Archaeology

Corn Square garden pottery of 1980

Medieval pottery was found in a garden behind Corn Square in 1980.

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What this record tells us

Medieval pottery was recovered in 1980 from a back garden belonging to a house fronting Corn Square. Buteux records the find under HWCM 19585.

The sherds are documented, but the house number, finder and surviving collection are unresolved. They support medieval activity in the vicinity without identifying a building or proving that every garden deposit is medieval.

How this record is evidenced

Documented discovery

Buteux’s archaeological assessment, §1.7 and specialist assessments, with the separate county SMR reference.

Published research

The investigation details are drawn from Leominster Heritage research from cited published sources; the original publication or report remains the authoritative source.

Project interpretation

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Corn Square garden pottery of 1980

Finds and discovery record · 1980 · Approximate position

Medieval pottery was found in a garden behind Corn Square in 1980.

Approximate position

Town locality; separate street finds. Coordinates represent the centre of the stated grid square for display only; they are not an object findspot.

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Source and further reading

Leominster Heritage research from cited published sources

Victoria Buteux, Archaeological assessment of Leominster, Hereford and Worcester, Central Marches Historic Towns Survey, report issued in the 1996 series; text based on the 1994 assessment and revised March 1995. Supplied PDF. Specialist contributions by Derek Hurst, Richard Morriss, Elizabeth Pearson and Paul Stamper.

Entry-specific references: S11 §1.7; HWCM 21949, 21950, 3598 and 19585

Open questions

  1. Trace the original report, finds accession and precise findspot where these remain unresolved.

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