Find Spot record WSS 030 - Jubilee Cottages (BA)

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The palstave from Wissett was found in 1939 just below the surface whilst digging foundations for extensions to the Jubilee Cottages in Wissett Street. Previously WSS Misc.

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Grid reference Centred TM 36 79 (1000m by 1000m) (Approximate)
Map sheet TM37NE
Civil Parish WISSETT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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The palstave from Wissett was found in 1939 just below the surface whilst digging foundations for extensions to the Jubilee Cottages in Wissett Street. It measures 6 3/8 inches in length and is in a good state of preservation. The blade has been blunted from use and a slight defect in the casting appears beneath the stop ridge (S1).
Rowlands Class 5, Group 1, with shield & rib decoration, 16.1 x 6.1cms (S3).
Previously WSS Misc.

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  • <S1> (No record type): Moore I E, Bronze Age axes from Halesworth and District, PSIA, 24,1947, (2), 121 (ill).
  • <S2> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM37NE8, 1977.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of MBA metalworking. number 975.

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Jun 1 2018 1:21PM

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