Information for record number MWA2117:
Findspot - Post Medieval stone gargoyle

Summary Findspot - a stone gargoyle, possibly of Post Medieval date, was found west of London Road and South of Furze Hill, Shipston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 39
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Stone gargoyle found December 1957 by a man cleaning out a ditch. Death's head gargoyle from a mural monument erected in a church?
2 Location is approximate
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Stone gargoyle found in Shipston
Author/originator: Bradley L
Date: 1957
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Ben Wallace
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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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 MURAL * A picture or pattern produced by either by cementing together small pieces of stone or glass of various colours or by painting directly onto a wall. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back

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