Findspot - Post Medieval metal finds, Bidford on Avon.

Description of this historic site

Findspot - various Post Medieval finds, including buckles, buttons, tokens and coins, were found 400m south west of Staple Hill.

Notes about this historic site

1 Find made with a metal detector in 1986: Spur fragment.
2 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 at SP099503: Decorated lead button of the 16th to 18th century.
3 Find made with a metal detector in 1986: Loop buckle.
4 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: 17th century Nuremburg jetton.
5 Find made with a metal detector in 1986: 17th century trader’s token.
6 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Double-loop buckle, sixpence of William III.
7 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Farthing of George I (1723), 18th century lead Bale Seal.
8 Finds made in 1987: Buckle end.
9 Finds made in 1987: ?Dress hook, lead alloy buckle.
10 Finds made in 1987 at SP099502: – Assorted finds comprising belt buckle, buckle/brooch, decorative mount, belt strap end and stamped bale seal.
11 Finds made: Trifid end of spoon handle and tripod fitting at SP099503.
12 The number of finds indicates the amount of detecting done on the site and there is no evidence that the Post Medieval finds represent anything more than a background scatter.
13 An item which was possibly a key-hole cover from the post medieval period was found in 1989 at SP099502/3.
14 A ring bezel mount, oval shape, was found in 1991 at SP09905015 and 5005. Possibly 18th century.
15 Book hinge and part of a shoe buckle were fund in 1986 at SP10105015.

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