Record ID: LVPL-FDE34C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is conical in form with what were possibly originally faceted sides. The top of the object is perforated with a circular hole with a diameter of 4mm at the top, widening to 6mm at the base. The object has a smooth creamy white patina.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Davenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FDC381
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl or loom weight of probable medieval date. It is oval in plan and conical in section with a flat base. All surfaces are undecorated and have an uneven pale grey patina. The central perforation is 6mm in diameter, and is exposed on one side, presumably due to damage. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the medieval and post-medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Davenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BEC537
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large lead alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and has a central circular perforation and raised rim. The perforation has an internal diameter of 12mm. Each face is undecorated. Dimensions: 61mm in diameter, 15mm thick, 420g. The dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were probably mostly used as net weights, loom weights.
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-95D566
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy weight of medieval to post-medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1800). It is lentoid in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section. At the top of the object is an integral oval suspension loop. The object has a light white patina and has been nicked/damaged in places. Dimensions: 47mm in length, 19mm in width, 16mm thick, 54.10g Numerous functions for such objects have been suggested including as fishing net weights or sinkers and while such objects are difficult to date with any degree of certainty without contextual evidence or any diagnostic features they …
Created on: Friday 1st September 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8DA9DA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with a raised moulded design featuring a large fleur-de-lis on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The weight is 40mm long, 31mm wide, 10mm thick and weighs 113.5g. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used from c.AD 1380 and continue into the…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cowick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EE680D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic lead alloy weight or token of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and flat. One face has been marked with an engraved X, while on the opposite face there is a series of small C-shapes similar to a mark that might be made with a thumb-nail. The object has a light brown patina. Dimensions: 33mm in diameter, 3mm thick, 13.3g Lead discs are used as weights and tokens throughout the medieval and post-medieval period and as such are difficult to date with accuracy.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nantwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-446447
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with a raised moulded design featuring a large fleur-de-lis on the upper surface above which is a bi-foliate crown. A raised moulded border runs around the upper edge of the object which has been damaged in places, possibly due to the plough. The reverse is flat and undecorated The metal has a brownish-grey patina and is worn. The weight is 70mm in length, 48mm in width, 10mm thick and weighs 178g Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DFCE53
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with a raised moulded design featuring a large fleur-de-lis on the upper surface. The upper part of the fleur-de-lis has been damaged with a wide groove cutting through it. Above the fleur-de-lis below either side of the modern damage is the remains of a bi-foliate crown. The even patina of the object suggests that this damage occurred during antiquity while there is further more recent damage above the fleur-de-lis. The reverse is flat and with a deep recent groove runn…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4C0671
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is oval in plan. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8mm. There is no visible decoration on either face. Each surface is worn and uneven probably due to movement within the plough soil. The object has a light creamy brown patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the P…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-E466BA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and conical. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 9mm. There is no visible decoration on either face. Each surface is heavily abraded probably due to movement within the plough soil. The spindle whorl has a white patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halkyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-455B0E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small bullion weight for 3 deniers for Northern France/Belgian area (that part of Flanders which was to become Belgium and the Low Countries). Probably dating to the 15th century however later is possible. The object which is worn has two fleur-de-lis on the upper half of the upper face, the lower half is marked with 'III'. On the rear of the object is a small mark worn countermark within a central circular depression, which may be a quatrefoil or a fleur-de-lis. The lis was a mark used everywhere by goldsmiths all over Europe, including the UK as it was the symbol of puri…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cilcain', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F4F117
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval lead shield-shaped weight. It has a stepped perimeter and expands in width to the base. The raised body is decorated with three lions passant guardant to the right. The reverse is undecorated and has a rectangular perforation at the top; the perforation is sub-oval on the front of the object and was probably used for attachment. The object has a light brownish-cream patina and is in good condition. Dimensions: 56mm in length, 38mm in width, 13mm thick, 233.4g. Similar weights can be seen in Biggs, p.43 which discusses how lead weights such as this were used to weigh g…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whissendine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1053FB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8mm. There is no visible decoration on either face. Each surface is heavily abraded probably due to movement within the plough soil. The spindle whorl has a light brown patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the R…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llansa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-16D31A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is bi-conical and circular in plan. The object has a central sub-circular perforation measuring 11mm in diameter. There is no visible decoration remaining on the object and the surface is worn. The object has a light brown patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although …
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanasa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-16B2F4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is bi-conical and circular in plan. The object has a central sub-circular perforation measuring 9mm in diameter. There is no visible decoration remaining on the object and there is damage to one face next to the perforation. The object has a light brown patina. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanasa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0A6EC2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight probably dating from the medieval to the post-medieval period. The object is oval in plan and conical with an irregular central perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm at the base of the object and 5mm in width at the top of the object. Each face is undecorated. The object has a mid-cream patina and is in fair condition. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the medieval and post-medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the R…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0A4DD8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is oval in plan and conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm. Each face is undecorated. The object has a light brown patina and is in fair condition. Lead weights of this form were commonly used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically da…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F6C91C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy object, weight or incomplete spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and conical. The top of the object has split from the base forming a 'pot lid'. The top of the object has a circular perforation measuring 5mm in diameter while the base is solid. It may have been intended to perferate the object all the way through for use as a spindle whorl however it might also have been intended to form a hole to contain an iron loop for a steelyard weight type suspension. When the top 'pot lid' is removed there is a hollow section within the l…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swynnerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-517DC3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight of indistinguishable date. It is possible, given the patina and condition of the surface, the the weight is medieval to post-medieval in date. It is conical in profile and circular in plan, with one end tapering to a point and bearing evidence of some breakage which could suggest that there was once an attachment loop present. The underside is flat with the edges being very slightly raised. The weight has a light greyish brown patina with some striations of the surface, likely to have been caused by scratching or trampling post depositionally. Dimensions: Wei…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rufford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-88ED73
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy possible spindle whorl or weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The object lozenge shaped in plan with a raised bi-conical circular centre. The object has a central circular perforation which measures 9mm in diameter. Each face has worn decoration, possibly lines which radiate out from the central perforation. The object is uneven. Due to its outer lozenge shape the object would not have functioned particularly well as a spindle whorl and therefore a line weight may be more likely. Dimensions: 28mm in length, 27mm in width, 11mm thick, 16.45g
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.