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Ripley Cache |
In 1997 this large cache of objects found concealed in a house in Ripley, Christchurch, inside a bricked up bread oven. The cache includes boots, fragments of leather and wood, a candlestick and a brush. |
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Lawshall Caches |
Two concealed caches have been found by Mr and Mrs Harber at their property in Lawshall, Suffolk. Their house was originally a farm dwelling and is thought to date from between 1520 and 1550. The first cache was found in 2000 in a gap between a tie beam and a window sill, the second in 2001, at the side of the ground floor chimney stack. The Harbers run courses on the care and repair of timber-frames buildings from their home and the two caches are used to demonstrate the types of objects people may find concealed in a building. For more information about the courses run by the Harbers send an e-mail to: bpharber@aol.com |
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Abingdon Cache |
This cache was discovered in 1994. It was concealed in the attic space of a house in East St.Helen Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in a wall cavity filled with hops. The house is owned by Oxfordshire Preservation Trust, who uncovered the group of objects while undertaking restoration work. |
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Stockbridge Cache |
This shoe was found concealed in a cottage in Stockbridge, when the property was being demolished. The Southampton based company demolishing the house gave the shoe to Test Valley Area Trust, who donated it to the Archaeology department at Hampshire County Council Museums Service. |
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Reigate Cache |
The Reigate Cache was discovered in 1990, concealed in a shop in Bell Street, Reigate. The building is believed to date to between 1400 and 1450. The shop is currently the premises of J.Stoneman and Sons, Funeral Directors and Monumental Stonemasons, who were undertaking a shop refit at the time the concealed objects were discovered. They were found located above the ingle-nook fireplace, between the ground and first floors. |
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Pontarddulais Cache |
This corset was found in a thatched cottage in the village of Pontarddulais, West Glamorgan, Wales. Pontarddulais is an industrial settlement, but was formerly an agricultural area. The owners of the cottage discovered the corset when they were undertaking renovation work in early 2002. It was concealed behind a thick stone wall to one side of the fireplace and was found lying on soil. Following its discovery the corset was donated to the Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff. |
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Birmingham Cache |
This hat was found in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in 2001. The discovery was made by a builder, while work was being undertaken to create a new gallery space for the 20th Century art collection. The hat was concealed under the ground floor. |
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Cupar Cache |
This cache was found concealed in a former farmer's cottage in Cupar, Scotland, in April 2001. The discovery was made while the owners of the property were undertaking electrical renovations. The cache was located under floor boards on the first floor, directly above the front door. |
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Cuckfield Cache |
The tricorn hat was found concealed in a property in Cuckfield, Sussex. The discovery was made during the 1980's, when the house was being converted into flats. The owner donated it to Cuckfield Museum in 1998, where it is currently displayed. |
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Hursley Cache |
This cache was concealed in a thatched cottage, in Hursley, Hampshire. It was hidden near the chimney and discovered in 1971. The owners of the house donated the shoes to the Archaeology department at Hampshire County Council Museums Service in 2001. |
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Caputh Cache |
This collar was found in a pre 1850, rural farm dwelling in Caputh, Perthshire. It was discovered in 1993 whilst renovation work was being undertaken. The piece was concealed in a wall, close to a south facing window. No other artefacts were found with it. |
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Nether Wallop Cache |
The Nether Wallop Cache was found in 1978. The discovery was made as the owners of a property in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, were gutting and renovating their home. The house has a 15th century cruck timber frame and was originally a farm dwelling. The cache was found in a first floor bedroom, above the living room. The items were found together, bundled into a knot-hole, formed in one of the oak brackets which is joined to into the main cruck frame and supports the cross-beam spanning the two arched frame members. The bracket is located in a North-West facing wall, directly above the inglenook fireplace. |
