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Findspot - Medieval stone fragments at Ansley Hall.

Summary Findspot - a number of stone fragments thought to be Medieval in date were found in the grounds of Ansley Hall, 350m north of Bull Barn Farm. They are thought to have originally come from Caldecote Church.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ansley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 In the grounds of a modern house S of Ansley Hall are several carved fragments of masonry from Caldecote Church. These include pieces of a funerary monument like those of the Purefoys at the W end of that Church, and some broken fragments of a 12th century round font bowl. The complete lower part of the bowl, used as a flower pot, shows the shafts of arcade ornament around the side, and two or three other pieces show that the arcading with round heads contained carving, possibly human figures. In 1814 the monument lay in a cell below the Chinese temple (PRN 158).
2 The monument was pulled down and thrown from the Church when it was repaired in 1766, from whence in 1778 it was removed to be preserved in its present situation. In 1961 the remains of the monument were examined in the garden of the modern house, which is the converted stable block of Ansley Hall. Seven of the original square panels survive and these can be compared to a drawing of the tomb in Dugdale. This is the tomb of Michael Purefoy, who died in 1570,and his wife Joyce, who died in 1585. The fragments of the 12th century font bowl presumably also came from Caldecote. There is not enough left to decide with any certainty the subject matter of the sculpture.
3 Photo.
4 Drawing.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Antiq of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Dugdale W
Date: 1730
Page Number: 1081
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Stone fragments, Ansley Hall
Author/originator: Brown H E TBAS vol 79
Date: 1960
Page Number: Plate 20
Volume/Sheet: 79
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 79
Author/originator: Brown H E
Date: 1960
Page Number: 115-6
Volume/Sheet: 79
   
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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
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 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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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 SHAFT * Use only if function unknown, otherwise use specific type. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CARVING * A carved figure or design. back
monument CELL * A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. back
monument FONT * A vessel, usually made of stone, which contains the consecrated water for baptism. Use a broader monument type if possible. 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 SCULPTURE * A figurative or abstract design in the round or in relief, made by chiselling stone, carving wood, modelling clay, casting metal, or similar processes. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TOMB * A grave or sepulchre including a monument. Use specific type where known. back
monument TEMPLE * Use for places of worship. For later landscape features use, eg. GARDEN TEMPLE. back

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