Information for record number MWA2137:
Findspot - Imperial brass coin weight

Summary Findspot - a coin weight of George II or III found in Telegraph Street, Shipston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 40
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Found in garden of a house in Telegraph Street: A brass coin weight (1 ounce avoir dupois) in very fine condition, of George II or George III date. Obverse: 'L.5. 3.12' within wreath. Reverse: As obverse.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Burge D
Date: 1982
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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