Monument record MDO8671 - Bronze Age urned cremation burial behind Christchurch Station
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Summary
A Bronze Age pottery vessel containing calcined bone was found, according to its label, behind Christchurch Station in 1886. It is now in Birmingham Museum, having been presented to the museum by a man who bought it in an antique shop in Swanage.
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Full Description
Middle Bronze Age tripartite urn found 1886, behind Christchurch Station. Now in Birmingham Museum. (1)
(SZ 15269322) Bought many years ago in a Swanage antique shop. As purchased it was labelled as being from behind Christchurch Station. Presented by the purchaser - not a local person - to Birmingham City Museum. (2)
The urn, of plain coarse pottery without decoration, is 10 3/4 ins high and 8 3/4 ins broad at the top, with a lip one inch in depth. When discovered, it was nearly full of calcined bone. At Birmingham Nat Hist. Museum. (3)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX2575 Map: Calkin, J B. 1942. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1942).
- <2> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 14-JUL-54.
- <2.1> SWX8198 Verbal communication: Calkin, J B. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: J B Calkin (Hon Corr).
- <3> SWX3988 Article in serial: 1927. Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society transactions. Vol 52. p300.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458533.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1526 9322 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 008
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458533
Record last edited
Nov 24 2023 7:35PM