Rugby. Bilton Green
The Green at Bilton showing the Manor House. The thatched cottage on the right is described as 'Arthur Law's cottage'. The base of the Cross was re-set in 1897. c.1900
Ryton on Dunsmore. "Wroth Silver"
Gathering on Knightlow Hill (no longer so named), Ryton on Dunsmore, for the wroth silver ceremony. A tradition of payment, for the use of fields or roadways, that may date back to Saxon times. St Martins'day. ...
Ryton on Dunsmore. Wroth silver ceremony
Gathering of men on Knightlow Hill (no longer so named), Ryton on Dunsmore, for the wroth silver ceremony. A tradition of payment, for the use of fields or roadways, that may date back to Saxon times. ...
Ryton on Dunsmore. Wroth silver ceremony
Gathering of men on Knightlow Hill (no longer so named), Ryton on Dunsmore, for the wroth silver ceremony. A tradition of payment, for the use of fields or roadways, that may date back to Saxon times. ...
Scraper
This is a flint scraper.
Scraper
The strange green flecks on this scraper suggest that it may be made of ceramic rather than white flint.
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon. 1880 - 1889.
Sherds
This group of sherds was found during an excavation of a trench for gas laying at Braemar Road, Lillington. The collection of sherds includes Romano-British greyware, black-burnished ware, an amphora ...
Sherds
These seven sherds are Romano-British greyware. They were excavated at Braemer Road, Lillington in 1939.
Sherds
These seven fragments of a large, Medieval, coarseware dish or bowl were found in a sand pit in Lillington. The fragments are probably fourteenth century, and were found with a fourteenth century sword....
Shield Boss
This Anglo Saxon shield boss was excavated on the west side of Napton Hill, Warwickshire. The shield boss was found with a burial and a sword during quarrying operations. The shild boss protruded about ...
Shield Boss
Iron shield boss, from the centre of a wooden shield. The rivets which held it onto the shield are visible.
AD 450 - AD 550
Shield Boss
Three sections of an Iron Age shield boss from the River Trent, originally thought to have been horse armour. They are bronze with a large domed boss with a spine on each side ending in roundels for attaching ...
Shield Boss with gilded decorated
An umbo (or ‘shield boss’) with gilded bronze plates embossed with a stylised boar’s head decoration on the rim. This breast-shaped boss was fastened to the wood shield with rivets. Found in a warrior’s ...
Shield Boss with gilded decoration
An umbo (or 'shield boss') with gilded bronze plates embossed with a stylised boar’s head decoration on the rim. This breast-shaped boss was fastened to the wood shield with rivets. Found in a warrior’s ...
Shuttington. Alvecote Priory
Ruin of Alvecote Priory, Shuttington. 1965
Silver Pin
Silver pin with garnet inlaid ornament, found under the skull of a female child.
6th Century A.D.
67mm long
1922/23 excavations (Grave 96)
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made of bone and is said to be from the Tudor period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.