Record ID: LVPL-99D70B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy buckle of Medieval date. The object is oval in plan with two projecting terminals at either end. Each terminal curves upwards towards the buckle frame, terminating with a zoomorphic head. The terminals form the head of an animal, possibly a snake and has a ridged brow, raised pellet eyes to each side of the top of the head and rounded snout. On the rear of the object on opposite sides of the oval frame are two notches, set at right-angles to projections. These notches would have supported a strap bar. File marks, and gilding are visible on each face of the object. …
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hunsterson', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9D1A7E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy double looped buckle, with an integral cast suspension loop, of post-medieval date (1500 -1630). The frame of the buckle is oval in plan and D shaped in cross section. A central integral cast bar divides the buckle frame into two even loops. This bar is rectangular in plan and sub-oval in cross section. On the lower edge is an incomplete centrally positioned integral cast suspension loop. This loop is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the buckle. There is no remaining patina on the object which has a rough brown surface. Dimensions: 50mm in length, 35mm in width, 8mm…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A5C8A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee double looped buckle of post medieval date c.1660-1720. The frame is drilled for a separate spindle. The spindle and pin are missing. The object has moulded bifid sides with a moulded bifid knop around the spindle. Each end of the frame has a moulded pin rest flanked by two lobed knops. The remains of iron staining are visible on one end of the buckle frame. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. The buckle has a dark grey-black patina and appears to have been silvered or tinned. Dimensions: 35mm in length, 25mm in width, 3mm thick…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ED0C3C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy double looped buckle of post-medieval date. The object is trapezoidal in plan with moulded decoration on the loops. Each end of the buckle frame is pointed with an oval knop at each corner. A rounded knop decorates each end of the strap bar. The pin is missing. Each end of the buckle frame is notched for the pin to rest. The surface of the buckle has been silvered. A similar example can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p83 no.522 and has been dated c.1620-1680. Dimensions: 25mm in length, 40mm in width, 2.5mm thick, 8.4g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chorlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8C7F0F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy double looped buckle of post-medieval date (AD 1620 -AD 1680). The buckle frame is sub rectangular / trapezoidal in plan, and rectangular in profile. The buckle has trefoil shaped ends and a loped protrusion at either end of the narrowed strap bar. The pin is missing and the strap bar damaged where it would have rested. The front face of the buckle has been decorated with an incised transverse line spanning the width of the buckle at the edge closest to the open loop. A horizontal incised line transverses at the centre of the buckle from the loop edge to the outer ed…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-485355
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete double looped buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is asymmetrical with a drilled frame for a separate spindle which is missing. The pin is also missing. The frame is decorated with four grooves either side of the spindle. Two more grooves decorate the frame either side of the straight end. The rounded end is decorated with four thin transverse grooves. The rear of the object is undecorated however file marks are visible. The buckle has a smooth dark green patina. Similar examples can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p97 and have been dated to c. 1660-1…
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ACB1BE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy buckle of probable Medieval date. The object is asymmetrical with two rectangular loops. Either end of the strap bar the object is decorated with a groove. Each corner of the buckle frame expands to form a projecting rounded knop, two of which are small and two of which are larger. Each angle of the frame before expanding to form the projections are decorated with a double decorative ridge. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. The remains of dark green patina can be seen within the grooves of the decoration and where lost the surface of the object is a reddis…
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 17th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AED10C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period, c.1550-1650. The object is a double looped oval buckle. At either end of the object is a bi-lobed moulded decoration while a single lobed moulding decorates either end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrowed. The pin remains attached and consists of a single strip of copper alloy looped around the strap bar. The pin measures 19.84mm in length and is complete. It is D-shaped in cross-section. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green patina and has been silvered or tinned on its outer face a…
Created on: Friday 12th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5FB6D9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is a double looped sub-rectangular buckle with a narrowed strap bar. At either end of the strap bar is a moulded flower. The buckle frame is decorated with worn rope work moulding. The rear of the object is flat. The buckle has been coated in a white metal, probably tin. Examples of similar buckles can be found on p78-79, Whitehead, (2003).
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bunbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B03536
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy single looped buckle of Medieval date. The object is oval in plan and has a narrowed and off-sect strap bar. The pin is missing. Each edge of the outer frame is lobed with a recess in the centre which probably held a copper alloy sheet roller. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. The pin is missing. A similar example can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p22, no.98. It can be dated from c. AD1250-1400.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 19th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B0136E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Medieval period. The object would have been D-shaped when complete. The outer edge is expanded and has a notch for the pin flanked by two transverse ridges. The strap bar is incomplete with only a fragment remaining, it is off-set and narrowed. File marks are visible on the frame of the object. The buckle has a smooth dark green patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AFF64C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle plated dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period. The buckle is missing and would have been single looped. The plate is rectangular in plan and cross-section and loops around the strap bar, which remains in-situ, at one end. The plate has a U-shaped notch within which the incomplete pin sits. The pin remains mobile. The plate is held together with three domed circular rivets measuring 3.87mm in diameter. The upper face of the plate is decorated with two transverse grooves between which are a series of small vertical grooves. Another…
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 19th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AFD68B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle pin of Medieval date. The object is sub-oval in cross-section and has an incomplete loop which would have looped over the strap bar. Just below the loop the buckle thickens slightly and is decorated with three transverse grooves before tapering down to where it terminates. The object has a light green patina and is corroded in places.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AE3121
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle with an integral plate of Medieval date. The object is a single looped oval buckle with undulating outer edges. Below the loop is a circular perforation which would have held the buckle pin. The object terminates with a rectangular slot or strap loop measuring 6.44mm in length and 2.63mm in width. The object has a dark brown patina and is in good condition. See SUR-2D26D6, DENO-126C86 and SUR-0089B3 on this database
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Saturday 18th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ADFBDA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy single looped buckle of Medieval date. The object is D-shaped in plan with an expanded and lipped outer frame. The strap bar is narrowed and offset. Either side of the grooved lip is a decorative moulded ridge. The object has a light green patina and is corroded. Similar examples which can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p20 have been dated to c. AD1350-1450.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ADDD53
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy single loop buckle of Medieval date. The object is D-shaped in plan with an ornate outer edge. Two prominent lobed knops flank five grooves on the outer edge of the loop. The starp bar is narrowed and offset with a notch in the centre. File marks are visible on the strap bar. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. Similar examples which can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p22 have beend dated to c. AD1250-1400.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ADC747
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy two piece buckle of Post-Medieval date. The object is asymmetrical with a drilled frame for a seperate spindle. The curved loop has a lipped outer frame. The spindle remains attached along with a cast copper alloy trilobed chape. The pin is mising. Iron corrosion remains attached to the spindle. The frame is hexagonal in cross-section and file marks are visible. It has a dark grey patina and has been tinned. Similar examples can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p97 and have been dated to c.1660-1720.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AD8E8C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period, c.1550-1650. The object is a double looped oval buckle with moulded decoration on the frame. On each loop of the buckle are five moulded depressions. The strap bar is narrowed and the incomplete pin remains attached. Either end of the strap bar is decorated with a lobed knop. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark brown patina and is in good condition A similar example which can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p63 is no.385 and 386.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B97DB2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is a double looped asymmetrical buckle and is D-shaped in cross-section. The object has a rounded outer loop and a rectangular lower loop. A moulded rosette framed by two scrolls on the outer edge of the rounded loop. Another moulded rosette decorates either end of the strap bar which is narrowed. The pin is missing. Futher moulded decoration, possibly scroll-like, decorates each side of the buckle frame however it is too worn to distinguish properly. The outer edge of the rectangular loop is narrowed and mirror…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2014
Last updated: Friday 1st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B91D71
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is a double looped sub-oval buckle. It is D-shaped in cross-section. The ends of the object are rounded and teh sides trefoil, with a slight raised ridge either end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrowed and the pin is missing. The object has a dark brown patina and appears to have been tinned. The rear is undecorated and is corroded in places. A similar example can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p70, no.440, and has been dated from c. AD1660-1720.
Created on: Friday 1st August 2014
Last updated: Friday 1st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Macclesfield', grid reference and parish protected.