Publications
Information about Clayton
- Anon. 1838. 3rd edition. The Corporation Annual; or, Recollections (not random) of the first reformed town council, of the Borough of Newcastle Upon Tyne. W. Boag, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Anon. 1855a. Second Series of Recollections (not random) of the first reformed town council, of the Borough of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Wesley and Co. London and Joseph Barlow, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Anon. 1855b. Sketches of Public Men of the North. Revised and Corrected. The Northern Examiner Office, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Anonymous. 1890a. In Memoriam. Mr. John Clayton of Chesters. Printed at the 'Daily Journal' office, Clayton St, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Anonymous. 1890b. ‘John Clayton, Solicitor and Antiquary’, Monthly Chronicle of North-Country Lore and Legend, Vol. 4 (43), 422- 426 Walter Scott, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Bruce, J. C. 1892. ‘John Clayton, F.S.A. One of the Vice-Presidents’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XV, 90-95.
- Budge, E.A.W. 1903. An Account of the Roman Antiquities preserved in the Museum at Chesters Northumberland. Gilbert and Rivington, London.
- Hingley, R. 2012. Hadrian's Wall: A Life. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- McIntosh, F. 2015. ‘Clayton, John (1792–1890)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2015 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/92290]
- McIntosh, F. 2014. ‘The Wall’s First Great Collection: the Clayton Collection’, 188-193, in Collins, R. and McIntosh, F. (eds.) Life in the Limes. Studies of the people and objects of the Roman frontiers presented to Lindsay Allason-Jones on the occasion of her birthday and retirement. Oxbow.
- Welford, R. 1895. Men of Mark 'twixt Tyne and Tweed. Walter Scott, London.
- Whitworth, A.M. 2012. Hadrian’s Wall Through Time. Amberley, Stroud.
- Woodside, R. and Crow, J. 1999. Hadrian’s Wall. An Historic Landscape. National Trust.
Publications by Clayton on his excavations or sites
Chesters
- Clayton, J. 1844.‘Account of an Excavation recently made within the Roman Station of Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 1st Series, Vol. III, 142.
- Clayton, J. 1861.‘Roman Bridge of Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. V, 142-3.
- Clayton, J. 1865.‘The Roman Bridge of Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VI, 80-6.
- Clayton, J. 1876.‘Notes on an Excavation at Cilurnum’ Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VII, 171ff.
- Clayton, J. 1884.‘On a Roman Signet-Ring, representing a Chariot Race, found at Cilurnum in July, 1882’ Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. X, 133ff.
- Clayton, J. 1886.‘On an Altar to Fortuna Conservatrix from Cilurnum’ Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XI, 117ff.
Other
- Clayton, J. 1855. 'Account of Excavations at the Mile Castle of Cawfields, on the Roman Wall', Archaeologia Aeliana 1st Series, Vol. IIII, 54-59.
- Clayton, J. 1859a. 'The Thorngrafton Find', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 269-72.
- Clayton, J. 1865a. 'Fibulae from Borcovicus', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VI, 225.
- Clayton, J. 1876. 'Notes of an excavation of a turret of the Roman Wall', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VII, 256- 260.
- Clayton, J. 1880a. 'Description of Roman Remains Discovered near to Procolita, A Station on the wall of Hadrian.' Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 1-20.
- Clayton, J. 1880b. ‘Continuation of Description of, and Remarks on, the Temple of Coventina and its Contents', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 20-39.
- Clayton, J. 1880c. 'Discovery of a hoard of Roman coins on the Wall of Hadrian, in Northumberland', Archaeologia Aeliana, 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 256-65.
- Clayton, J. 1883a. 'Observations on centurial stones found on the Roman Wall, Northumberland and Cumberland', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. IX, 22-36.
- Clayton, J. 1883b. 'Recent Discoveries at Cawfields, on the Roman Wall', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. IX, 211-19.
- Clayton, J. 1885b. 'On the Discovery of Roman Inscribed altars etc at Housesteads Nov 1883', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol.X, 146-50.
- Clayton, J. 1886. 'On an altar to "Fortuna Conservatrix"', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol.XI, 117-9.
Publications by Bruce on Clayton’s excavations or sites
- Bruce, J. C. 1865. 'Mural Notes', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VI, 220-4.
- Bruce, J. C. 1871. The Story, Partly Sad and Partly Gay, of the Thorngrafton "Find". For Private Distribution, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Bruce, J. C. 1880a. 'An Account of the Excavation of the South Gateway of the Station of Cilurnum', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 211-221.
- Bruce, J. C. 1881. 'On the Forum of the Roman Station at Cilurnum', Archaeologia, Vol. 46, 1-8.
- Bruce, J. C. 1885a. ‘Notes on the recently discovered Turrets on the Walltown Crags’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series Vol. X, 57- 8.
- Bruce, J.C. 1886 ‘Note on an Inscribed Votive Ring from Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XI, 235.
- Bruce, J. C. 1889. 'Some Excavations at Chesters', Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XIII, 374-78.
- Bruce, J.C. 1889 ‘Inscribed Stones at Chesters’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol XIII, 357.
Publications by others on Chesters- within Clayton’s lifetime
- Longstaffe, W.H.D. 1861 ‘Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. V, 148.
- Leader, J.D. 1885 ‘Notes on a Roman Knife found at Cilurnum’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. X, 115-20.
- MacDonald, G. 1930. 'The Bath-house at the fort of Chesters (Cilurnum)', Archaeologia Aeliana 4th Series, Vol. VIII, 219-304.
- Philipson, J. 1886 ‘Roman Horse Trappings compared with Modern Examples, with special reference to Roman Bronzes discovered at Cilurnum and South Shields’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XI, 204-15.
- Watkin, W.T. 1889 ‘Inscriptions from Cilurnum, etc.’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. XIII, 190-2.
Other sites - within Clayton’s lifetime
- Roach Smith, C. 1880. ‘Numerical View of Coins Found in the Well’, Archaeologia Aeliana 2nd Series, Vol. VIII, 43-49.
Post-Clayton
Publications by others on Clayton’s excavations or sites or collection
- Bidwell, P. and Snape, M. 1993. The Roman fort of Chesters and its environs. A survey of the extent and preservation of the archaeological deposits. Tyne and Wear Museums.
- Grenville, J, Gourley, H., Harrap, A., Rawson, D. and Roskams, S. (York University). Feb 2002. 2001. Conservation Plan. Chesters Roman Fort. English Heritage.
- Holmes, S. 1894. 'The Roman Bridges across the North Tyne River near Chollerford', AA 2nd Series, Vol. XVI, 328-338
Publications by others on the Collection
- Allason-Jones, L. 1988. ''Small Finds' from Turrets on Hadrian's Wall', 197- 233 in Coulston, J.C. (ed.) Military Equipment and the Identity of Roman Soldiers. Proceedings of the Fourth Roman Military Equipment Conference. BAR Int. Series 394. Archaeopress, Oxbow.
- Allason-Jones, L. and Mckay, B. 1985. Coventina's Well. A Shrine on Hadrian's Wall. The Clayton Trustees. Humshaugh.
- Bidwell, P. and Holbrook, N. 1989. Hadrian's Wall Bridges. English Heritage Archaeological Report no. 9. HBMCE, London.
- Coleman, R. J. and Coleman, A. J. 1987. 'A German Siegburg Beaker in the Chesters Museum collection', Archaeologia Aeliana 5th Series, Vol. XV, 315-7.
- Collingwood, R.G. 1926. A Guide to the Chesters Museum. Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Collingwood, R.G. and Wright, R.P. 1965. The Roman Inscriptions of Britain I. Inscriptions on Stone. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
- Collins, R. 2010. ‘Brooch use in the 4th–5th century frontier’, 64-77 in Collins, R. and Allason-Jones, L. (eds) Finds from the Frontier. Material Culture in the 4th-5th centuries. CBA Research Report 162, York.
- Hedley, W. P. 1931. 'The Walbottle (Throckley) Hoard of Roman Coins', Archaeologia Aeliana 4th Series, Vol. VIII, 12-48.
- Hudak, E. 2013. Mortaria in the Clayton Collection: A Report. Unpublished Mlitt assignment, Newcastle University.
- McIntosh, F. 2016. ‘The Clayton Collection; Militaria and much more!’ 215-218, in Pauli Jensen, X and Grane, T. (eds) Imitation and Inspiration Proceedings of the 18th International Roman Military Equipment Conference, Copenhagen 2013. JRMES Vol. 17.
- McIntosh, F. 2017 The Clayton Collection: An archaeological appraisal of a 19th century collection. PhD Thesis, Newcastle University
- Richardson, C. 1974. A Catalogue and Study of Wood-working and Metal-working Tools in the Pre-Roman and Roman Iron Age in Northern Britain. MPhil Thesis, Newcastle University
- Rowlands, M. 1939. A Compendium of the Published material relating to the Roman Fort at Chesters. Unpublished BA dissertation, Durham University.
- Snape, M. 1993. Roman Brooches from the North of Britain. A classification and a catalogue of brooches from sites on the Stanegate. BAR British Series 235. Archaeopress, Oxford.
- Sockett, E. W. 1971. The Stanegate. MLitt Thesis, Newcastle University.