The north west of England includes material from Cheshire, Cumbri, Great Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
The Cuerdale Hoard was found in 1840 by workmen digging on the embankment of the River Ribble near Cuerdale Hall, Preston, Lancashire. The hoard was buried in a lead chest, and is dated to the Viking period. It is the largest hoard of its kind ever found in England.
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Objects from Cuerdale hoard (AN1909.519-551)
Other examples of objects from the north west of England in the Ashmoleans collections include:
Red sandstone funerary altar (ANChandler3.1) found in 1653 at Foregate Street, Chester .
Find out more about:
- British Collections Online - searchable database of the collection
January 2012
