Find Spot record 503 - Warrington Logboat 6

Stern end of a logboat was found in digging house foundations at the Westy Lane Housing Site, Latchford 23 Oct 1930.Boat is 3 ft 7.5/8 ins long x l7 ins wide and 8 ins deep.Lay at a depth of 2 ft 6 ins in a silted up creek, running to the river through former marsh-land, covered by silt and the old road surface of Poachers' Lane which formerly crossed the area (1). Examined by McGrail 1974.Two fragments probably from this boat (2).

<1> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 47/16 Dunlop G A 1930 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<2> British Archaeological Reports, 51/vii + 295 McGrail S 1978 (Monograph). SCH461.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ68NW6/1961 (Index). SCH2487.

<4> Grealey S, 1976, The Archaeology of Warrington's Past, /69/No.13 (Book). SCH3046.

<5> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, /6 Thacker A 1985 (Book). SCH3556.

<6> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.604 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.