Monument record 0537200000 - WORLD'S END CROSSROADS
Summary
Several inhumation burials of unknown date found at cross-roads
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Undated human burials, probably a cemetery associated with post-medieval gallows (DBC9102)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (Undated)
Description
DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS. NO INDICATION OF SEX. SKELETONS PRONOUNCED OVER 100 YRS OLD (B1).
1 NEAR COMPLETE SKELETON & BONES OF SEVERAL OTHERS. BONES-PULPY UNSAVEABLE. FIRST THOUGHT ANGLO SAXON BUT NO ASSOCIATED OBJECTS (B3).
RESIDENT ENGINEER STATES UP TO 17 SKELETONS EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC7433 Bibliographic reference: LETTERS FROM MR E J LUXTON(RESIDENT ENGINEER)TO BU CKS COUNTY SURVEYOR 5 & 9 NOV 1937(IN COUNTY ENGI.
- <2>SBC850 Bibliographic reference: BAS LETTER BOOK,JAN 1936-AUG 1938(LETTERS FROM E H OLLIS,CURATOR BCM TO MESSRS MARTYN & ELAND-NOS 69.
- <3>SBC2033 Article in serial: BUCKS HERALD 12 NOV 1937 (COPY FILED).
- <4>SBC8018 Graphic material: LUXTON MR E J TO SKETCH MR WAJ,MARCH 1984(COPIES O F MR LUXTON'S ORIGINAL PHOTOS FILED)(COPY OF TRAN.
- <5>SBC16491 Map: WENDOVER ESTATE MAP 1620 (IN BAS MUNIMENT ROOM-PHO TO IN CAS FILE 2791).NOTE BY A R PIKE,APRIL 1984.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8597 0921 (50m by 70m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12198)
Record last edited
Oct 8 2018 3:10PM
