Newcastle, chafing dish

HER Number

6601

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Newcastle, chafing dish

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Chafing Dish

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

"Dr Charlton presented, from Mr Craster, a rusty vessel, apparently a chafing dish, which had been found in an old house in Newcastle". Jenny Vaughan states that metal chafing dishes had superceded pottery versions by the end of 14th century.

Easting

420000

Northing

560000

Grid Reference

NZ420000560000

Sources

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 1, I:34, p 277 (1857)