Monument record 0/0/227 - Unstratified Medieval Find

A 14th/15th century ampulla inscribed 'Our Lady of Walsingham' found.

{1} A 14/15C ampulla inscribed "Our Lady of Walsingham".

{4} Pilgrim ampulla, lead, decorated on one side with a flower & on the other a crowned W flanked by the letters s & d.

{5} Identified as a Walsingham ampulla & very similar in design to a find from Castle Rising, Norfolk.

{6}A 14/15th century ampulla inscribed "Our Lady of Walsingham" was found at SP 53165285 by Mrs D Beck. The ampulla has been classified and has been retained by Jocelyn Morris, Warwick Museum. The site is under pasture and no surface finds were made.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55SW6 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> 1970, CORRESPONDENCE, (unchecked) (Note). SNN47978.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55SW14 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.203 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<5> Watson P.J., 1996-7, Antiquities from Northamptonshire in West Midlands Museums, p.184 (checked) (Article). SNN100058.

<6> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, 24/Apr (Notes). SNN111540.

Record last edited

Feb 26 2024 12:34PM