Information for record number MWA292:
Post Medieval pit/ditch near Gunnings Bridge, Alcester

Summary A section of a Post Medieval ditch or pit was found during an excavation. The feature was situated near Gunnings Bridge, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Pit
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 09 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Trial excavation conducted in 1981 in advance of construction of Sports Hall by Greig Memorial Trust. Three trenches were excavated by JCB. Nothing was located in trenches 1 and 2. In trench 3 a large pit or ditch was located. There was also some suggestion of a wall. Plan and slides of excavation in FI File.
2 All finds were post medieval.
3 Slides of the 1981 excavation
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4 excavation notes of
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5 Plan of trenches for
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Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Alcester:Kinwarton Road
Author/originator: Booth P M
Date: 1981
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Note
Title: Kinwarton Road, Alcester.
Author/originator: P. Booth
Date: 1981
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Kinwarton Road, Alcester
Author/originator: P. Booth
Date: 1981
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Plan
Title: Kinwarton Road, Alcester
Author/originator: P. Booth
Date: 1981
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of 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 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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
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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