Information for record number MWA13420:
Post-medieval well, Land off Warwick Road, Kenilworth

Summary A well was recorded during a watching brief for the construction of houses at 43-47 Warwick Road, Kenilworth; it was of post-medieval date.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 71
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A well was recorded during a watching brief for the construction of houses at 43-47 Warwick Road, Kenilworth; it was constructed of handmade bricks and of post-medieval date. It was at least 1m wide and at least 1.3m deep. A terrace had been cut across the site, infilled with 18th and 19th century material. This terrace had been used for tipping industrial waste, a black humic pungent deposit, maybe derived from the nearby tannery.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: 43-47 Warwick Road and Land off Harger Court, Kenilworth, Archaeological Watching Brief
Author/originator: Hart J
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 001216
   
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Glossary

 
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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 TANNERY * A manufacturing complex where the hides of animals are turned into leather, consisting of buildings for fleecing and drying, as well as treatment pits. 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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