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CHER Number:06866e
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Medieval seal find, Anglesey Abbey

Summary

Med seal dug up in 1868 near Anglesey Priory

Grid Reference:TL 530 622
Parish:Lode, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire

Monument Type(s):

  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds:

  • SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

1. Medieval seal dug up in 1868 near Anglesey Priory - oval in form, possibly originally gilt, portrayal of St Lawrence with his gridiron - inscription SAVNTTE LAVRENCII. Probably its owner was Master Lawrence de St Nicholas, a great benefactor to the house. See RN 06866 for full list of cross-references.


<1> Hailstone, E., 1910, Notes on an ancient seal, presented in 1910 to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. PCAS 14: 234-8, p. 234 (Article in serial). SCB10376.

Sources and further reading

<1>Article in serial: Hailstone, E.. 1910. Notes on an ancient seal, presented in 1910 to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. PCAS 14: 234-8. p. 234.

Related records

06866Related to: Augustinian Priory, Anglesey Abbey (Monument)