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HER Number:MDV132513
Name:Chamber pot Found beneath the arches of Bideford Bridge

Summary

A sgraffito-decorated chamber pot found below the arches of Bideford Bridge.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 455 264
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBideford
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Allan, J. + Griffiths, N. + Mills, A., 2020, Some Recent Finds of North Devon Pottery, 214 (Article in Serial). SDV364780.

A Type 7 chamber pot with external slip extending into the interior, the outside with sgraffito decoration, was found by Andy Shaddick below the arches of Bideford Bridge.
Currently (2020) on loan to Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136244 ]
SDV364780Article in Serial: Allan, J. + Griffiths, N. + Mills, A.. 2020. Some Recent Finds of North Devon Pottery. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 78. Paperback Volume. 214.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 23 2022 10:12AM