A Preliminary Note on a Late Saxon Ware from Nottingham

Material from a recent excavation in Nottingham included a group of late Saxon pottery from possibly the stoke-pit of a pottery kiln. Some of the features normally associated with wasters are present. The most common form is the cooking pot/jar, with a small number of wide-mouthed bowls and one or two storage vessels. The provisional date range for this ware is c. 920-1020 on ceramic grounds, with argument for a date c. 1000. It is proposed to call this pottery ‘Nottingham ware’.