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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 33 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | 13th century lead seal, from 14 Walters Road, Hoo St.Werburgh |
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Summary
A 13th century lead seal found at Walters Road, Hoo St.Werburgh in 1977. The inscription reads: Seal of Thomas le Bot, with Lombardic Es and H and a Roman M. There is a central eight foil design on the face whilst the back has a plain projection across half the diameter.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7808 7266 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
Associated Finds
- SEAL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
Full description
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[TQ 7808 7267 - 14 Walters Road] (1) On loan to Rochester Museum is a lead seal found by Mr J V Tree of 14 Walters Road in the garden of that address in July 1977. The diameter of the seal is 7/8in and the height is 5/16in. The inscription reads: Seal of Thomas le Bot, with Lombardic Es and H and a Roman M. There is a central eight foil design on the face whilst the back has a plain projection across half the diameter. Dated to the thirteenth century (2) and site photograph (3).
<1> OS 1:2500 1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE48211.
<2> Arch Cant 94 1978 263 (L R A Grove) (OS Card Reference). SKE36183.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9421.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1969. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 94 1978 263 (L R A Grove). [Mapped feature: #26001 find, ] |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4109. print. |
