Information for record number MWA12476:
Medieval pottery, South of Barrack Street

Summary During excavation for the foundations of new buildings in Barrack Street, Warwick (the 1960s phase of Shire Hall), several wells were discovered by Miss J Morris; a Tudor figurine with brown and yellow glaze was found in the filling of one. A substantial amount of medieval and post-medieval pottery was recorded.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot, Well
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 During excavation for the foundations of new buildings in Barrack Street, Warwick (the 1960s phase of Shire Hall), several wells were discovered by Miss J Morris; a Tudor figurine with brown and yellow glaze was found in the filling of one. A substantial amount of medieval and post-medieval pottery was recorded.
2 Information on the pottery with illustration. The pottery ranged from 12th to 14th century in date, including Tripod Pitcher Ware.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: Various
Date: 1978
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA (West Midlands Archaeology) vol 5
Author/originator: G Webster (ed.)
Date: 1962
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: various
Date: 1978
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

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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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument SHIRE HALL * A county judicial building where the Quarter Session and the Assizes for the County were held. back

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