Record ID: LIN-D7BED6
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron hand-bell plated with copper-alloy using the 'fusion-plating process' (Bourke 1980; 1983). Only part of one corner survives, with three faces represented below. The crown is flat and appears to have been quadrangular in form. An iron shank - probably the remains of the handle - is visible above and below the crown in the corner. The face flares to the break below; the corner is rounded. The wider face has a mass of iron corrosion that forms a criss-cross pattern, which may indicate textile. This is potentially important, as Tim Young has established the use of te…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Louth area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-784349
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy bell, 28mm in length, 26mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 7.41grams. The object is triangular in form and hexagonal in cross section and is incomplete. It is missing its apex, clapper and part of its lower edge. The object is formed of six triangular panels and those which are complete have a concave lower edge, forming points at each corner. This type of bell is described as a 'Norse' bell because of their association with Scandinavian sites and date to the period 900-1100. Similar examples include NLM-0A3A38 LIN-C65B75. …
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Sunday 10th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-B52196
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments from the same Early Medieval hand-bell, dating to the period c.AD 600-900. The largest fragment comprises the top of the bell. It is rectangular in plan, flat, and measures 43 x 38mm. The perimeter of the bell curves downwards on all sides to form the body of the bell, which if retaining its present shape would mean that it was sub-rectangular in section. Part of the bell wall survives as a separate fragment, which measures 39 x 23 x 6mm. The bell is made of iron, but an extensive coating of copper-alloy is visible on both the interior and the exterior. This suggests …
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B4CBE1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four copper alloy fragments of an Early Medieval copper-fused iron handbell, dating to the period c.AD 600-900. The largest fragment appears to be from the corner of the crown. Although fragmentary, the crow appears to have been quadrangular. A fragment of the side wall of the face survives. A projection is present at the corner of the top and terminates in a worn break, perhaps forming the remains of the loop. The other three fragments are broadly rectangular in plan. All fragments are undecorated and have a brown patina on the surface, covered with heavy iron corrosion. Patches of c…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-99FB4B
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy and iron incomplete early-medieval bell. The bell is formed of sheet copper-alloy with iron sheet on the interior and exterior. The bell is 45.6mm in height and has a complete D shaped projecting loop which is rectangular in cross section (8.3m m wide and 4.45mm thick). Below the loop the bell is 9.35mm wide and 39.05mm and widens and expands to the base where it is 37.95mm in length and 36.2mm wide and 1.85mm thick. Internally there is the remains of a iron projection, the majority of which is now missing. Cormac Bourke comments: This latest find, although it's s…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Saturday 19th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'The Deverills', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-209C25
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon copper alloy bell, squashed and broken hexagonal body, with scalloped lower edge, perforation at apex. Height 10mm. Weight 5.24g. Cf. example illustrated and discussed in Mainman and Rogers (2000), 2599, fig.1294. Probably of Norse origin, 10th century.
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D3EDB1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Early Medieval copper alloy bell possibly from a harness for a horse. It is an elongated hexagon in plan and sub triangular in profile. There are small knops or feet at the ends of the longer edges. The damaged, and possibly distorted, body is surmounted by a lozenge shaped suspension loop. This is 17mm high, 20mm wide, with an internal diameter of 11mm. The clapper is lost and the lower edge of the body is damaged. No close parallel has been found so far, but the suspension loops form is suggestive of a Roman (e.g. SUR-E23AFD) or possibly Medieval date, while the body form i…
Created on: Friday 26th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5EEFBC
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, distorted and abraded Late Saxon copper alloy "Norse" bell with traces of an iron crown staple. All of the lower part and the suspension loop are missing. Extant height c.21mm. 10th century.
Created on: Friday 15th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-C65B75
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy hexagonal 'norse' clapper bell of Early Medieval date. It is missing the clapper due to old breaks, now worn. The sides are divided into six evenly spaced straight faces with shallow U-shaped notches at the base. At the top is an incomplete integrally cast rectangular suspension loop. Inside the bell are traces of iron corrosion, probably from the now missing clapper. There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (LIN-E4CF66), (NMS-906EA4), (NMS-116451), (PUBLIC-4EFBB6).
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Caistor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EFE07D
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete bell of medieval date. It is six sided with a missing loop; the base is incomplete. There is no clapper remaining although there is iron staining present. The outside has a dark green patina.The breaks are old. This type of bell is known as a 'Norse' bell (Schoenfelder and Richards 2011) and dates to the late 9th to late 11th centuries.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D6C4A1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) cast white-metal 'Norse' clapper bell (c. 900-c. 1000). This bell is broadly conical in form with a relatively large rectangular suspension loop at the top. The body of the bell has seven facets of uneven size. Inside, at the apex, an iron loop is presumably for the suspension of a clapper. The outer surface is dull and silvery and the inner surface is largely covered with off-white corrosion products. The iron loop is corroded and in poor condition. A portion of the lower part of the body is missing due to breaks. Height: 23.…
Created on: Thursday 3rd April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ECD886
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy hexagonal norse clapper bell of Early Medieval date. It is missing the clapper due to old breaks, now worn. The sides are divided into six evenly spaced straight faces with shallow U-shaped notches at the base. The front face is decorated with incised longitudinal lines at the casting seams. At the top there is an integrally cast rectangular suspension loop with a central circular hole. Inside the bell are traces of iron corrosion, probably from the now missing clapper. This bell measures 28.92mm in height, 23.77mm in length, 20.43mm in width, 1.47mm …
Created on: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Last updated: Saturday 19th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-4B37F8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a small iron hand-bell plated with copper-alloy using the 'fusion-plating process' (Bourke 1980; 1983). The bell is quadrangular in plan and has a slightly domed crown. Only a fragment of the corner of the crown survives. The top contains a circular hole, perhaps representing where one end of cross-piece was inserted. Traces of copper alloy corrosion are visible on the interior and exterior indicating that this bell was made using the 'fusion-plating process' (Bourke 1980; 1983). The face of the wall survives on three sides, though very incompletely so. All sides of t…
Created on: Friday 7th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-4B30F1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron hand-bell plated with copper-alloy using the 'fusion-plating process' (Bourke 1980; 1983). The bell is quadrangular in plan with a flat crown (top); only approximately one quarter of the crown survives. A circular patch of iron corrosion is visible at the top, perhaps representing the remains of the cross-piece (handle). This corrosion extends as a short stump underneath, and is visible on the top also. Two fragments of the face survive, both of which flare to the breaks below, thus probably originally giving the mouth of the bell a quadrangular form. Patches of …
Created on: Friday 7th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A1CAA6
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell. Sheet metal bell of triangular or pyramidal form with traces of a paired incised line decoration around its mouth, possibly with a butted seam though now split and severely squashed. The reddish tint is often associated with Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 900-1050. Height: 21.9mm, Width: 22mm, Thickness (sheet): 0.8mm, Weight: 2.59gms.
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-0A3A38
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper-alloy bell of pyramidal six-sided shape (often known as a 'Norse' bell). The sheet metal is crimped to form a flat lug at the top, with an indentation suggesting a lost suspension loop at its apex. The lower part of the splayed body of the bell is bent and frayed. Suggested date: early-medieval, 900-1050. Height: 26mm, Width: 20.6mm, Thickness (wall): 0.7mm, Weight: 5.23g.
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-3DA235
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy bell of early-medieval date (broadly 10th century). The bell is of hexagonal section, with straight sides tapering towards the top, where it is surmounted by a damaged projection which would have formed the lower part of a suspension loop. The six sides that surround the open bottom end are concave and have been turned inwards to create a lobe on each of the six corners. Both inner and outer surfaces of the object are a greenish brown with a heavily corroded patina.
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4EFBB6
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval copper-alloy bell. The bell chamber is of hexagonal section, tapering towards the top, where it is surmounted by a damaged loop. Inside the bell is a large amount of iron corrosion probably due to the corrosion of the clapper. Two sides of the bell have been slightly squashed inwards. The object has a green patina. This type of bell is sometimes known as a "Norse" bell, and is characteristic of the Danelaw and Irish Sea region during the tenth century.
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelvedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-E4CF66
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy early medieval norse bell. The bell is missing the suspension loop and has a scalloped rim, which has a small crack around one point but is otherwise in one piece.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-A8C3C1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments of a silver sheet pyramidical object of probably hexagonal outline. The apex is missing but the greater parts of three sides and a fragment of the fourth are extant. At the base of each side a V-shaped cut-out is flanked by two very subtle scallops. Height more than 21.2mm. Width at base c.15mm. Weight 1.50g. Perhaps a version of the Norse bell more familiar in copper alloy (Mainman and Rogers 200, 2599 and 2649, fig. 1294 no. 10528). One possible example in silver comes from Rampton, Notts (NLM-C90184). 10th century.
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
Spatial data recorded.