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
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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
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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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
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS—continued
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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.
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