Record ID: SWYOR-698B46
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flat and rectangular piece of lead which may be a weight. The object is 29.1mm long, 22.3mm wide and 3.7mm thick. It has a thick white patina which is chipped at the edges and it does not seem to be decorated or marked at all. It weighs 22.6g. Lead weighs are notoriously difficult to date and are very imperfectly understood currently.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-C80566
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable weight. The object is conical, and has a hole running vertically through the centre. There are several old dents on the side and base, and a recent scrape. Lead weights are imperfectly understood and cannot normally the attributed to a specific period. It is hoped that increased recording and further study of these objects will allow better understanding in the future. This one weighs 98.2g, which is not far off three ounces. The hole through this example casts some doubt on its function as a standing weight, yet the hole seems too narrow to allow use as a spindle…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-C81077
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible lead alloy weight of unknown date. The object is a rounded rectangular shape with a narrowed centre, making it H shaped in section. The two ends are rounded, but the central shaft has straighter edges. The function of this object is not certain. It weighs 229g which is approximately 8 ounces. It is 30.4mm in diameter and is 27.4mm thick. Lead weights are imperfectly understood and cannot normally the attributed to a specific period. It is hoped that increased recording and further study of these objects will allow better understanding in the future. No parallel for this obje…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3B4213
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy perforated weight, probably a medieval fishing weight. The weight is 58.2mm long, 20.3mm wide and 17.7mm thick. It weighs 68.3g. It is square with concave sides in section and tapers at both ends. One end extends into a simple oval suspension loop. The weight is deeply patinated and is a creamy white colour. Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as often as possible, a large body of data that can be studied will be built up.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4F9977
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable weight with fragments of a probable iron suspension loop surviving. The date of this object is unknown. The object is a lopsided cone shape with a rounded top and a roughened bottom. It has a diameter of 15.9mm and is 15.4mm thick. There is a small circular hole in the top of the object in which are the traces of ferrous material. It is not clear how far through the object the hole continues. It may reach the base but the rough surface is corroded and the surface is not visible. The object has a deep patina and is yellowish grey in colour. Lead weights are very im…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4FA1C3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy object which is unidentified. The artifact is roughly cone shaped but with a rounded and faceted lower half and concave sides. The top is also rounded making the shape rather like a pear. The object has a diameter of 22.8mm and is 19.3mm thick. In the centre of the flat base is an irregular sub-triangular hole that extends about halfway into the centre of the object. The function of this object is unknown. It may be a weight and the hole could be to adjust the mass exactly. It could also have contained a copper alloy plug also for fine adjustment. Lead weights are very imp…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC9052
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable weight which is 35.3mm long. The weight is an oval cylinder which is also oval in section. It is 17.3mm wide and 15.1mm thick. There is a circular perforation lengthways through the centre of the weight. The object has a mid grey patina and may be a fishing net weight. It weighs 43.9g. Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as often as possible, a large body of data that can be studied will be built up. This example may date from the medieval period.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-ACAD66
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy object which may be a weight. The object is shaped like a teardrop in plan and is 90.9mm long and 28.7mm wide. The weight is uniformly 11.2mm thick but the whole object curves slightly instead of being flat. There is a small circular hole through the weight from front to back at the top of the drop shape. The surface of the weight is pitted and is a mid to dark grey colour with some areas of white corrosion. It weighs 228g. Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as often as possible, a large body of data that can be stud…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B267B1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy possible weight of unknown date. The weight is a narrow shield shape with a loop arching from side to side at the top. The front is convex. The weight is 22.8mm long, 10.3mm wide and 5.4mm thick. It weighs 6.1g (0.2oz). Helen Geake writes: “It is very difficult to establish hard and fast rules with lead weights, as we have little material from excavated contexts to compare. The function of lead weights would have varied, from spindle whorls to fishing weights to trade weights.” Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as …
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-508104
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable perforated weight which may be medieval. The weight is oval in plan and section and has an oval hole in one end. It is 58.9mm long, 23.7mm wide and 12.1mm thick. There are two grooves in both of the two main faces giving a fluted effect. The end opposite the hole is flattened. The function of these perforated weights is still very poorly understood. It is possible that it was used in fishing or industry. It is hoped that by recording as many weights as possible it may reveal more information about them. A similar weight is described in “The Medieval Household”…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D429B3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy trade weight from the modern period. The weight is a circular disc with a raised rim on the top face. It weighs 13.7g or 0.48oz and can be interpreted as a half oz weight. It has a diameter of 27.2mm and is 4mm thick. There are three stamps on the top: a quartered shield with a dagger in the top left quarter at 11 o'clock (for the London Guildhall), a sword at 2 o'clock and a ewer (for the Founder's Company, makers of weights) at 7 o'clock. All stamps are the same way up. The Guildhall stamp was only used from 1826 onwards, but at this time the ewer is supposed to have …
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-EB5551
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy shield shaped weight from the medieval period. The weight is 43mm long, 33.5mm wide and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 68.5g or 2.4oz. This weight does not seem to fit into any of the known systems of measurements, but could be based on a special weight system with which we are not familiar. The weight is a flat triangular plaque with a raised central area on the front, upon which is the design of a fleur-de-lis in relief. This is a common design for this type of weight. It is similar to several weights in “Lead Weights – The David Rogers Collection” (2000) by Biggs and With…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-1267B7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight which is sub-circular. It is 45mm long, 40mm wide and 7mm thick. It weighs 4 oz. The front is marked with a square stamp bearing the letters “IP” in relief in the centre of the weight. Above this stamp are four stamps in the shape of an outline P. These are arranged across the top of the weight in an uneven line. They probably indicate the value of the weight at four ounces. The division of a pound into 16 ounces took place in the fourteenth century (Biggs and Withers, 2000), but the style of the letters suggests a post medieval date for this example. This objec…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-273168
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy weight, possibly a medieval or post-medieval fishing weight, though this attribution is uncertain as the weight cannot be dated. The weight is flat and tapers slightly, being wider at the bottom than the top. The bottom of the weight has rounded corners and there is a crudely punched oval hole at the narrow end, from which the weight was suspended. It is 39mm in length, 16.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It weighs 18.72gm.
Created on: Friday 12th December 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wentbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F21603
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast, flat, circular lead artifact, possibly a weight, of unknown date. Both sides of the artifact are without any discernible markings. It is 28.7mm in diameter and 5.3mm thick. It weighs 31.3 gm (1.1oz). The corrosion on this object could mean that it was intended to weigh 1 oz.
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-EF9E81
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead-alloy weight set with a silver pendant. Description: The weight consists of a drop-shaped piece of tin-lead alloy, flattened at the ends and set on top with a silver pendant in the form of a convex, bearded man's head with a moustache; length, 28.0 mm. The hair and beard are indicated by more or less vertical grooves. The suspension loop of the pendant is broken off and there are traces of gilding in the grooves and hollows of the decoration. A beaded vertical rib above the man's nose gives a helmet-like appearance to the hair. There is a plug of tin/lead alloy in the centre…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-025B31
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast, triangular lead weight, without markings or suspension loop, probably home-made. It is 37.1mm long, 29.8mm wide, and 14.6mm thick. It weighs 80.31gm (2.83oz). It probably dates from the medieval period. Similar but better examples of shield shaped weights can be seen in "Lead Weights" by Biggs and Withers.
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C5372
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy weight in the form of a fourteen-sided polyhedron, effectively a cube with the corners cut off. Eight of the sides are equilateral triangles, the other six are rectangular. Each of the rectangular sides is decorated with six incised dots in two rows of three, as they would appear on a die. The border of each rectangle is delineated by a line of smaller incised dots. It is 10.9mm in length and 8.7mm wide. It weighs 3.92gm. The weight is Early Medieval in date, and can be closely paralleled by the polyhedral Viking weights in the Ainsbrook hoard from North Yorkshire (Treas…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-585768
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight probably dating from the Medieval or Post-Medieval period, (1100-1700). The object is circular in plan with a shiny yellow patina and uneven surface. On one face of the object there is a small projecting piece of iron in the centre. This may have been a suspension loop. The sides of the weight are straight, but the upper corner is faceted. Similar objects are LVPL-329CA4 and LEIC-F28C35. The object weighs 1.37oz.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-5870F7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight probably dating from the Medieval or Post-Medieval period, (1066-1700). The object is circular in plan with a yellow patina missing in some places, and uneven surface. Projecting from the centre of bioth faces is a small plug of another non-ferrous metal. This may have been a suspension loop. The sides of the weight are straight. Similar objects are LVPL-329CA4 and LEIC-F28C35. The object weighs 0.64oz.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
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