Record ID: ESS-D85B06
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval harness pendant, dating circa AD 1175 - 1400. The pendant is circular with a wedge-shaped suspension loop which protrudes upwards and is orientated at 45 degrees to the pendant. Where the loop meets the body of the pendant, the width is 7.06mm and the sides taper together to form a rounded terminal. The suspension loop has a circular perforation with an approximate diameter of 1.74mm. The edges of the body of the pendant are a little ragged. The pendant is very worn around the circumference of the face. A decorative border consisting of a single i…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D678C3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy trade weight, of uncertain date but probably from the Medieval to Post Medieval periods, circa 1250 - 1700. The weight is sub-square in plan view with rounded corners and trapezoidal in section. The reverse of the weight is flat and undecorated with some surface wear. The sides of the weight slope inwards to a flat, sub-square face with a mounded, raised, central cross creating four recessed fields of roughly equal size. Three of the quadrants on the face of the weight are damaged with surface loss. Scratch marks are present on the most significantly damaged of the q…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
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Record ID: ESS-D5DCD2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is conical with a flat, circular base with the sides of the weight tapering to a narrow apex. The weight has a circular perforation. The base of the weight is slightly recessed and the perforation is slightly off-centre. The maximum diameter of the perforation at the base is approximately 6.2mm. The sides of the weight are undecorated and covered with pitting and scratch marks. At the rounded apex of the weight, the perforation has a maximum diameter of approximately 4.7mm. The maximum diameter of the base is 25.49mm. The lengt…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D57347
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy thimble of late Post Medieval date, circa 1650 - 1800AD. At first glance this would appear to be an open topped thimble. However, the uneven top edge of the thimble suggests that this is a closed thimble with the top missing due to old damage. The base rim is ragged and misshaped. The base is slightly squashed and is sub-oval in plan view. The sides of the thimble taper towards the top. The top edge of the thimble is cracked and squashed to one side, making it D-shaped in plan view. The maximum diameter of the top of the thimble is 16.97mm. The surface of the thimb…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D4E856
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Post Medieval thimble, circa 1550-1700 AD. The flat-topped thimble has two dents to the rim but is otherwise in fair condition. There is a plain band above the rim, approximately 4.0mm wide, with six rows of triangular indentations reaching the flat top of the thimble. The top of the thimble is abraded but three to four rows of the same triangular indentations appear to spiral out from the centre. The diameter of the top of the thimble is approximately 13.2mm. The surface of the thimble has green / brown corrosion. The length of the thimble is 18.12mm. The…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-280188
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment (consisting of roughly one third) of the upper stone of a rotary hand mill or quern. The date of the quern is uncertain but probably dates from the Roman to Medieval periods. There is a sub circular recess on the upper face of the quern which would have acted as a socket for a long handle. The maximum diameter of the recess is approximately 15.6mm. The upper face of the quern is uneven. The reverse is flat apart from a sub rectangular recess next to the interior side of the quern. The quern is discoid in shape. It measures approximately 154.4mm in length. Width: 83.13mm. Th…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-27ED38
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment (consisting of roughly one third) of the upper stone of a rotary hand mill or quern. The date of the quern is uncertain but probably dates from the Roman to Medieval periods. There is a sub circular recess on the upper face of the quern which would have acted as a socket for a long handle. The maximum diameter of the recess is approximately 14.9mm. The upper face of the quern is uneven. The reverse is flat. The quern is discoid in shape. It measures approximately 113.3mm in length. Width: 53.15mm. Thickness at the outside edge: 33.09mm. A similar quern is recorded under r…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-260B63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped, hammered Post Medieval silver coin. The obverse and the reverse legend have been removed and the obverse has been completely defaced. The reverse depicts a long cross fourchee over a royal shield. From the size of the coin it has been identified as an Edward VI (1547-1553) sixpence from the fine silver coinage of the Third Period (1550-1553). North 1938-1939. Mint not known. Die axis not known. Diameter: 20.54mm. Thickness: 0.55mm. Weight: 0.91g.
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-258F64
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy sub-rectangular strap plate, incomplete as a result of old damage. The strap plate is probably Medieval, but could possibly date to the early Post Medieval period. The body of the strap plate is rectangular in plan view with two decorative edges. One of the decorative edges is damaged. There would have originally been a circular perforation to each corner of the strap plate. Only two perforations survive. It is uncertain whether the perforations were originally rivet holes or openwork decoration, as the remains of two internally cast spikes are present on the rever…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-2579B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper-alloy Medieval strap plate. The strap plate is rectangular in plan view with a rivet hole in each corner. The corners of the strap plate are rounded. The rivet holes are irregular in size and have internal diameters from approximately 1.4mm to 2.3mm. The front has a raised border around the edge of the plate. The front of the plate is abraded but there is a raised design which is possibly zoomorphic. It is just possible to discern a curving neck and foreleg and 2 rear legs and a tail possibly representing a galloping horse. The reverse of the plate is undecorated. The p…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-24C3F4
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, broken and misshapen post-medieval silver cufflink element, 18th century in date. The head of the button is octagonal and flat with sides of equal length. The front has engraved decoration comprising a flower in the centre with four large petals and four smaller petals. The surface of the front is worn but the centre of the flower and the larger petals appear to have been cross-hatched. The edge of the face has a curvilinear decorative border. A skirt has been soldered on to the reverse edge of the button which is broken and beginning to separate from the head of …
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-248606
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy foot of a cauldron or skillet. Probably dating to the Medieval period but similar examples are known through to the C17th. The foot has a three-toe moulded design below a traverse ridge. The pot leg is broken just above the traverse ridge revealing a D-shaped cross section. The break is not new. The reverse side of the foot is flat. The terminus of the foot has a 45 degree angle. The surface of the foot is heavily abraded with a green patina and traces of a black residue or lacquer. Ref. History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 94…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-246050
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy foot and part of the leg probably from a cauldron dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval periods, c. 1400-1700. A central, shallow ridge runs down the leg all the way to the foot on one side. The reverse side of the leg is flat with a rounded 90 degree corner at the base of the foot. The foot splays out from the base of the leg. The opposing end of the pot leg is broken with a triangular cross section. The break is not new. The incomplete leg is heavily abraded with a green patina and traces of a black residue or lacquer. It measures 43.01 mm in le…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-244955
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken cast copper-alloy foot and part of the leg probably from a cauldron. Typical of the Medieval period but similar examples of pot legs date to the 17th century. The leg is slightly curving with a central ridge that runs down the leg all the way to the foot on one side, and a flat surface on the reverse. The broken end has a T-shaped cross section. The break is not new. The terminus of the foot is flat and lozenge-shaped in section. The incomplete leg is heavily abraded with a green patina. It measures 41.71 mm in length, 34.86 mm wide, 15.97 mm thick and weighs 101.71 grams. …
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-14F571
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy double looped spectacle buckle. The buckle dates to the Post Medieval period, circa 16th century. The frame is complete with pin. The frame is slightly bent with its ends being turned up. The buckle frame has a flat back with bevelled inner edges. The bar is D-shaped in cross section. At either end of the bar and on the outside edge of the loops is a simple, moulded, notched decoration. The pin is wrapped loosely around the bar. The pin is approximately 25.9mm in length. The pin is D-shaped in cross section with a flat inside surface. The pin tapers to a blunt poin…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-14CBC6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy double looped spectacle buckle frame dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval periods. The centre bar is very corroded but is trapezoidal in cross section. The pin is missing. On the ends of each of the loops are three incised decorative lines which radiate from the centre of the buckle. The inside edges of the loops are beveled. Finds from London indicate a broad date range with examples published including Egan G and Pritchard F, 1993, Dress Accessories p 82-6, cf no.331 and 349 and Egan, G, 2005 Material culture in an age of transition, p35, cf. no. 93. A simila…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-1496A5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large, cast copper alloy double looped oval Post Medieval buckle. The frame is complete but the pin is missing. The bar is rectangular in cross section (c.2.8 x 3.7mm). At each end of the bar separating the loops, and on the end of the loops themselves is a moulded decorative knop. Each knop is tri-foliate in form with a rounded terminus. Length: 64.14mm. Width: 38.21mm. Thickness: 2.80mm. Weight: 13.03g A very similar buckle frame is recorded in Whitehead: 2003, p65, fig 401 which dates this type of buckle as c1550-1650.
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-144905
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Post-Medieval (1600-1800) copper alloy rowel spur consisting of the neck, rowel box and parts of both arms. Traces of tinning survive on the underside of the neck. The neck is oval in cross section (7.61x6.69mm at its narrowest point) and projects c.21mm from the outer shoulders of the arms. It has a central slot for the rowel (now filled with iron corrosion). The flared rowel box measures 12.59x6.92mm at its terminus and curves downwards. The arms are D-shaped in cross-section, being flat on the inside. There is no decoration. Both arms have broken ends. The breaks …
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-13DFE6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan with a domed upper face and a flat rear face. At the centre, a vertical circular perforation has an internal diameter of approximately 10.3mm. The upper face is decorated with four raised lines radiating from the centre with a raised pellet in each compartment. The flat rear face is undecorated. The upper face of the spindle whorl is worn and rear face is chipped. The object has a light, white patina. Similar examples of spindle whorls have been found in contexts…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
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Record ID: ESS-12C926
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval 'Rose and Orb' Nuremberg Jetton. Struck by Hans Kravwinckel II. Master from 1586. Died 1635. Obverse comprises of three Crowns alternately between three Lis arranged centrifugally around a central Rose of 8 oval petals. Obverse legend reads HANS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVR. Reverse comprises of a reichsapfel within an angled trilobe. Reverse legend reads GOTES SEGEN MACHT REIGHT. Jetton is in poor condition. Diameter: 20.95mm. Thickness: 0.59mm. Weight: 0.60g. Reference: Mitchiner 1568. Die axis is 12 o'clock.
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.