Includes documentary archive relating to excavation, mainly site drawings. Includes site plans, sections of trenches, photographs, context locations and descriptions.
Three copper alloy pins
weight: 25g
Tr. 1: Lead stylus with one pointed and one flat end and used in a similar fashion to a pencil. Examples from Coppergate, York exist and are identical to Winchester Class 2 type styli and generally date from the 13th to 15th centuries (Ottaway & Rogers 2002, 2934). Length 104mm.
Tr. 2: Circular, flat lead disc with traces of two fixings; possibly a lid or similar. Diameter 24.8mm; undated.
K: Two refitting fragments from a cast-iron object with a central perforation. Heavily concreted and poorly preserved these weigh 227g with the perforation c. 13.6mm in diameter. Probably from an architectural feature, such as a fireplace, these are post- Medieval in origin.
T: Broken and very poorly preserved possible snaffle or bridle bit. The central bar is largely intact, but missing one end and associated loop (surviving length c. 120mm). The other loop is broken; weight 123g. Undated.
<151> : Several pieces of door furniture, including a large hinge-strap with leaf-shaped terminal c. 205mm long and weighing 196g; basal or top door pivot c. 94mm long, with right-angle staple arrangement weighing 60g; five nail fragments, the largest weighing 25g and with a dome-shaped head and square cross-sectioned shaft.
F.16: a mixed context. This contained a sherd of 13th to 15th century grey coarseware (21g), and a sherd of 16th to 17th century German stoneware (45g).
[095], F.33: a 16th century or 17th century context. This was dominated by glazed red earthenware (34 sherds, weighing 494g), and also contained a quantity of Frechen stoneware (22 sherds, weighing 574g); three fragments bearing embossed decoration – including portions of two coats of arms – were identified. Also present were five sherds of bichromatic red earthenware (30g), six sherds of Babylon-type lead-glazed earthenware (71g), two sherds of tin-glazed earthenware (4g) and six sherds of plain red coarseware (216g), plus two residual sherds of 15th to 16th century Seigburg stoneware (33g), and two sherds of 13th to 15th century grey coarseware (15g).
F.33: a 16th or 17th century context. This contained two sherds of Broad Street-type green-glazed fineware (230g), a sherd of Babylon-type lead-glazed earthenware (9g), a sherd of glazed red earthenware (14g) and two sherds of plain red coarseware (30g).
A number of stratified contexts at the site contained fragments of glass. The majority of this material, however, consisted of window glass, or else was derived from 19th century vessels of minimal interest. Nevertheless, four contexts were identified that did contain significant material. These comprise 015, 043, 096, and 097.
In addition, a relatively large glass assemblage was recovered from unstratified deposits in Trenches 1 and 2. Although the majority of the material was very modern in date, the finds also included <127>
F.18, <035>: contained a base fragment derived from a cylindrical bottle, or possibly a goblet. It weighs 4g, and is post-Medieval in date. Two fragments of window glass were also present in this context.
<073> 7g, Context 34, North of Hall
<098> 78g, Context 45
696g
(partially discarded)
<102> stem only
Trench 2 MNI 39:
Bowls (MNI 20)
2 type 4 c.1600-40
1 type 5 c.1640-60
6 type 6 c.1660-80
4 type 9 c.1680-1710
3 type 10 c.1700-40
3 type 12 c.1730-80
1 type 23 bowl c.1760-1800 with initials RW on sides of spur. No obvious local source.
Heels/spurs (MNI 19)
3 heels with initials IK on side. Produced by James Kuquit of Cambridge, active c.1713-50.
1 heel with initials IK on side and stamped crown mark in relief on base. Produced by James Kuquit of Cambridge, active c.1713-50.
1 heel with initials on side and stamped eight spoked wheel mark on base
1 heel with stamped five petalled Tudor rose mark on base (see above)
1 heel with incuse letter C on base. This is paralleled by two finds from the St. John’s Triangle site (Cessford in Newman 2008). These were dated to c.1730-80 and the mark could potentially relate to John Carter, active in Cambridge c.1703-26.
1 heel with initials WP on sides and unclear I stamped symbol on base, bowl form c.1700+. Possibly William Phipos of Cambridge, who died in 1740.
1 heel with initials PW on sides, bowl form c.1700+. No obvious local source, the initials PW have been found in the Cambridge area before dated c.1760-80 and a London origin was suggested (Flood 1976, 46)
10 plain heels/spurs plus large bowl fragments
Decorated stem
1 stem with impressed curvilinear decoration
A single worked stone fragment was recovered from a stratified context. This consisted of a fine-grained bluish grey vesicular quernstone fragment that is identifiable as Niedermendig Műlstein lava (also known as Rhenish or Mayen lava) from the Eifel region in Germany (Kars 1983). Although such querns were frequently used during the Roman period, and are common finds on Middle and Late Saxon sites, they are much rarer in the Medieval period as their use was controlled following the Norman Conquest and many people were instead compelled to use centrally regulated mills (Watts 2002, 38-42). Therefore, although it occurred residually in a later context, this example is likely to be pre-12th century in origin.
[016], F.19, <058>: a Niedermendig Műlstein lava quern fragment. It measures 105mm by 96mm in extent and 30mm thick, and weighs 414g.
Chapel Doorway: a plain chamfered vault rib.
Chapel Doorway: the corner of a sloping windowsill?
Chapel Doorway: a plain chamfered doorjamb, with rebate for door.
<042>: Context 15
