Accession No
2007.449 G
Description
A left turnshoe sole, as there are traces of nail holes at the rear end of the fore part and front of seat, indicating that it has been repaired by attaching a forepart 'clump' and a heel piece. There is wear at the forepart and heel-seat. The broad round toe indicated a time when shoes were replacing turn-shoes. Usual marginal row of edge-fleshed stitch holes.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; St Neots; Hall Place
Period
Medieval late 15th century early 16th century
Source
Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.449 G; SN61 CI XVI 13 79 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leather
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Peter V. Addyman, for the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1961-1962. See archive (Doc.301) for site plans, etc.
Event Date 1961
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. and Majora, J. (1972). 'An 18th-Century Mansion, a Fishpond, and Post-Medieval Finds from St. Neots, Huntingdonshire'. Post-Medieval Archaeology 6. p. 99-101, Fig. 46.4
Event Date 1972
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Addyman (1972): 'A left turnshoe sole, as there are traces of nail holes at the rear end of the fore part and front of seat, indicating that it has been repaired by attaching a forepart 'clump' and a heel piece. There is wear at the forepart and heel-seat. The broad round toe indicated a time when shoes were replacing turn-shoes. Usual marginal row of edge-fleshed stitch holes.'
Event Date 1972
Author: Annie McKay
Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum, when it was catalogued in bulk records. The finds from the Late Saxon settlement (see PCAS vol. 64) and those late Medieval and Post Medieval finds from a fishpond and 18th century house (see Post-Medieval Archaeology vol. 6) may sometimes share a single record, which will ultimately need to be split further.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
2007.449 [A-S]: 'SN61 (Box 18) containing leather.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
FM:281120
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