NHER 56476 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

18 August 2009. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 14.
Late Bronze Age hoard including one complete and one incomplete socketed axehead plus a fragment of socketed knife.
Possible Iron Age cast copper alloy ring of D-shaped section.
Five early Roman copper alloy brooches.
Two Early Saxon brooches.
Late Saxon strap-end and stirrup terminal.
Medieval mount, ring, seal, buckle and buckle plate, two horse harness pendants, one horse harness pendant hanger, five suspension rings, two belt mounts and two strap-ends.
Medieval/post-medieval vessel repair patch, vessel leg, button, knife bolster, book clasp, belt mount and three weights.
Post-medieval thimble, book clasp, five buckles, a spoon, vessel repair patch, purse bar, cloth seal and two belt mounts.
Late post-medieval button.
Modern horse brass decorated with Winston Churchill, c. AD 1940-1965.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES) and metal objects by I. Riddler.
See lists in file.
The Late Bronze Age was submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2016 T653) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2011.309).
E. Darch (HES), 05 November 2009 and A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2012. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

22 February 2016. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 12. [1].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment. First addendum to the hoard discovered in August 2009.
Medieval strap-ends and a lead pot mend.
Medieval/post-medieval sword scabbard chape and scale-tang knife end cap.
Post-medieval buttons and a rotary key.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by I. Riddler:
Details to follow.
The Late Bronze Age socketed axehead was submitted as potential Treasure (Treasure case 2016 T503) and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (accession number awaited).
A. Beckham (HES), 14 April 2016. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 27 May 2020.

February 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman brooch.
Post-medieval button and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.

August 2018. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours. [3].
Middle/Late Bronze Age incomplete gold unidentified object comprising a strip of sheet with hook and perforation.
Late Bronze Age sword fragment. Second addendum to the hoard discovered in August 2009.
Information from PAS import.
The Middle/Late Bronze Age gold unidentified sheet object and
The Late Bronze Age sword fragment was donated to Norwich Castle Museum by all parties (NWHCM : 2019.132) and hence disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2018 T638). The Middle/Late Bronze Age incomplete gold unidentified object was also disclaimed as Treasure (Refs: 2018 T643) after being donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2019.133).
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 May 2021.

August 2019. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours. Field 23. [4].
Late Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (S1). Third addendum to the hoard discovered in August 2009.
Information from PAS import.
This socketed axehead was donated to Norwich Museum by all parties and hence disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2020 T17)
E. McDonald (HES), 26 January 2019 and P. Watkins (HES), 26 January 2025.

22 August 2021. Metal-detecting Rally. [5].
1 medieval coin and a lead pot mend.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 June 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 12 December 2023.