NHER 28167 (Find Spot record) - Middle Saxon strap union and World War Two grenade, 16 Beechlands

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Summary

In 1990 a Middle Saxon strap union decorated with silver wire was found in the garden here. In addition, a live World War Two hand grenade was also discovered and subsequently safely deactivated by a bomb disposal team.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

13 January 1990. Found in garden. Scotch Hill used as army training area in World War Two.
Trefoil strap-union decorated with three triangular fields bordered with inlaid zigzag silver wire, and a central rosette. Interlace of a crude and geometric sort in between the triangular fields. 9th century. Four rivets at the split end of each arm.
See for comparison Harkstead quatrefoil mount based on Carolingian derived type, but probably of local manufacture (Suffolk HRK028).
Polaroid taken by NCM. See Illustration (S1).
Live hand grenade, World War Two, disposed of by bomb disposal team.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM) 7 March 1990.

Location altered. See [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 28 September 2017.

  • --- Article in Serial: Margeson, S. 1992. Middle and Late Saxon Norfolk. The Annual. Vol 1, pp 29-36.
  • <S1> Illustration: Penn, K. [Unknown]. Drawing of a Middle Saxon strap union. Film. 2:1.
  • HARNESS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • GRENADE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2020 9:43AM

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