Information for record number MWA12460:
Cellars at 13 Market Place, Warwick

Summary Two cellars were recorded at the Listed Building that used to from part of the Tilted Wig, formerly the Green Dragon. Both cellars were cut into the bedrock and associated with the use of the pub in the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Cellar
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Archaeological recording took place in April 2005 in the lower cellar of the 18th-century Grade II Listed Building which originally formed part of the public house (The Tilted Wig, formerly The Green Dragon) immediately to the north. The pub was a coaching inn dating back to at least 1805 and the premises have been licensed since 1694. The ground floor of No 13 is currently a shop but the small lower cellar, which is barrel vaulted and cut into c.0.80m or more of bedrock, is not used. A blocked up stone archway was recorded in the northern cellar wall which would once have led into the cellar of the adjoining part of the public house. The opening has been blocked by seven courses of hand-made bricks. It was presumably blocked up when No 13 became a separate building. On the south wall of the cellar is a blocked-up doorway or opening through the bedrock, blocked with machine made bricks. The site was re-visited in August 2005 after the bricked-up doorway had been partly opened up. A further cellar was discovered, of a similar size to the first but square rather than rectangular. This cellar room was completely rock-cut. Late 19th-century pottery, iron straps, basketry, and an eggshaped Hamilton glass bottle were recovered from within the room, the floor of which was covered with soil c.0.30m deep.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: West Midlands Archaeology vol 48
Author/originator: S Watt (ed.)
Date: 2005
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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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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monument COACHING INN * A public house offering lodgings to the passengers, and stabling for the horses of stage coaches. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument CELLAR * A room or group of rooms usually below the ground level and usually under a building, often used for storing fuel, provisions or wines. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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