Information for record number MWA4999:
Imperial lead coffin plaque & human burial

Summary A lead coffin plaque was found with human bones. The plaque is thought to have dated from the Imperial period. It was found 100m south of Arbury Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial, Findspot
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A lead coffin plaque with a punched inscription in a lettering style that indicates an 18th century date. The inscription is in pseudo-latin. This was found with human bones while digging the foundation of a wall at Arbury Hall. Translation of the inscription might suggest the burial of a suicide and explain the position of the grave away from the normal burial ground.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 543
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 543
   
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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 COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument PLAQUE * An ornamental, commemorative tablet. Use with materials field when indexing. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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