Information for record number MWA12905:
Post-medieval quarry pits at Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

Summary Two 18th - 19th century quarry pits.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Quarry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1700 AD - 1899 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Two quarry pits of 18th-19th century date were found during an evaluation.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: 26 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon; Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Thompson P
Date: 2011
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 1113
   
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Word or Phrase
Description  
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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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