Late Bronze Age founder's hoard found in 1935 during the course of road work, near Watling Street, Dartford, presented to the British Museum by Henry Peachey, Esq. 6 socketed axes, with single loops. 3 fragments of socketed axes. Part of a looped palstave, part of a winged axe, part of a 'button' sickle with one stud. Fragment of a bronze sword, evidently belonging to a group of bronze socketed swords first defined by Cowen and Maryon, in a paper on the Whittingham sword. (a) Also 20 pieces of characteristic bun-shaped bronze cakes. [Included is a comparison with other examples of bronze swords. - See also Illustration Card.] (1) No further details of the provenance of this find are known. (2)

Historic england archive photos (6-9)

<1> Arch. Aeliana, 4th Series, vol. 12 (1935) 280 ff. (OS Card Reference). SKE36957.

<2> P.P.S. vol. 13, 1947, pp. 175-7, illus (J. Brailsford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48460.

<3> Oral: P. J. Tester (Hon. Corr.) (OS Card Reference). SKE48082.

<4> F1 CFW 30-OCT-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42837.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 63 - October, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3171.

<6> LATE BRONZE AGE FOUNDERS HOARD (FD. 1935AT DARTFORD). (Photograph). SKE1423.

<7> LATE BRONZE AGE FOUNDERS HOARD (FD. 1935AT DARTFORD). (Photograph). SKE1422.

<8> LATE BRONZE AGE FOUNDERS HOARD (FD. 1935AT DARTFORD). (Photograph). SKE1422.

<9> LATE BRONZE AGE FOUNDERS HOARD (FD. 1935AT DARTFORD). (Photograph). SKE1423.