The Adam Park Project

Item Information:

Catalogue Number: 11/12/016 Source: TAPP Archaeology Surveys Location: No11 Adam Park Report No: Report No.12 Artifact Type: Badges Production Date: 2012-05-09 00:00:00 Dimensions of Item: Copyright with The Adam Park Project

Other Description:

Following on from the discovery of a Cambridgeshire collar badge, this item was found halfway along the platform in front of No.11 Adam Park. It too was found just a few centimeters under the surface and looked at first to be perhaps a part of a toy. After careful cleaning it was revealed to have the distinctive design of the keep with the shield with three crowns in the middle. However unlike the collar badge the keep was mounted on a scroll emblazoned with the words ‘The Cambridgeshire Regt’

Historic Context:

The regimental cap badge is a tangible symbol of a regiment’s traditions and pride. It would be held as treasured possession and not be given up lightly. Part of the slider that secured this badge to the side cap or peaked cap was recovered alongside and appeared to have been broken off after it was lost.