Monument record WSF 048 - Watsons Potteries

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Summary

Sherds of pottery from Anglo Saxon urn found at Wattisfield Potteries (Watsons) in February 1961.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0105 7427 (100m by 100m) Approximate
Map sheet TM07SW
Civil Parish WATTISFIELD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sherds of pottery from Anglo Saxon urn found at Wattisfield Potteries (Watsons) in February 1961. Basil Brown excavated the site - he records in his diary for 1961 - went to look near foundations of new building, where Aubrey Rust had found pottery, had a dig and found more pieces from a Saxon urn crushed flat. Very coarse, hand-made (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, LXXVII, 20.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volume.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Mar 23 2011 4:51PM

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