Monument record WSF 006 - Bandle Field (Rom)

Four Rom pottery making kilns on Bandle Field, S of Rectory and bounded by the Grundle, Hollow Way, on the E. First kiln found in 1937 by J W Blake, ploughman, and further kilns found in 1943, 1944 and 1945 during ploughing. Basil Brown states that the first kiln (double ended, i.e. with two flues, from sketch of pottery kiln in volume XCIII) contained black, sooty earth and pottery, much burnt. Many pottery fragments are to be found all over the field but particularly near The Grundle; sherds also found during clay trials on the S of the field by Watsons Potteries. The kiln sherds are mostly C2 and Basil states that there are indications of hut sites on the field. Other finds include Rom tile sherds, including box tile, animal bones (butchered) and a cut deer antler. Two large pieces of a mortarium are recorded and held in the SAU store (S1).
Information from J W Blake, via K Blood, gives grid references for three of the kilns: (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
April 1980: Metal detecting survey (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)
thoroughly covered N half of field so far. Finds of 38 Rom coins in two main areas including one sestertius, rest C3 upto mid C4. Also one cylindrical bronze bead; one ESax brooch fragment; Med and PMed finds. Rom grey ware was widely scattered over the field (S2)(S3).
May 1980: Metal detecting finds (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) include a bronze Colchester derivative bow brooch with an iron hinge pin (drawing in Parish file); one Antoninus Pius and circa nine C3-C4 bronze coins. Also ?ESax brooch fragment (S3)(S4).
1986: Finds (metal detected) (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) reported to BSEMH (entry BSEMH 53) :- Ae 3 Constantine, rev: Gloria exercitus, two Standards, TR (P), Trier, 330-5; House of Constantine, one Standard type; bronze 4 ?, late Rom, possibly barbarous radiate or large minim (R1).
Also noted from Bandle field are finds of Rom sherds all over field and `lots of lead thought to have been used for pot mending' (R1?).
1986: Finds metal detected (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) include 1 silver & 71 bronze coins circa late C2-C4 including 1 late (380's+), probe, finger rings (?Rom) etc - see (S5) for details.