NHER 61630 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval Bellarmine witch bottle
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG14SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Late 1970s. Stray Find.
Found at Harbour House when excavating for a new chimney:
Bellarmine witch bottle. Although broken, the bottom half was still in its original position and was found to contain "some decayed matter and some very rusty pins".
This discovery was reported in (S1) and a rubbing (S2) and a photograph (S3) were subsequently passed to the Norwich Castle Museum [1].
It is noted in (S1) that the house in which this discovery was made was "about 400 years old". Harbour House is not listed and its exact age is unclear at present. It is however clearly visible on the Weybourne Tithe map, indicating that it had been built prior to the late 19th century.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 September 2016.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF94460 Article in Serial: Davy, T. 1978. It's Magic. East Anglian Bottle Collectors Club Newsletter. No 5 Winter 1978/9.
- <S2> SNF94461 Illustration: [Unknown]. Rubbing of a post-medieval Bellarmine jug.
- <S3> SNF94463 Photograph: [Unknown]. Photograph of a post-medieval Bellarmine witch bottle. Print.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- WITCH BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 21 2016 1:58PM