The Adam Park Project

Item Information:

Catalogue Number: 10/15/002 Source: TAPP Archaeology Surveys Location: No10 Adam Park Report No: Report No.18 Artifact Type: Domestic Item Production Date: 2013-09-13 00:00:00 Dimensions of Item: 50mm Dia Copyright with The Adam Park Project

Other Description:

Item 10/15/002 caused great consternation when it was first revealed as it looked very much like we had discovered yet another cap badge. But closer inspection revealed the true nature of the find. The medal 50mm in diameter bore the inscription and crest of the Monks Hill Primary School and dated 1971. On the back the inscription read ‘3x80 metres Shuttle Relay C Div.’

Historic Context:

Mr James Wood who was the son of the tenant of No.10 Adam Park in the early seventies was asked whether he recognised this medal. He suggested it may have belonged to the Amah – ‘I doubt whether the sports medal would have been mine, as my sporting prowess was limited! However, one of our amahs (Soo Yong) was a very successful badminton player, and played at national level. The front garden was used as a badminton court when we lived there.’ When pushed as to who the medal may have belonged to he added ‘Probably the son of our amah - he was quite athletic (his mother was the badminton player) His name was Ah Kiat (not sure about the spelling) and he was roughly the same age as my younger brother’.