of the complete loop is an angled lobed kn…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halberton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-AEBBDE
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval cast copper-decorative hinge element from either a box or possibly a book fitting (c. 1500-c. 1700). The object is flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section with bevelled edges at the front. One end terminates with a fleur-de-lis which has a countersunk hole for attachment. The rivet for this hole is missing. Beyond this is heart-shaped openwork, within which is a rounded moulding with a countersunk hole for a second rivet. This moulding and hole are incomplete due to a break. Beyond the second rivet hole there is a narrowed protrusion which would have fitted into t…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-B00A02
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Venetian Soldino issued by Leonardo Loredano and dating to 1501 - 1521 Date: Post Medieval - 1501 - 1521 Diameter: 12.40 mm Weight: 0.28 g Die axis: 12
Created on: Monday 7th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Keyneston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E25108
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dinero of the Principality of Cataluna, of mid-C17th date. Obverse: V[ILL]A : 16[42]; head right. Reverse: [...]NA; long cross dividing legend, three pellets in two quarters, large annulet in two quarters. Possible mint of Oliana. cf. Calico et al. 1982, 174; Type 77/Number 153.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F7CA4B
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged, now incomplete, post-medieval lead-alloy button. The button has a slightly convex front with a moulded design of a sunken six petalled flower with raised lines between each petal that emerge from a central rosette. There is a line border around each sunken petal in low relief. The edge is shaped to the curved edges of the petals, though with alternating lines and double pellets that protrude. The back is flat, though raised at its circular centre which corresponds with the sunken petals. At the centre is a raised line from which two stubs emerge to have formed a simple loop…
Created on: Monday 4th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F89F5C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded post-medieval cast copper-alloy mount of 17th to 18th-century date. It has a flat oval body. From each shorter end of the body protrude a slightly raised trefoil terminal and flared terminal respectively. Each terminal features a pair of crude grooves to delineate the designs. From the flat back emerge two integral prongs. These spring from circular bases at the trefoilate terminal and the junction of the body with the other terminal. Only stubs of the prongs survive; they appear to be of rectangular cross-section. This mount has corroded to a red/brown colour. Such mounts …
Created on: Monday 4th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F8E344
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded post-medieval cast copper-alloy mount of c. 17th-century date. It has a flat trapezoidal body with bevelled edges on its upper surface. From the narrower end of the body an initially wider triangular protrusion emerges. From the wider end of the body is an initially narrower circular protrusion. From the flat back two integral prongs would have emerged. One no longer exists; its attachment scar is located at the centre of the circular terminal. A prong emerges from one of the bases of the triangular terminal, as such completely off centre. The prong curves inward to the cen…
Created on: Monday 4th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1C0A84
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval to early post-medieval cast lead alloy maidenhead spoon knop. This is the decorative end of a spoon broken off the top of a spoons stem. The figure depicts the bust of a female. Folds on the side and back of the head suggest the figure is wearing a long headdress. At the base there appears to be foliate or fleur de lis projections, rising from the base part way up her torso, one at the centre of the front and one at the back. Alternatively the figure may be kneeling with one leg forward and one back. The knop is now 22.7 mm long, 10.4mm wide and 8.6mm thick, weighing 5…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiselborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1CF6EE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Post Medieval cast copper-alloy cup weight belonging to nested set c. 1100-c. 1900 AD with the later end of this range more likely.This weight is circular in plan. Its sides, 2.9mm thick and 15.4mm tall, flare evenly upwards from the base to a rim. The base is flat on the inside and outside. The inner and outer faces and rim are plain. Outer diameter of rim: 28.3mm; outer diameter of base: 22.2 mm. Weight:28.05g. (0.989 ounces). According to Biggs (1992, 14-16) this type of weight was in use from the 12th century and throughout the medieval to post-medieval period although…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiselborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1DE6A8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy spherical animal bell (crotal) of post-medieval date. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two sub-circular sound holes with a rectangular loop projecting from the top between them. The loop is formed of an angular U-shaped bar of square cross-section and is 9.8 mm high, 11.3 wiide and 4.2mm thick. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece'; this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long, w…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mere CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-B08296
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy spoon, probably dating to the late 17th or 18th century. The surviving fragment comprises of the end of the spoon's handle. This is broadly piriform in shape, tapering from 12.9mm wide at its rounded shoulders to 4.1mm, where it terminates in a worn break. In profile the top edge of one face of the handle thickens pronouncedly above the widest point of the shoulders, from 1.4mm to 3.8mm, creating a lip with a concave curve below it. The spoon terminates in an elaborated knob, comprising of a large central section, 6.1mm in diameter and hexagona…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poltimore CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-8024D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn, bent early 17th-century silver post-medieval halfgroat of James I, second issue, London mint (c. 1605 - c. 1606 AD; North 2104)
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterbourne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-E18B20
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver twopence of George I (1714-1727), minted 1727. It is generally considered these coins were all minted for the Maundy sets although many subsequently circulated as small change.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-E22D75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of James I, Type 3d (Lennox round), initial mark possibly a tun, 1614-1625 AD, North 2136. Reverse struck off centre.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-E27612
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin which has been polished until no trace of the design or legend remains. The size suggests it was origionally a post medieval three pence. Coins were polished in this way for use as love tokens but also to make small silver items such as boxes.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-E2BF63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of Charles II, 1672 AD
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-FC6B57
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy post medieval double loop buckle frame. 28.3mm long, 27.1mm wide, 2.5mm thick and 3.4 grams in weight. One loop has gone almost completely from old breaks. The other is D shaped in profile with an expanded outer edge and a central pair of projecting lips forming a pin rest. The centre bar is recessed and narrowed, there are projecting knobs at both ends, outlined by grooves across the frame. Similar to Whitehead (2003) page 61, no 306 hence a date of c.1550-1650 is suggested.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-FCC538
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy post medieval rectangular shoe buckle with seperate spindle. 17.5mm long, 13.1mm wide, 3.5mm thick and 2.2 grams in weight. The frame is rectangular and slightly curved upwards, with outer sides that expand inwards slightly, these widened areas have no visible pin rests but the triangular pin is still cemented to one of them. The sides are also widened inwards and thickened at the centre to hold the spindle. The iron spindle is still in place, although rusted. The pin is complete, trianguler, 8.8mm long and 2.8mm wide at the base. The chape is incomplete; it is attach…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-FD8C04
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy early post-medieval hooked tag with a central circular boss, trapezoid loop and complete hook. The central boss is 11.9mm in diameter, 2.3mm thick and worn; it has a outer, flat ring decorated with short radiating lines; the central raised section may be decorated with the letters 'ihs' (for Jesus), although this is too worn to be certain. The back of the boss is mostly flat with an off-centre slightly concave oval area. The attachment loop is trapezoid, 11.1mm wide where it meets the loop and 12.8mm wide at the outer edge, the bar itself is 1.5mm wide and 0.9mm thick. Th…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-0D7B32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of William III (1694-1702), 1696 issue.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7E37AB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy traders token farthing issued by the City of Bristol datng from AD 1652 to 1670 ; Williamson (1891:241), Gloucestershire 12 to 20.
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-E6F34E
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval sheet lead powder holder cap (c. 17th century). It has straight sides, now squashed inwards, with an oval top (also squashed and distorted). Where the sides meet the top there are two attachment loops, one on each side, one split in the middle, the other bent inwards. The sides are comprised of a strip of lead bent into a circle and attached to edges of the circular face. The other face remains open to allow the rest of the powder holder to fit into it. The cap measures 24.0 mm in height, 62.0mm by 36.7mm at the top and 35.0mm by 34.0mm at the base. The sides are 3.…
Created on: Thursday 9th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-39F451
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval cast copper alloy crotal bell complete with iron suspension ring and hook. The bell is divided into two hemispheres by a prominent ridge which runs around the centre of the bell. The upper hemisphere is undecorated with two large sound holes. A semi-circular loop extends up from the top of the upper hemisphere.The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. A rusty iron ring goes through the loop (the ring has abutting ends), an integral hook continues from …
Created on: Monday 13th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.