For the Victorian archaeologist, Britain was a dream come true. In some areas one could hardly walk across a field without finding something of interest. Sites like Stonehenge, Silbury Hill, and the many barrows and other antiquities in the area were irresistible. Victorians also restored sites that had all but disappeared, such as the stone circle of Avebury. Modern archaeologists often deplore the methods used by their Victorian counterparts, but anyone who visits a museum in Britain today will find much to thank them for!

An Account of the Alien Priory of Andwell (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

A cell of the Abbey of Tyrone, near Basingstoke.

Account of Excavations Near the Fleam Dyke, Cambridgeshire, April 1852, by R.C. Neville (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

Ancient Consuetudinary of the City of Winchester, by E. Smirke (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

"An old certificate or exemplification of the customs [and laws] of the city of Winchester." Don't be alarmed by the lengthy section in French; there's a translation.

The Battle of Ashdown, AD 871, by W. Nelson Clarke (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

An attempt to pinpoint the probable location and participants in a famous conflict.

Bond by the Abbot and Convene of Winchcombe (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

"Illustrative of the Ancient Usage of Change of Surname" - i.e., the tradition amongst clerics, upon promotion, to assume the name of a noted figure of piety (including doctors, clerics, saints and even angels).

The Collection of British Antiquities in the British Museum, by Augustus W. Franks (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

Notice of a Saxon Brooch, Found in Warwickshire, by Albert Way (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

Notice of Two Remarkable Globular Objects Found in Sussex and Gloucestershire (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

A comparison of two hard-paste balls, curiously painted, found in different locations.

On the Assay Marks on Gold and Silver Plate, by Octavius Morgan (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

Sepulchral Monuments on Oxford Cathedral, by Matthew Holbeche Bloxham (Archaeological Journal, 1852)

Antiquities of the Garruenos (Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)

A look at the antiquities of Yarmouth and Lowestoft; "Garruenos" was the ancient Greek name of the River Yare.

Cornish Antiquities (Art Journal, 1859)

Orders and Instructions Delivered by Henry Prince of Wales, in 1612, to the Officer Employed in Discovering the Northwest Passage (Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)

The Roman City of Uriconium [Wroxeter] (Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)

An extensive report on excavations at the city of Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury.

A Night with the Ethnologists (Leisure Hour, 1860)

A look at recent discoveries in the Roman ruins at Wroxeter.

Pre-Historical Man, by S.R. Pattison (Leisure Hour, 1868)

An overview of the prehistoric epochs of England, as known at the time.

English Forests Under the Sea, by J.E. Taylor (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1875)

Ancient submerged forests and fossils of the ice-age fauna that roamed them.

Treasure Hid in a Field, by L. McClintock (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)

The story of a treasure buried by a land-owner in the 1700's.

The Oak-Tree Coffins of Featherstone (North Country Lore, 1890)

Tom Tiddler's Ground: The Romance of Buried Treasure (The Strand, 1896A)

Accounts of some treasure trove discoveries in England.

The Brooch in Saxon Times, by Arthur Wright (Girl's Own Paper 1897)

An Ancient Cornish Burial-Ground, by Arthur Kelly (Good Words, 1902)

The Cairns of Slieve-na-Cailliagh, by the Rev. Hugh MacMillan (Good Words, 1902)

Found in the Thames (The Strand, 1904B)

Roman relics and other antiquities found in the Thames.