Record ID: LVPL-8C8520
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy harness mount of post-medieval date. Originally it would have been circular with a raised central boss and decorated around the outside with perhaps 12 smaller raised bosses - 2 of which survive. The central boss is damaged and may have been decorated. In the depression between the central and outer bosses there is a raised decoration of touching circles. On the reverse the surface is slightly concave and there is a remnant of what may have been the method of fixing this decorated lead item. Similar examples which can be found on the PAS database is LVPL-…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8C185D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead token or decoration. The token is circular with raised decoration on the obverse. On the obverse the decoration depicts a shield overlaid with a long cross. The top two quarters of the shield may have a letter in each whilst the bottom two quarters contain a pellet each. The piece is bound by a border of raised zig zag lines. The reverse is blank and flat suggesting that it could have been attached - maybe to leather. The item is slightly buckled probably as a result of damage by a plough.
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-33E3A4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An lead alloy object of uncertain function. The object is circular in plan and is D-shaped in cross-section. The flat face is rough and uneven with no visible pitting. Due to its undiagnostic nature it cannot be dated closely however the condition of the lead suggests a Post-Medieval date is likely. The object may have functioned as a palm guard however there are no diagnostic features. Palm guards were for use by a leather worker to protect the palm whilst stitching. Bailey (1995, 64-65) dates such objects to the 17th century onwards.
Created on: Saturday 20th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Downholland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-750DDA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post medieval date. The object is oval in plan and slightly conical. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. Each face is undecorated. The object has a light brown patina. Dimensions: 29mm in length, 28mm in width, 5mm thick, 22.60g. Spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-74E383
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball of post-medieval date. The object is spherical in plan and has a visible casting seem running around its circumfrence. The object has a mottled brownish-grey patina. Dimensions: 12mm in diameter, 8.80g. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-74DBA1
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball of post-medieval date. The object is sub-spherical in plan and has a raised casting seem running around its circumfrance terminating with the remains of a projecting spru. The object has a dark grey patina. Dimensions: 17mm in length, 15mm in width, 13.00g. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-74D237
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball of post-medieval date. The object is spherical in plan and has a deep nick cut into one side. There is no casting seem or spru visible. The object has a light white patina. Dimensions: 17mm in diameter, 27.25g Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005).
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-BF0BA6
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy male figurine with an exaggerated phallus, probably dating to the Post Medieval period, circa AD 1600-1800. The back of the figurine is flat and undecorated. The figure is naked but may be wearing a hat, possibly a bowler hat with a flattened top. The face is worn with no visible features. The shoulders are narrowed and sloped. Each arm bends at the elbow across the waist. The erect phallus is disproportionately large below which are the worn testicles. The legs are short terminating in rounded forward facing feet. There is no detail on the feet or hands. T…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-82075E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy decorative mount in the form of a flower of post-medieval date. The centre of the flower is flat and is decorated with cross hatching. The petals are formed with moulded ridges with projecting rounded ends. To the rear of the object is a flattened integral lead hook for attachment. There is a punched hole next to centre of flower. The object has a light white patina.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Etton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EEF9BA
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy powder measure cap, dating to the period c1600-1700. The object is distorted but would have been cylindrical and has a circular base and an open top. One side of the rim is incomplete. At the base of the object is one complete attachment loop and one incomplete loop. The object is mottled mid-grey in colour.
Created on: Friday 17th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4616DA
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two halves of a lead alloy musket ball of post medieval date. It is likely that each half is part of the same musket ball. The shot would have been spherical and appears to have been intentionally cut in half. A casting seem is visible on one half and each half has a projecting spru. Dimensions: 14 mm in diameter, 12.6g Half and quartered musket balls are found from 18th century contexts and are believed to have been produced to generate a spraying action when fired from a rifle (Sivilich, 2005, 15). Reference: Sivilich, D.M. 2005. Revolutioanry War Musket Ball Typology. In S…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7556E5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy possible weight or spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The lower face of the object is undecorated, flat and has a dark waxy grey patina. The upper face of the object has a rough dark brown iron patina which is decorated with raised pellets. In the centre of the object there is a circular very slight depression measuring 10mm in diameter. This depression is mid-grey in colour. Dimensions: 29mm in diameter, 6mm thick, 25.7g The shape of the object, decoration and central depression is suggestive of this being…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-2A2E1E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal of post-medieval date. The object is oval in plan with a projecting tab. The remaining disc is stamped by a crowned fleur-de-lis with the initials I R to each side. The cloth seal was probably issued during the reign of James I (1603-1625). The second half of the cloth seal is missing. Dimensions: 20mm in length, 13mm in width, 2.00g Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, G. 1989 'Leaden Seals for Textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade' Costume No. 23).
Created on: Friday 8th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-963F4D
Object type: TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy rectangular 'tag' or strip probably of post-medieval date. The object is rectangular in plan and is flat. The object has been pierced or punched through four times. Three of the perforations are sub-rectangular while one appears to be two conjoined circles. The perforations are unevenly spaced and may have been used in order to thread the 'tag' onto an object. A grooved spiral surrounds one of the punched holes. Following the perforations the object is stamped on each face with Roman numerals which read XXVII. This can be translated as 27. The numerals have been punched d…
Created on: Friday 1st September 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-97E616
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy figurine or handle dating from the Post-Medieval to the Modern period. The head is three dimensional and hollow. It appears to be in the form of a human male possibly of African ethnicity. The face is damaged obscuring the features and it has a short 'bowl-cut' hairstyle. At the base of the rear of the head is a flat sub oval projection which would have extended to form a rectangular shank. Similar examples which have been recorded on the database all have integral shanks projecting from the base of head forming a 'neck' a parallel for a hollow head with rectangular sl…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9DF3C5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large lead alloy shot or weight probably dating to the post-medieval period. The object is spherical with an uneven surface. One face has been flatted possibly indicating where it has impacted against another object. The object has a light brown patina. Dimensions: 24mm in diameter, 51.2g
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-9D8BD0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval lead weight (c.AD1600-c.1800). The object is spherical with a rough pitted outer surface. A circular hole has been drilled through the centre of the object and measures 5mm in diameter. The hole does not perforate the opposite face of the musket ball, stopping short. There is no visible casting seem. The object has a light greyish-brown patina. Dimensions: 18mm in width, 15mm in height, 24.6g The object is very similar in form to a musket ball however the hole suggests it has been used as a weight. Weights had various functions including use in trade,…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-62AD6A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead-alloy button, dating late 16th-17th century. The button is convex with flat back and decorated with worn moulding and a central pellet. Four moulded lines radiate out from the central pellet to the button's edge. Between each moulded line the button is decorated with worn cross-hatching. The button has an integral looped shank now slightly bent and pierced for attachment. A casting seam is visible on the back of the button. The object has a mid-grey patina. Dimensions: 16mm in length, 17mm in width, 8.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-628848
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy possible uniface token or weight of post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and decorated on one face. The object is decorated with a border of three parallel circumferential ridges between which is a series of worn horizontal ridges. Within the inner circle is a cross pattee. The rear of the object is undecorated. The object has a mid-grey patina. Dimensions: 23mm in diameter, 3mm thick, 6.3g Tokens were easy to make and distributed widely throughout a large period of time; therefore, they are difficult to date precisely. Those decorated to resemble Medi…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-26CABB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight of post-medieval date, c. AD 1500-1800. The object is circular in plan with a raised circumferential rim. The upper face is stamped with the numerals II. The lower surface is flat and undecorated. The object has a light-brown patina. Lead weights are common throughout the medieval and post-medieval period. Dimensions: 26mm in diameter, 10mm thick, 51.6g Biggs, N. & Withers, P. (2000) note that weights of this type with numerals are consistent with the Roman weight-system as well as the averdepois system, thus they could equally be 16th century. Given the…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 30th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainow', grid reference and parish protected.