NHER 20034 (Building record) - Church Farm and post medieval witch bottle

1976. Found 450mm deep below hearth of a cottage during renovations [1], [2].
Cottage has stepped gables (so late 16th or 17th century?). Bellarmine witch bottle, Holmes type VIII with arms of Amsterdam, made 1680-1700. Contents: Haw thorns, knotted string, fragments of 15th/16th century French breviary, one pierced by a pin. See (S1).
See published report on witch bottle (S2).
See also correspondence (S3) and unpublished version of the report (S4).
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1984.

It is not completely certain that the witch bottle came from this cottage, which has never had stepped gables, but it seems probable that it did and that the reference to the gables is a mistake. The cottage dates to about 1700 (much altered since) which would fit the date of the bottle, but also seems to have a medieval fireplace bressumer (possibly imported in 1976?) To the south is a farmhouse apparently of the same date (not inspected) and to the north two good quality barns, one of timber one of brick, again of the same period.
(S5) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 September 2005.

Permission granted to demolish the brick barn and rebuild in replica on a new site.
Photographic record of barn before demolition in file (S6).
E. Rose (NLA), 19 June 2007.