Information for record number MWA12081:
Drainage ditches on the eastern bank of the River Avon to the south east of Baginton Airfield (Coventry Air Port)

Summary Aerial photographs of fields on the eastern side of the river Avon from south of the Coventry airport to Bubbenhall show evidence of interconnecting drainage channels.
What Is It?  
Type: Drainage Ditch
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bubbenhall
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 73
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

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2 Aerial photographs of a field on the eastern side of the river Avon, shows interconnecting drainage channels. Mapped as part of the English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP).
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 3G TUD UK 9 Frame 5363
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 20 Dec 1945
Page Number: Frame 5363
Volume/Sheet: RAF 3G TUD UK 9
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 3G TUD UK 9 Frame 5362
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 20 Dec 1945
Page Number: Frame 5362
Volume/Sheet: RAF 3G TUD UK 9
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back
monument AIRPORT * A site, including an airfield and customs house, where air passengers embark and disembark. back

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