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BO1 Bourne ware 1 5 110 ridged strap handle, and cistern rim (diameter
c.18cm) not paralleled at Bourne, but range of kilns
producing Bourne D ware limited at the kiln site
(Healey 1973), possible similar to early 16th century
D ware from Lincoln (McCarthy & Brooks 1988,
fig. 255.1835), links with (8)a
CW2 Cistercian ware 2 1 10 glazed ?cup handle, c.1475-1550
EA6 Blackware 2 11 2 joining strap handle fragments from a cup or mug,
c.1550-c.1750
SW7 Black Basalt ware 1 5 stoneware with machined decoration, late 18th/early
19th century

(5) MS2 Med. Sandy ware 2 1 10 pink bodied, orange/yellow glaze interior, bowl,
joins with (10), ?14th century

(6) ST2 Stamford ware 2 1 17 greenish yellow lead glaze & combed wavy line &
straight line decoration on exterior, c.1050-c.1200
NO1 Nottingham ware 1 2 11 one sherd green glazed & rilled externally, glazed
jug rim, 13th century form at Nottingham (Coppack
1980)
NO3 Nottingham ware 3 10 90 flat jug base with glaze spots underneath, minimum
of 4 vessels all glazed, some with external rilling,
including a jug rim with pouring lip similar to late
13th century forms at Nottingham (Coppack 1980,
fig. 78.164)
BO2 Bourne ware 2 52 cordoned jug neck with brownish glaze & green
glazed sherd, 13th century +
MS Med. Sandy ware 2 26 both wheel thrown, red bodied, brown glaze exterior,
one, a jug rim with pouring lip, links with (4) and
(9), ?14th century
LY1 Lyveden/Stanion 1 15 303 all hand built, 11 sherds glazed, 7 also decorated
with applied white clay strips, mostly vertical, and
one also with a conical applied clay pad, remains of
2 rod handles, decoration paralleled at Stanion, late
13th/early 14th century (Bellamy 1983)
LY4 Lyveden/Stanion 4 5 137 2 convex hand built base fragments - unsooted
CS – Coarse Shelly

(7) ST2 Stamford ware 2 2 12 one sherd, a flat knife trimmed base with a thin
yellow lead glaze, residual c.1050-1200
LY4 Lyveden/Stanion 4 25 306 minimum of 5 hand built vessels, two straight edged
CS – Coarse Shelly bowl rims paralleled at Northampton (McCarthy
1979, fig.81.60, and two upright & thickened
cooking pot/jar rims, one with internal thumbing,
also paralleled at Northampton (McCarthy & Brooks
1988, fig. 172.1028), plus an unglazed sherd with
inscribed wavy line decoration. Probably all early
forms: 13th century at Northampton (McCarthy
1979)

(8) LY1 Lyveden/Stanion 1 5 200 wheel thrown decorated jug fragments, with applied
vertical and horizontal white clay strips or slip under
glaze, including a ‘developed’ rim, diam. c.11cm,
paralleled at Stanion (Bellamy 1983, fig 3.2), late
13th/early 14th century, one sherd joins with (4)
LY4 Lyveden/Stanion 4 9 451 1 vessel, hand built, ?finished on a turntable,
CS – Coarse Shelly moulded upright jar rim with thumbing on inner top
of rim, and a vertical notched applied strip on the
body; unusual pattern of sooting under base,
possibly vessel stood on a trivet over the fire
BO1 Bourne ware 1 1 6 glazed, links with (4), c.1450-c.1650

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