View of paved surface in PMF Grange S with scale for Old Windsor, Kingsbury, Berkshire, England.
SC 768603
Description View of paved surface in PMF Grange S with scale for Old Windsor, Kingsbury, Berkshire, England.
Date 1957 to 1958
Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England
Catalogue Number SC 768603
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of J 13167 PO
Scope and Content Hearth, Old Windsor, Berkshire This excavated hearth or fireplace dates to the 13th or 14th century and was found in a building referred to in contemporary documents as 'The Grange'. This building was much later than the palace and appears to be unrelated. The site's status as a royal residence probably began in the 9th century and may have been home to King Egbert of Wessex, who was born c.784AD, reigned between 802 and 839, and was known as the first king of all England. It is later mentioned in several charters of Edward the Confessor's reign (1042-66). It was the decision of Henry I (b.1068, reigned 1087-1135) to move the royal palace to Clewer which led to the formation of New Windsor in the early 12th century. Old Windsor was an Anglo-Saxon royal palace and the predecessor of Windsor Castle. Excavations carried out by Brian Hope-Taylor in the 1950s revealed the remains of a settlement dating from 600AD. This settlement expanded during the 7th and 8th centuries. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference HT/16/1 (22/6)
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/768603
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England)
Licence Type: Limited
You may solely view this material on the Canmore Site. No other use is permitted.
