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| HER Number | MWB10065 |
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| Record Type | Find Spot |
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| Name | In Northbrook Street, Newbury - general location |
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Summary
Antiquarian reference to weathered Palaeolithic implements found in Northbrook Street
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01443.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 79
SU 47083 67400
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)
Full Description
SEVERAL WEATHERED PALAEOLITHIC FLINTS IN THE CLAY ABOVE THE RIVER GRAVEL IN NORTHBROOK STREET. SAID TO BE IN NEWBURY MUSEUM, BUT CANNOT BE TRACED.
Peake notes that flint implements were found in 'stiff greenish yellow clay' <4>. The artefacts could not be traced in Newbury Museum in the 1960s <5>.
The objects were found during excavations for mains drainage in 1894 <1>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1886-95. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1886-95 VOL 4. p206-10 Prehistoric and medieval antiquities discovered at Newbury. [Article in serial / SWB10455] |
| <02> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). P216;218;220. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
| <03> | 1907. MEM GEOL SURV 1907 HUNGERFORD. p100?. [Article in serial / SWB7931] |
| <04> | Peake, H. 1931. The Archaeology of Berkshire. p213. [Monograph / SWB10018] |
| <05> | Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 NVQ 10-OCT-63. [Personal observation / SWB14640] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3442 | NORTHBROOK STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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