Information for record number MWA276:
Site of Medieval Tile Kiln in Potters Lane

Summary The site of a tile kiln that produced patterned tiles. The kiln was Medieval in date and was situated in Potters Lane, Polesworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Tile Kiln, Kiln
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 01
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Some of the patterned Medieval tiles in Polesworth Church appear to be 'wasters'. In Polesworth there still stands a cottage known as the Potter's House in Potters Lane, and it is of no surprise to learn from the sexton that the 'wasters' referred to were found in Potters Lane in his time. As in other places the production of tobacco pipes followed that of tiles, and the remains of the kiln were only removed a few years ago.
3 Some years ago the old kiln was there, or rather parts of it, and the old pipes and tiles were scattered about.
4 The tiles are still in situ on the wall of Polesworth Church photographs held within Warwickshire Museum Field Services Project Group.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 60
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1936
Page Number: 19
Volume/Sheet: 60
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Med/post med pottery at Polesworth
Author/originator: Corfield A T
Date: 1936
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: TBAS vol 60
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1936
Page Number: Fig 41:8
Volume/Sheet: 60
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Coutts Dr. C
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 2002
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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 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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument TILE KILN * A structure in which pottery tiles were baked. back

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