Information for record number MWA10084:
Saltisford Almshouses

Summary Almshouses at Saltisford, formed in 17th century destroyed in late 1960's. Site lies just west of the old St Michael's Chapel and 25 meters southwest of the old leper hospital.
What Is It?  
Type: Almshouse
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 1969 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Almshouses are thought to have been built on the site in the mid 17th century. By 1788 the Almshouses formed part of Thomas Puckering’s Charity and lay within a small enclosure, separate from the chapel and the rest of the precinct.
2 The Almshouses are marked on the Board of Health map in 1851 as Saltisford Almshouses again in their own separate enclosure with the boundary being a hedge. There is also a trough, pump and privy marked in the rear garden.
3 The Almshouses are further marked on the OS 1st edition as ‘Almshouses’ and appear to have been demolished between 1967-69.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at the Former Hutfields Garage, 106 Saltisford
Author/originator: Jones C
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0229
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation of the former Leper Hospital, Saltisford, Warwick
Author/originator: Jones, C and Thompson, P
Date: 2004
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0445
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation of the former Leper Hospital, Saltisford, Warwick
Author/originator: Jones, C and Thompson, P
Date: 2004
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0445
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
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The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PRECINCT * The ground immediately surrounding a place, particularly a religious building. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument TROUGH * A narrow, open container, usually where food or water for animals is put. Use specific type where known. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument ALMSHOUSE * A house devoted to the shelter of the poor and endowed by a benefactor for this use. back
monument PUMP * A machine used to raise and move water and other liquids, compress gases, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HEDGE * Usually a row of bushes or small trees planted closely together to form a boundary between pieces of land or at the sides of a road. back
monument LEPER HOSPITAL * A medieval hospital for lepers, usually consisting of a church and individual shelters for the lepers. back
monument GARAGE * Use only for buildings which house motor vehicles. Includes garages for vehicle repair. For petrol sales use PETROL STATION. back

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