Information for record number MWA4537:
Bronze Brooch found to N of Bishopton Hill

Summary Findspot - a bronze brooch, possibly dating to the Imperial period, was found 350m north of Bishopton Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Old Stratford and Drayton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Found with a metal detector a bronze brooch or object of similar function. Traces of black paint or enamel indicate a recent date - possibly for joining together some item of Victorian underwear?
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1777
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1777
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 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

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