Iron padlock with brass plating decorated at one end with a strip of iron formed into a cross with rounded ends. From F15, context 66, CHR76-80, Chester Road, Winchester, Hampshire. Excavated by K. Gordeuk and G. Scobie, 1976-80.
Iron padlock
Probably medieval, 13th-14th century
Found during excavations by Winchester Museums Service Archaeology Section at Chester Road, Winchester, in 1976
This attractive object is unusual in its proportions, being rather short. It is also decorated in an unusual way at one end, with an applied strip of iron forming a cross with rounded ends. The item was originally plated with brass.