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CTS type: 1 – fabric; 2 – form.
Period: 1 – Prehistoric; 2 – Roman; 3 – Anglo-Saxon; 4 – Medieval; 5 – Post-Medieval.
Please note some of the names and contact details on this list are now out of date, MPRG is currently working to update the list and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.
National Ceramic Reference Collections
| Area | Contact name | Address | Telephone | CTS type | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Reference Collection of Medieval Pottery | Beverley Nenk | Dept of Prehistory and Europe, British Museum, Great Russell St, LONDON WC1B 3DG | 020 7323 8286 or 8629 | bnenk@britishmuseum.org | 12 | 345 |
| National Reference Collection of Post-Medieval Pottery | David Barker | Archaeology Section, The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Bethesda St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DE | 01782 232 519 | david.barker@stoke.gov.uk | 1 | 5 |
| Scotland | David Caldwell, Jackie Moran |
Department of Scotland and Europe, National Museums of Scotland, Chambers St, EDINBURGH, EH1 1JF | 0131 247 4068 or 4079 | d.caldwell@nms.ac.uk j.moran@nms.ac.uk |
1 | 45 |
| Wales | Mark Redknap, Medievalist |
Department of Archaeology and Numismatics, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, CARDIFF CF1 3NP | 029 2057 3223 | via website | 4 |
Regional Ceramic Type Series in Great Britain and Ireland
| Area | Contact name | Address | Telephone | CTS type | Period | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds and N Bucks, inc Milton Keynes | Albion Archaeology | St Mary’s Church Archaeology Centre, St Mary’s Street, BEDFORD MK42 OAS | 0300 300 6877 | info@albion-arch.com | 12 | 12345 | Cross-refer with Northants |
| Berks, Wilts, Dorset, some surrounding counties | Lorraine Mepham | Wessex Archaeology, Portway House, Old Sarum Park, SALISBURY SP4 6EB | 01722 326867 | l.mepham@wessexarch.co.uk | 1 | 12345 | |
| Bristol and Greater Bristol area | Kate Iles | Bristol City Museum, Queens Road, BRISTOL BS8 1RL | 0117 9223459 | kate.iles@bristol.gov.uk | 1 | 345 | Relevant to parts of pre-1974 S Glos and N Somerset |
| Cambs | Paul Spoerry, Carole Fletcher |
Oxford Archaeology East, 15 Trafalgar Way, Bar Hill, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8SQ | 01223 850550 | paul.spoerry@thehumanjourney.net, carole.fletcher@thehumanjourney.net |
1 | 34 | |
| Carlisle, N Cumbria | Tim Padley | Keeper of Archaeology, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Street, CARLISLE, CA3 8TP | 01228 618768 | timp@carlisle.gov.uk | 1 | 45 | |
| Chester, NW region | Julie Edwards, Gill Dunn and Alison Heke |
Historic Environment Team, Cheshire West & Chester Council, 27 Grosvenor St, CHESTER, CH1 2DD |
01244 402027 | julie.edwards@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk, gill.dunn@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk, alison.heke@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk |
1 | 2345 | Romano-British covers NW Britain |
| Cleveland | Robin Daniels | Tees Archaeology, Sir Wm Gray House, Clarence Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8BT | 01492 523455 | Robin.Daniels@hartlepool.gov.uk | 1 | 14 | |
| Essex | Helen Walker | Essex County Council Archaeology Field Unit, Fairfield Court, Fairfield Rd, Braintree, Essex CM7 3YQ | 01376 331431 | helen.walker@essexcc.gov.uk | 12 | 345 | Cunningham 1985; Drury 1993 |
| Guernsey | Phillip de Jersey | Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery, Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, GUERNSEY, GY1 1UG |
01481 700477 | Phillip.DeJersey@cultureleisure.gov.gg | 1 | 145 | |
| Hampshire (Test Valley) |
Dave Allen | Hampshire County Museum Service, Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane, WINCHESTER SO23 8RD | 01962 826738 | 1 | 2345 | ||
| Hereford | Kath Crooks | Archaeological Investigations Ltd, Unit 1, Premier Business Park, Faraday Road, Hereford, HR4 9NZ | 01432 364905 | kathc@aihereford.com | 1 | 45 | Vince 1985; now part of Headland Archaeology |
| Hereford | Judy Stevenson | Herefordshire Heritage Services, Museum Resource and Learning Centre, 58 Friar St, Hereford HR4 0AS | 01432 383593 | jstevenson@herefordshire.gov.uk | 1 | 12345 | |
| Herts (St Albans and greyware kilns) | Simon West and Alison Turner-Rugg | Museum of St Albans, Unit 7, Sandridge Gate Business Centre, Ronson’s Way, St Albans AL4 9XR | 01727 819338 01727 751819 |
S.West@stalbans.gov.uk A.Turner-Rugg@stalbans.gov.uk |
1 | 4 | |
| Islamic world | Venetia Porter | Department of the Middle East, British Museum, Great Russell St, LONDON WC1B 3DG | 020 73238843 | vporter@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk | 1 | ||
| Isle of Wight | Ruth Waller and Rebecca Loader | County Archaeology Service, Archaeological Centre, 61 Clatterford Road, Carisbrooke, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1NZ | 01983 823 810 | Ruth.Waller@iow.gov.uk Rebecca.Loader@iow.gov.uk |
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| Leicestershire | Debbie Sawday | University of Leicester Archaeological Services, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH | 0116 2522848 | dmas1@le.ac.uk | 1 | 45 | |
| Nick Cooper | njc9@le.ac.uk | 123 | |||||
| Greater London and sources of supply | Jacqui Pearce | MOL Archaeology, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, LONDON N1 7ED | 020 7566 9325 | jpearce@museumoflondon.org.uk | 1 | 2345 | |
| Nonsuch Palace (Surrey, London area, Essex, Hants/Surrey border) |
Hazel Forsyth | Museum of London, 150 London Wall, LONDON EC2Y 5HN | 020 76003699 | hforsyth@museumoflondon.org.uk | 12 | 4 | Not a type series in the usual sense, but can be used as such with Biddle forthcoming |
| Northamptonshire | Iain Soden | Northamptonshire County Council Archaeology, 2 Bolton House, Wootton Hall Park, Mereway, Northampton NN4 8BE | 01604 700 493/4 | isoden@northamptonshire.gov.uk | 1 | 345 | |
| Northern Ireland | Craig McHuicken | Harbour Museum, Harbour Square, Derry BT48 6AF | 028 71377331 | 12 | 5 | Holds Derry. Mostly 17th Century. | |
| Oxfordshire | Leigh Allen | Oxford Archaeological Unit, Janus House, Osney Mead, OXFORD OX2 0ES | 01865 263800 | leigh.allen@oxfordarch.co.uk | 1 | 3 | |
| Oxford region | Susan Walker | Dept of Antiquities,Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, OXFORD OX1 2PH | Use email | susan.walker@ashmus.ox.ac.uk | 1 | 345 | |
| Ireland | Clare McCutcheon | Old Chapel, Bandon, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland | Use email | mccutcc@gofree.indigo.ie | 1 | 4 | |
| Shropshire | Cameron Moffett | Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Rowley’s House, Barker St, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 IQH | 01743 281205 | shrewsburymuseums@shropshire.gov.uk | 12 | 12345 | Shrewsbury Abbey material currently held by Victoria Bryant until summer 2001 (see Hereford and Worcs). Wroxeter Romano-British collection 1920. |
| Southampton | Gill Woolrich | Arts and Heritage, Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LP | 023 80635904 | gill.woolrich@southampton.gov.uk | 12 | 345 | |
| Suffolk | Richenda Goffin | Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2AR | 01284 352446/7 | richenda.goffin@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk | 1 | 345 | |
| Cathy Tester | cathy.tester@suffolk.gov.uk | 2 | |||||
| Sussex (E/W) and Romney Marsh (W Kent) | Luke Barber | Barbican House, 169 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1YE | 01273 405733 | research@sussexpast.co.uk | 1 | 345 | |
| SW England (Avon and Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset) | Thomas Cadbury | Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, EXETER EX4 3RX | 01392 665356 | thomas.cadbury@exeter.gov.uk | 12 | ||
| York | Ailsa Mainman and Anne Jenner | York Archaeological Trust, 47 Aldwark, YORK YO1 7BX | 01904 663030 or 023 | amainman@yorkat.co.uk ajenner@yorkat.co.uk |
(123)45 | ||
| S Yorks and N Derbys | Chris Cumberpatch | 22 Tennyson Road Lower Walkley, SHEFFIELD S6 2WE | 0114 2310051 | cgc@ccumberpatch.freeserve.co.uk | 12 | 45 | |
| Warwickshire and West Midlands | Catherine Coutts | Archaeology Warwickshire, Unit 9, Montague Road, Warwick, CV34 5LW |
01926 412278 | cathycoutts@warwickshire.gov.uk | 1 | 45 | |
| Wharram Percy and region | Peter Didsbury | c/o Humber Field Archaeology, The Old School, Northumberland Avenue, HULL HU2 0LN |
01482 310600 | hfa@hullcc.gov.uk | 1 | 12345 | To be accessioned to Hull Museum on completion of project |
| Winchester | Helen Rees (post-1972 material) | Winchester City Council, Unit F2, Bar End Industrial Estate, WINCHESTER SO23 9NP. | 01962 848338 | hrees@winchester.gov.uk | 1 | 5 | |
| Geoff Denford (pre-1971 material) | gdenford@winchester.gov.uk | 12345 | |||||
| Worcester | Derek Hurst and Laura Griffin | Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service, Woodbury Hall, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, WORCESTER WR2 6AJ | 01905 855495 | dhurst@worcestershire.gov.uk | 1 | 12345 | Worcestershire online ceramic database: www.worcestershireceramics.org |