Record ID: LVPL-0E5AD1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy single looped buckle with integral plate, of Medieval dating (1200 to 1500 AD). The buckle consists of a D shaped frame, with the outside edge angled at approximately 45 degrees. The integrally cast plate is sub rectangular in plan, with a raised central section. A circular rivet hole is present towards the back of the plate. The pin is still present and consists of a folded thin strip of copper alloy sheet metal. The front of the buckle plate retains traces of gilding and decoration but the original design is unclear due to abrasion. The reverse of the …
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0EA746
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: A complete struck / hammered silver half groat of Edward III (1327 to 1377), minted in York as part of the 4th Coinage, Series E between 1354 and 1355 AD. Diameter: 22.96mm Thickness & weight measurements were not taken as the coin was handed in for recording in a sealed coin card. Coin was photographed through the sealed coin card.
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LVPL-495D26
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of a handmade ceramic vessel of a Post Medieval to Modern dating (18th to 20th Centuries AD). The fragment measures 38.36mm in length, 50.09mm wide and 15.50mm thick. It weighs 22.4 grams. The sherd consists of a mid orange earthenware fabric, consistent with either local Post Medieval earthenware field drains or a hand made brick. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: earthenware Firing condition: oxidised interior, oxidised core, oxidised exterior Hardness: Medium Surface texture: Rough Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded Sherds were photographed.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 11th July 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-49CF46
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but fragmentary cast lead or lead alloy two part cloth seal, from the Norwich Weavers Company of Late 17th Century dating. The cloth seal consists of a two part cloth seal, folded in half, with disc 2 being in two fragments. Each disc is sub circular in plan, with the remains of the connecting strip present on each one. Disc 1 (the front disc) bears the identification of the type of cloth, and disc 2 (the back disc), has a central hole for the rivet to go through and a figure for the length in yards of the piece as measured. The inscription on disc 1 reads: WOR / STE…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-5EC1A7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy bar mount with pendent loop of probable Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (1400 to 1700 AD). The mount consists of two parts: the bar mount and the pendent loop / ring. The bar mount is U shaped in cross section, as it folds back on itself. The front of the mount is sub square in shape with the projecting loop at the base. The reverse consists of the loop folded back to a triangular point, fixed to the front of the mount, with two integral rivets, projecting from the back of the square front. A copper alloy ring or pendant loop is still …
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5EFA25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy double looped trapezoidal buckle of Post Medieval dating (1620 - 1680 AD). The buckle frame is sub rectangular / trapezoidal in plan, and rectangular in profile. The pin is present and is formed from a single sub-rectangular tapering length of copper alloy which is attached to the central bar by the end being folded to form an irregular 'wrap around' loop. Opposite the pin a large rounded triangular integrally cast projection extends. The reverse of the buckle is plain and undecorated. The buckle is a mid brown to mid green colour, with an a…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-72F110
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete sheet copper alloy metal buckle plate from a single looped buckle, of Medieval dating (1350 to 1450 AD). The find consists of a folded sheet of copper alloy metal, with four surviving copper alloy rivets. The buckle plate is sub rectangular in plan, and irregular in cross section. The left hand exhibits a fold (now broken) in the metal, which would have originally gone round the central spindle (bar) of the buckle. A rectangular slot (4.28mm wide) has been cut for the buckle pin, and the edges of the buckle plate have been recessed for the frame. No signs of decor…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-733BE2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy end cap from a scale tang knife, of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (13th to 17th Centuries AD). The end cap consists of a trefoil (trilobed) design. Each lobe is flattened with concave faces, and the concave faces are decorated with a row of incised zigzag lines. A horizontal groove is present at the base of the cap, separating it from the handle of the knife. The lower end of the end cap has a slot, currently containing the remains of the scale tang from the original knife. The end cap is a dark to mid green colour, with an uneven surface patin…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-736778
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy spherical / domed button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). The button can be described in two parts: the head and the shank. The head is circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The shank is sub rectangular in plan and rectangular / flat in cross section. The head is of the plain / domed / convex style, with no trace of decoration remaining. The shank was cast integrally and consists of a flat sub rectangular plate, located centrally on the rear of the button. The shank has been set at right …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-74F4B2
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy padlock, of Post Medieval dating (16th Century to mid 19th Centuries AD). Only the front plate to the padlock, with a rectangular plate to cover the keyhole is present. It is circular in plan, with two protruding lugs at the top of the plate. These lugs would have originally taken the bar, which is now missing. The presence of iron corrosion products around the area of the lugs and on the reverse would suggest that the bar and central section of the padlock was originally made from iron. The rectangular plate has been decorated with three vertical …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-753103
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy single looped D-shaped buckle, of Medieval dating (1250 to 1500 AD). The buckle frame is complete, the pin and the buckle plate are missing. The loop is sub oval in plan, with a thickened and expanded outside edge. The strap bar is narrowed and off set. The buckle is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. It measures 15.74mm in length, 20.33mm wide and 2.79mm thick. It weighs 1.8 grams. Similar single looped D shaped buckles have been illustrated by Whitehead (2003) on page 19, in particular that of #53-#54. This style of bu…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-754B50
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy zoomorphic D shaped buckle frame, of Early Medieval dating (1000 to 1100 AD). The frame is an irregular oval (D shape) in plan, with the apex of the frame being heavily swollen and tapering to the junction with the axis bar. The axis bas is offset from the plan of the frame. The buckle plate and the pin are missing. From the swollen mid point, the sides taper in both width and thickness to a slight axis bar. Both ends of the buckle frame are decorated with a debased animal (dog or dolphin) head which grip the axis bar between their jaws. The axis b…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-75BBC6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy double looped (spectacle) buckle frame of Post Medieval dating (1550 to 1650 AD). The buckle frame is complete and is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with a slight integrally cast central bar to which a pin would have been attached. The pin is lost but would have been attached to the central bar by the terminal being folded back upon itself. There is no evidence for a recessed pin rest on the frame. At the mid point of the loop on both edges are relatively crude cast flowers or rosettes. A triangular knop is present at either end of the strap bar. …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-76D7F7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy single loop sub rectangular buckle frame with ornate outer edges of Medieval dating (c.1250 to 1400 AD). The buckle frame is complete and is broadly sub-rectangular in plan. Both the pin and the buckle plate are missing, but they would have both been attached by being folded around the central bar. A recessed pin rest on the frame is present at the mid point on the outside edge. Circular or possibly hexagonal knops are present at the corners and half way along the sides of the buckle frame. These form an ornate outer edge to the buckle. The back is pla…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-773811
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy bar mount of probable Late Medieveal to Early Post Medieval dating (1400 to 1650 AD). The mount is irregular in plan and D shaped in cross section. In plan the mount is broadly rectangular with the two long sides tapering and flaring along the length. It is incomplete, with one of the terminals missing. The terminal consists of two lobes or knops. At the centre of the bar are two similar knops arranged vertically. The edges of the mount are slightly beveled with the upper face being convex. The rear of the mount is flat and undecorated. There are…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-78E216
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy mount of 11th century dating. The mount is irregular in plan. It consists of an openwork interlaced zoomorphic style design on the front, with two facing beasts with gaping mounts. The beast heads are located at the base, on either side, with their tails interlocking at the top of the mount. No flange is present on the reverse of the mount. The back is plain and undecorated. It measures 26.18mm in height, 30.21mm wide and 3.69mm thick. It weighs 9.5 grams. The mount is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. A combination of wear …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DEA6C0
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy, probable casting waste, of uncertain dating (2150 BC to 1700 AD). However, due to the lack of context and continuation of casting styles, this fragment could be dated from the Bronze Age through to the Post Medieval Period (c.2150 BC - 1700 AD). The fragment is irregular in plan and cross section. It has an irregular, rough surface. It is a mid to dark green colour. An even patina covers the surface. It measures 49.21mm in length, 40.37mm wide and 6.65mm thick. It weighs 16.1 grams. In appearance, the fragment does display some similar…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F314E0
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost intact cast bronze / copper alloy slender and faceted socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (1000 - 800 BC). The axe is almost complete (95%), with only a few chips missing from the edge of the blade and the socket. The original edge of the blade is not present so it is hard to determine how the blade extended outwards. The axe is sub rectangular in plan, with the edge of the cutting edge appears to expand / flare outwards to form an convex cutting edge. The expanded blade has a curved convex (crescent shaped) cutting edge which is relatively poorly preserved. The socke…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flintshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F33C38
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast differentially corroded hook-shaped dense base-metal object, of probable Bronze Age dating. The artefact is semi-circular in plan, and oval in cross section. It has a rectangular hollow opening, which still contains some soil. The top then flattens out before narrowing and curving to a point. In form and size it resembles the tusk of a pig or wild boar. Original, but longitudinally cracking surfaces survive on the interior concave curved side however original surfaces are almost entirely missing on the exterior convex shaped side. Microscope examination of the e…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LVPL-F52EB1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: A complete struck / hammered silver penny, probably of Edward II (1307 - 1327), minted in Durham, possibly between 1314 and 1317 AD. Possibly Class 13. Diameter: 17.34mm Thickness: 0.55mm Weight: 1.0 grams
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Spatial data recorded.