OXONIENSIA
A JOURNAL DEALING WITH THE ARCHAEOLOGY,
HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF OXFORD AND
ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD
VOLUME VI
1941
PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY
THE OXFORD ARCHITECTURAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD
CONTENTS
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The Roman Tessellated Pavement at Stonesfield, Oxon. By M. V. Taylor .......... 1
A Romano-British Potters’ Field at Cowley, Oxon. By R. J. C. Atkinson .............. 9
Notley Abbey. By W. A. Pantin ............................................................................ 22
17th and 18th Century Wine-Bottles of Oxford Taverns. By E. T. Leeds ........... 44
The Oriel College Lawsuit, 1724-26. By F. J. Varley .......................................... 56
John Burton, D.D., one of the Founders of the Colony of Georgia. By H.
B.Fant ............................................................................................................ 70
NOTES AND NEWS:
Archaeological Notes (J. S. P. Bradford, J. M. Morris), 84; Romano-British
Skeletons from Cowley, 89; Archaeological finds in the City of Oxford (E.
M. Jope), 89; Corrigenda, 90; An Oxford Goldsmith (E. Alfred Jones), 90;
Benjamin Webb (C. C. J. Webb), 91; The Arms of the Fisher Family (J. L.
Myres), 91; The Victoria County History, Oxfordshire, vol. I, 91
REVIEWS:
Leys, The Sandford Cartulary, vol. 2 (O.R.S., xxii), 92; Ryan, Map of Old
English Monasteries and related ecclesiastical foundations, A.D. 400-1066,
92 ; An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford (Roy.
Comm. on Historical Mon., England), 93; Hobhouse, Oxford, as it was and
as it is today, 94; ‘Carfax,’ Christ Church Mall : a diversion, 95; Notes on
Brass-rubbing (O. U. Archaeological Soc.), 95
BIBLIOGRAPHY, 96
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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STONESFIELD PAVEMENT:
Fig. 1.
Map showing probable site of Roman Villa at Stonesfield ............. 3
P1.
I.
Lewington’s drawing of the pavement found in 1712
II.
Lewington’s drawings of the pavements found in 1779-80
POTTERS' FIELD AT COWLEY:
Fig. 2.
Map showing site of potters' field ................................................. 10
3.
Plans and sections of kiln, puddling-holes and puddling-table...... 11
4.
Iron sickle and Romano-British pottery ......................................... 17
5.
Romano-British pottery ................................................................ 19
Pl. III.
A. The kiln and stoke-hole
B. Burnishing-stones and pottery spindle-whorl
C. Bronze bracelet
NOTLEY ABBEY:
Fig. 6.
Ground plan of the buildings ........................................................ 26
7.
SW. pier of central crossing .......................................................... 28
8.
W. end of nave, plan and details ................................................... 30
9.
SE. pier of central crossing ........................................................... 33
10.
The abbot's house, plan and roof-sections ..................................... 37
Pl. IV.
Air-view of the site
V.
Architectural details of SW. pier of central crossing and W.
end of nave
VI.
Architectural details of SE. pier of central crossing and S.
arcade of nave
VII.
A. Drawing of the W. end of refectory in the early XVIII
century
B. Drawing of the ruins from the N. in the early XVIII
century
VIII.
The abbot's house,
A. Before restoration
B. After restoration
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS—continued
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OXFORD 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY WINE-BOTTLES:
Fig. 11.
Sections of bottles showing changes in their form by decades ...... 52
12.
Drawing of ‘three tuns’ stamp found at Pembroke College .......... 55
P1. IX.
Stamps on bottles of the Salutation, Mermaid and Crown
taverns
X.
Stamps on bottles of the Three Tuns and King’s Head taverns,
a King's Head stamp from Wellingborough, and various
stamps from Oxford
NOTES AND NEWS:
Fig. 13.
Plan of crop-marks at FoxIey Farm and Southfield Barn,
Eynsham ............................................................................... 86
P1. XI.
Air-view of crop-marks at Southfield Barn, Eynsham
XII.
Archaeological finds in gravel-pits
A. Standlake; B, C. Cassington; D, E. Hatford
XIII.
Archaeological finds in gravel-pits
A, B, C. Cassington ; D, E. Eynsham
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