Information for record number MWA13398:
Site of Great Alne Hall, late 19th-century house, Maudslay Park, Great Alne

Summary Built by the architect Mr G H Hunt for Mr Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff in 1876. It was demolished in circa 1935 and a smaller house built on the same site.
What Is It?  
Type: House, Cellar
Period: Modern (1876 AD - 1935 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Alne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 59
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 Built by the architect Mr G H Hunt for Mr Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff in 1876. It was demolished in c 1935 and a smaller house built on the same site. An architects drawing and a photograph taken in 1910 show the house to be a mock-tudor styled building. A selection of decorative floor and wall tiles were found in excavations, along with jars and bottles from what would have been the larder.
2 An evaluation in 2012 comprised a single trench located over the approximate area of the Great Alne Hall. Remains of the hall's cellar were found, backfilled with brick and mortar rubble from the demolition of the hall. Rubble from the buildings outer walls was also found although in quantities which suggest that the material was largely re-used. Fragments of polished marble, tile, wall plaster and mouldings gave indications of the decoration inside the house. The remains of one stone and brick wall, a brick and stone pier and three internal walls were also identified.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Maudslay Park, Great Alne, Warwickshire, Archaeological strip, Map and Sample Excavation
Author/originator: Carlyle, S
Date: 2013
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 13076
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Maudslay Park, Great Alne, Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Carlyle S
Date: 2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 12330
   
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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 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 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 LARDER * A store for keeping undressed meat. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. 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 PIER * A structure of iron or wood, open below, running out into the sea and used as a promenade and landing stage. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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