Record ID: OXON-CF0674
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy spherical animal bell (crotal) of Post-medieval date (AD 1500-1650). It is missing one half of its lower hemisphere. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes (c.5.3mm diameter) with a cast integral rectangular loop projecting from the top between them. The upper edges of this loop are bevelled  while the hole is rectangular (c.7.2mm by 6.8mm). The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. This is set almost at right …
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wotton Underwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-91E902
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a copper alloy clapper bell, dating to the late Medieval to Post-Medieval period. The fragment comes from the lower everted rim of the bell. Two parallel moulded raised bands, spaced c. 3mm apart, can be seen to run parallel to the bottom edge, the lowest band being part of the bell's lower rim. The interior of the fragment, is smooth and undecorated. The metal has a dark brown patina with the appearance of pewter, gunmetal or 'bell bronze', indicating a high tin content. The fragment is 47.54mm wide, 30.46mm high, and 4.24mm thick. It w…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-803335
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Crotal bell of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1750). The object is composed of approximately 1/4 of the lower hemisphere of the bell. There is a section of raised circumferential mid-rib retained in the upper portion of the fragment. The bell is of single cast form. The retained lower portion is decorated with a semi-circular boarder around initials, now illegible. Length: 20.15mm, Width: 25.26mm, Thickness (body): 1.73mm, Weight: 5.3g The metal is green in colour with a predominantly smooth patina.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-54EB01
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell. Cast rumbler bell, of spherical form and one-piece construction, formed by the inward folding and closing of four sub-triangular leaves and with a small oval integral top loop, now broken across a small drilled hole. Traces of gilding appear. Probably for attachment to clothing, or even a jester’s hat given this is an unusually massy example (cf. Egan and Prtichard 1991, fig. 219). Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1400 Height: 25.5mm, Diameter: 21.9mm, Weight: 13.10gms
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calcethorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-549D42
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell. Cast one-piece spherical animal bell, with opposed blowholes in its upper hemisphere and opposed sounding holes linked by a slot in the lower. Incised letters next to the slot may be a maker’s or owner’s mark, possibly reading I G. A pronounced circumferential rib marks the meeting of the two halves; the upper part is surmounted by a rectangular loop. Abraded, with loss of half the lower hemisphere and the clapper. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650 Height: 34.8mm, Diameter (at mid-rib): 30.3mm, Thickness (wall): 2.3mm, Weight: 25.06gms
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-51FC15
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy spherical animal bell (crotal) of Post-medieval date (AD 1500-1650). it is missing one half of its lower hemisphere. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes (c.4.3mm diameter) with a cast integral rectangular loop projecting from the top between them. The upper edges of this loop are bevelled  while the hole is circular (c.3.1mm diameter). The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. This is set almost at right ang…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sundon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BCE810
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy large 'crotal' horse bell, probably dating to c.1550-1750. Sub-spherical in form with a rectangular pierced suspension loop at the apex. Cast in two halves, with a median transverse ridge. There are two circular sound holes in the top half of the bell, with a sound slot and larger circular holes at each end at the base. Gardooned decoration on the top half with the vertical ribs terminating in pellets of alternating heights and size. The lower half has depictions of winged cherubs, one either side of the sound slot. An iron '…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-40FEAA
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy livestock or "crotal" bell of 34.6mm diameter and 16th-17th century date. The suspension loop is trapezoidal and drilled with visible file marks from finishing. Both hemispheres have "sunburst" pattern decoration. There are no makers marks. The iron clapper is retained.
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-9AEACD
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a large cast copper alloy crotal bell of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1750). The object is composed of just a small fragment a bell. The outer surface is decorated incised vertical which aren't quite parallel suggesting they are radiating outwards from one of the bell's apexes. The fragment is a medium green colour. The fragment is 21.7mm long, 18.6mm wide, 2.8mm thick in profile  and weighs 2.00 grams. This is the fragment of a crotal bell, see OXON-609EB1 for a complete example. Such bells are dated from the 16th to mid 18th centu…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratton Audley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-9AE346
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper-alloy spherical animal bell (crotal) of Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1650). Only part of the upper hemisphere and the loop projecting from its apex survive. The upper hemisphere fragment is an irregular oval brokend on all sides with a cast integral D-shaped loop projecting from the top between them. The hole is c2.9mm in diameter. The uppper hemisphere is decorated with radiating incised lines mostly likely from a repeating flower petal pattern. The fragment is a dark brown colour. The bell is 23.6mm long, 20.9mm wide, 9.5mm high…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratton Audley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-9AD530
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy spherical animal bell (crotal) of Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1650). The bell is mostly intact missing only c.half of its lower hemisphere (one quarter of the total bell) and its pea. The surviving bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two small sub-oval sound holes (c.5.4mm diameter) with a cast integral rectangular loop projecting from the top between them. The upper edges of this loop are bevelled while the hole is a tall D-shape (c.6.6mm long 5.9mm wider). The lower hemisph…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratton Audley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-06F4C2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Bell of Post-Medieval date, circa (AD 1600-1800). The object is conical shaped, with tapered sides, flaring out to the open edges. The top of the bell is narrowed and slightly rounded. At the apex projects a rounded, rectangular sectioned attachment loop with a circular perforation through the centre. The bell is decorated with two pairs of concentric circles, at its upper and lower edges with two further concentric circles surrounding the attachment loop. The iron clacker is missing, as is the internal attachment loop, although fragments of the remai…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-06E092
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete copper-alloy hexagonal 'norse' clapper bell of Early Medieval date (c.AD 850-1050) . The sides are divided into six evenly spaced straight faces with shallow U-shaped notches at the base. At the top is a complete integrally cast rectangular suspension loop with a central circular hole. One side of the bell is missing. The clapper is also missing.  It has a light green surface patina. It measures: length 24.9mm, width 20.8mm, thickness of wall 1.6mm. It weighs 5.3 grams. NMGW-3D73E7 is a similar example and the record notes that:…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-F29572
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Bell of Modern date (AD 1800-1950). The object is composed of sheet copper alloy and is sub-spherical in form. There is a horizontal seam where the upper and lower plates attach, to form an upper and lower hemisphere. At the apex of the upper hemisphere is an incomplete loop which is rectangular in section with a break at is apex. There is a break in the upper hemisphere resulting in the loss of approximately 40 % of the hemisphere. The lower hemisphere has two circular sound holes, between which is a rectangular sound slot.  The metal is gree…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-F2854D
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Crotal bell of a single cast form of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1750). The object comprises two hemispheres divided by a raised horizontal circumferential rib. There are two sound holes, one larger, one on either side of the integral rectangular suspension loop. The loop projects from the upper hemisphere. The lower hemisphere is composed of two circular sound holes close to the ridge between which is a rectangular sound slot. The lower hemisphere of the object is decorated with a radiating curvilinear ‘sunburst’ pattern. The iron pea is ret…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-F07E42
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment probably of a Post-Medieval copper alloy crotal bell, dating to AD 1500 - 1700. The fragment consists of an uneven four sided convex piece of copper alloy that would have formed part of one half of a spherical shaped bell which usually had two holes connected by a slit in the lower half and a suspension loop on the upper half. The outer surface of the fragment is decorated with a series of moulded semi circles with a pellet in the centre of each. These shapes are placed in rows to form a 'fish scale design' and cover the object. A shield motif or rectangul…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F019F2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper-alloy bell of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1400. The form of this piece suggests it may have been a horse harness pendant (cf. Griffiths 1986: 4, no. 20 cited in BH-95B355).  The bell chamber is made from a piece of sheet metal which has had its corners folded inwards, creating a void in which the 'pea' is enclosed. It does not appears to be magnetic, suggesting the pea is made of copper alloy. The hanger is a bar which projects from the apex of the bell; it is of circular cross section and tapers to a rounded end with a circular suspen…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7079FC
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early Post Medieval cast tinned and leaded copper alloy crotal bell dating between c. AD 1550-1650. The bell is cast in one peice and composed of a hollow sphere of two hemispheres divided by a raised circumferential band. The upper hemisphere is decorated with a cast sunburst pattern consisting of nine petals radiating outward from the attachment loop and meeting the circumferential band, with two irregular circular sound holes set parallel to one another on either side of the upper hemisphere. Projecting from the top is an integral …
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-19A977
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy crotal or rumbler bell of probable Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). The bell is sub circular in plan and profile, with an integrally cast sub rectangular suspension loop attached to the top. The edges of the rectangular suspension loop have been bevelled. The base of the bell is semi circular, with a rectangular slot across the base, with circular ends. The Iron 'pea' is still present inside the bell. Minimal decoration appears visible on the lower hemispheres of the bell. The bell was cast in one piece, using two opposing moulds.…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F28CD4
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn but complete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval crotal bell dating to the 17th - 19th centuries.  The bell comprises a hollow sphere of two hemispheres divided by a raised circumferential band. The upper hemisphere has two sub circular/oval sound holes. Projecting from the top is a rectangular attachment loop with an angled upper edge and oval perforation. The lower hemisphere has a thin rectangular apeture and is decorated with a very faint "sunburst" motif. Both ends of the aperture have sub-circular terminal sound holes. The iro…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.