Find Spot record 14407 - Finds from Land Adjacent to Acton Bridge

<1> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL-4DF573 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Circular lead weight, from the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is sub-circular and the edges are not even. It is plain on both sides. These types of weight are very difficult to date when found as stray finds as they were used for centuries in the same form.

<2> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL-4E1752 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Lead spherical musket ball from the Post Medieval period.

<3> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, Murphy-4ECEC6 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Lead steel yard weight from the Post-Medieval period. It is conical in shape with a rounded top. The remains of an iron loop used for suspension can be seen on the top surface.

<4> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, LVPL-4E41E6 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Steel yard weight dating from the Post- Medieval period. It is sub-rectangular in plan, narrowing slightly towards the top. It is square in cross-section. The top face has the remains of an iron loop used for suspension. On all the long faces there is decoration in the form of impressed circles. This type of weight is difficult to date precisely if found as a stray find as they have been used for long periods. This weight is likely to date from the Post-Medieval period.

<5> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, Murphy-4ED885 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

A red intaglio inside a silver/tin sheet. It has come from either a finger ring or a fob seal. It is Post-Medieval in date. It is oval in plan and shows a person kneeling to the left with something in front of him. The sheet case has a circular hole on the reverse.

<6> The British Museum, Portable Antiquities Scheme Online Database (Web Site). SCH5176.