Record ID: BM-D396BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy halfpenny of William III. The coin has been pierced with an rectangular perforation positioned close to the eye of the portrait on the obverse.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: BM-D38731
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a large copper-alloy shoe buckle frame dating to the eighteenth century AD. The frame is approximately rectangular in plan and is drilled to accommodate a separate spindle, now missing. For parallels, see Whitehead 1996, 104, No. 665.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: BM-D368F7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy shoe buckle frame dating to the eighteenth century AD.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
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Record ID: BM-3F3C86
Object type: MARBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass marble from a codd-neck bottle dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century AD. The Codd-neck bottle is a type of bottle used for carbonated drinks. It was designed and manufactured with thick glass to withstand internal pressure, and a chamber to enclose a marble and a rubber washer in the neck. The bottles are filled upside down, and pressure of the gas in the bottle forced the marble against the washer, sealing in the carbonation. The bottle is pinched into a special shape to provide a chamber into which the marble is pushed to open the bottle. This prevents …
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: BM-3F2921
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy bullet probably from a pistol or carbine dating to the Post-Medieval period. The bullet is cast in two halves that are poorly aligned. A casting flash is visible around the circumference of the bullet and there is a casting sprue visible on one side. Its weight suggests that it may be pistol or carbine shot (Courtney 1988; Foard 2008). Diameter: 15.1mm, weight:20.3 grams.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: BM-3F0E08
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount or strap slide dating to the post medieval period. The mount is circular in plan with two projecting ovoid lugs, each with a corroded central iron element (rivet?). The top is decorated with eight curvilinear lines projecting inwards from the edge and a central motif, possibly a flower with eight petals. Diameter: 30.7, thickness: 11.3, weight: 16.6 grams.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-3EF278
Object type: FORK (UTENSIL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An fragment of an iron fork, probably dating to the post-medieval period. The fork possesses a flat, lead-shaped head with four elongated teeth which extends to a circular-section handle, now broken. The head of the fork is decorated with an incised cross. Surviving length: 66.6mm, width: 12.6, thickness: 1.3, weight: 3.5grams.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: BM-3EB244
Object type: HASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object, possibly a box hasp or fitting dating to the post medieval period. It comprises a flat triangular sheet of copper-alloy with both ends folded over; the narrow end possesses a circular perforation, with the folded end also pierced. There is incised floral decoration consisting of two large flowers (one with eight petals, the other with six) and trailing vine with further small flowers and leaves. The edges of the object are slightly scalloped and decorated with a line of marginal dots. Length: 74.7mm, width: 27.4mm, thickness: 9.2, weight: 13.2g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: BM-EC25EC
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sword belt fitting dating to the post medieval period. The fitting is olivate in shape and convex in section. At one end there is a collar comprising two horizontal ribs extending to a fragmentary looped terminal which is worn. At the other end there is a square-shaped perforation. The fitting measures 31mm in length and a maximum of 12mm in width. The square perforation measures 2.5mm in width. The fitting weighs 3.9 grams.
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-C0D2F9
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A baked clay fragment of a malting floor tile dating to the post medieval period. The object is approximately rectangular in plan. Three of the sides of the object have semi-circular vertical depressions, one of which is pierced. The object possesses a large central perforation which extends the length of the object terminating in a base decorated with six small circular perforations arranged in a floral pattern. There is damage to one of the reverse corners. The object measures 45mm in length, 62.3mm in width and 38.5mm in height. The circular perforation on the top face measures 18.…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: BM-C0A894
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A baked clay fragment of a handmade malting floor tile dating to the seventeenth to nineteenth century AD. The object is approximately rectangular in plan with one wall extending beyond the rectangular shape at one corner. Another corner is either damaged or worn to a 45 degree angle. The centre of the object has a square-shaped perforation extending to the bottom surface in which there are five small circular perforations, possibly for ventilation. The underside is otherwise flat and undecorated. The object measures 54mm in length, 44.7mm in width and is a maximum of 35.8mm in height…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: BM-497B21
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy stud, probably dating to the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries AD. The stud head is circular in plan and hemispherical in section. The upper surface of the head is decorated with a floral motif in relief comprising six petals surrounding a central circular knop. From the underside of the stud, there extend two circular-section tapering lugs. The stud measures 13.5mm in length and the head measures 16.5mm in diameter. On the underside, the two shanks are a maximum of 3.5mm in width.
Created on: Monday 31st August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: BM-E0D902
Object type: NUT CRACKERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One arm from a pair of nutcrackers dating to the late eighteenth century AD. The surviving arm comprises a lentoidal-section bar which extends to form a hemispherical section curved hook at one end. The hook terminates in a assymetrical, rounded terminal, with a small notch taken out of one edge. The object measures 70mm in length, 8mm in width, 4mm in thickness and weighs 17.5g. Several other complete or nearly complete nut crackers have been recorded on the PAS database including: WMID-1BA804, LVPL-EDF472, LEIC-E45056, YORYM-606167, SWYOR-EE9E14, LVPL-314DB0 and HAMP3159. All are…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: BM-EE74F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy halfpenny of William III dating to the period 1689 to 1702. BRITANNIA reverse type depicting Britannia seated left. The coin has a central, circular perforation.
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piercebridge', grid reference and parish protected.