Information for record number MWA1996:
Excavations at Linen Street

Summary Archaeological excavations in Linen Street, Warwick, discovered a brick lined well which may date to the Imperial period. It may have been associated with Victorian hosues which stood on the site. Several massive sandstone walls of unknown date were also found.
What Is It?  
Type: Well, Wall
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 1976: Development of a vacant lot on the N side of Linen Street led to the discovery of several archaeological features. A brick-lined well was located, probably associated with the Victorian terraced houses previously on the site. Study of the foundation trenches for new buildings showed that there had been no occupation prior to the 20th century on most of the site. In the NW corner, however, several massive sandstone walls were uncovered, but no date can be given for them.
2 Report of the site visit.
3 Letter from 1976.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Linen Street, Warwick
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1976
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Linen Street, Warwick
Author/originator: Mytum H
Date: 1976
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS no 19
Author/originator:
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 19
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. 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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known 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 TERRACED HOUSE * A house in a line of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. 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 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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