NHER 34130 (Find Spot record) - Elizabethan sword
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Summary
A dress sword from the time of Elizabeth I was found when a sewer opposite the Swan Inn was cleaned out in 1851.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| District | WEST NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | OUTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
17 May 1851. Quoted from unnamed newspaper in (S1)
Found when cleaning out a sewer opposite the Swan Inn. Dress sword of Elizabethan period. Given by innkeeper to William Sheppings of Lynn.
No Swan Inn is shown on (S2) or (S3), (S4) or (S5). The site may lie in Cambridgeshire.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 December 1998.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF47493 Publication: 1998. The Quarterly. No 32.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SWORD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2006 2:27PM