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 Jenny Vaughan states that metal chafing dishes had superceded pottery versions by the end of 14th century.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

2

Northing

6

Grid Reference

NZ26

Sources

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