OXONIENSIA A JOURNAL DEALING WITH THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF OXFORD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD VOLUME V 1940 PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY THE OXFORD ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD CONTENTS Page New Discoveries of Neolithic Pottery in Oxfordshire. By E. T. Leeds ................. 1 The Excavation of Cherbury Camp, 1939. By J. S. P. Bradford ........................... 13 Two Saxon Cemeteries in North Oxfordshire. By E. T. Leeds ............................. 21 The Excavations at Seacourt, Berks. By R. L. S. Bruce Mitford .......................... 31 Eleventh and Tweltfh Century Pottery from the Oxford Region. By R. L. S. Bruce Mitford and E. M. Jope ...................................................................... 42 Muniments of Holy Trinity Priory, Wallingford. By J. G. Milne .......................... 50 The Arms on the chaucer Tomb at Ewelme. By E. A. Greening Lamborn ........... 78 Brian Twyne. By Strickland Gibson ...................................................................... 94 Henry Aldrich, Dean of Chrish Church. By E. F. A. Suttle................................. 115 The Coin Collection of Christ Church, Oxford. By C. H. V. Sutherland ............ 140 The Oxford Architectural and Historical Society and the Oxford Movement. By S. L. Ollard ............................................................................................ 146 NOTES AND NEWS: The Society in Wartime, 161; Archaeological Notes (D. B. Harden), 161; Cropmarks seen from the air, Northfield Farm, Long Wittenham, Berks. (G. W. G. Allen), 164; The Geological origin of four stone axes found in the Oxford Distict (D. B. Harden), 165; The Frilford Site—a Postscript (C. E. Stevens), 166; Blue Pigment of Roman date from Woodeaton (E. M. Jope, G. Huse), 167; Archaeological Finds in the City of Oxford (D. B. Harden), 167; A 15th Century Horde from Thame, Oxon. (E. T. Leeds), 169; A Royal Coat of Arms in the Clarendon Hotel, Oxford (P. S. Spokes), 168; Shilton Bridge (J. J. Leeming), 170; Cast-iron Water-pipes from Woodstock, Oxon. (D. B. Harden), 171; Jackson’s Oxford Journal, 171; The late Major G. W. G. Allen, M. C., F. S. A., 172 REVIEWS: The Victoria County History of the Counties of England,Oxfordshire vol. i ii (ed L. F. Salzman) 174; An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford (Roy. Comm. on Historical Mon., England), 177; Notes on Archaeological Technique (O. U. Archaeological Soc.) , 181; Stevenson and Salter, Early History of St John’s College, Oxford (O. H. S. n. s. i), 181; Hobson, Oxford Council Acts (1665-1701), (O. H. S., n. s. ii), 182; Wickham Legg, Tusmore Papers (O. R. S. xx) and Weinstock, Hearth Tax Returns, Oxfordshire, 1665 (O. R. S. xxi), 183; Jones, Catalogue of the Plate of Magdalen College, Oxford, 184. BIBLIOGRAPHY, 185 INDEX, 187 iii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page NEOLITHIC POTTERY IN OXON.: Fig. 1. Map of Cassington ........................................................................... 3 2. Neolithic Bowl from Stanton Harcourt ............................................ 7 3. Sherd-sections .................................................................................. 8 P1. I. Neolithic sherds from Cassington II. Neolithic and E. B. A. Sherds fro Cassington and Stanton Harcourt III. Fragments of neolithic bowl from Stanton Harcourt EXCAVATIONS AT CHERBURY CAMP: Fig. 4. Map of Cherbury Camp ................................................................. 14 Pl. IV. A. Air view of Cherbury Camp B. E. entrance of the Camp Pl. V. A. Revetment wall of rampart B. Close-up of revetment-wall C. Post-hole of gateway TWO SAXON CEMETERIES: Fig. 5. Plan of cemetery at Chadlington .................................................... 23 6. Details of construction of whorl, Chadlington .............................. 25 Pl. VI. A. Rings and beads from North Leigh B. Comb, from Chadlington, and whorl from Spelsbury C, D. Bronze box from North Leigh Pl. VII. A, B. Saxon graves at Chadlington C. Iron implements from Chadlington and North Leigh EXCAVATIONS AT SEACOURT: Fig. 7. Map of the Seacourt site ................................................................ 32 Pl. VIII. Air view of the site Pl. IX. A. Foundations of domestic building B. Site to two graves in church C. Foundations of square structure beside church D. Cobbled area Pl. X. A. The mediaeval road B. Foundations of domestic building C, D. Skeletons in graves ELEVENTH-TWELFTH CENTURY POTTERY: Fig. 8. Drawings of eleventh-twelfth century Pottry ................................. 48 Pl. XI. A, B. Pitcher from Angel Inn C, D. Pitcher from Radcliffe Square iv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS—continued Page WALLINGFORD MUNIMENTS: Pl. XII. A, B. Document with seal of Robert, Abbot of St Albans C. Document of Simon, Abbot of St. Albans Pl. XIII. A, B. Document with seal of Jocelyn, Bp. of Salisbury C, D. Document with seal of Robert Arsic CHAUCER TOMB AT EWELME: Fig. 9. Genealogical tree of the Chaucer connexions ...... between pp. 89-90 Pl. XIV. Frontispiece of Speght’s Chaucer (1598) Pl. XV. The Chaucer Tomb at Ewelme (after Skelton) NOTES AND NEWS: Fig. 10. Map showing crop-marks at Long Wittenham ............ facing p. 164 Fig. 11. Royal coat of arms at Clarendon Hotel ....................................... 170 P1. XVI. Air-view of enclosures NW. of Northfield Farm P1. XVII. Air-view of marks in ‘Scabbs’ and ‘Fox Furlong’ fields P1. XVIII. Vertical air-view of marks in ‘Fox Furlong’ field P1. XIX. Air-view of marks in ‘Garbage’ and near-by fields P1. XX. Air-view of marks in ‘Garbage’ field P1. XXI. Air-view of marks near Littletown P1. XXII. A, B. Shilton Bridge befor and after reconstruction. v