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It’s getting close to Christmas, and we’re feeling the cold here in Worcestershire!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ceramic hot water bottle from Furnace Farm, Shelsley Walsh (\u00a9 North Worcestershire Archaeology Group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

These potsherds were found during our 2017 test pit excavations at Furnace Farm in Shelsley Walsh. Dating to the early 20th century, they’re part of a stoneware hot water bottle – a once familiar sight in the Edwardian bedroom<\/a>. The large sherd on the left has the remains of the original nozzle, which would allow the boiling water to be poured in before being sealed shut with a rubber stopper. Their size and shape meant that they could be stood upright on their small end, turning the sheets and blankets into a kind of tent that would heat the entire bed. A smart move in the days before central heating!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A complete ceramic hot water bottle, similar to the find from Furnace Farm (\u00a9Oxyman via Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We published a report of our excavations at Furnace Farm in the Autumn 2022 edition of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society\u2019s<\/a> biannual publication, the Worcestershire Recorder<\/em>. It\u2019s available in libraries across the county, so why not check it out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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