Information for record number MWA4026:
Assorted C18-C19 Finds to E of Grafton Lane, Bidford on Avon

Summary Findspot - various finds dating to the Imperial period, including a token, coins and a buckle, were found east of Grafton Lane, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A tavern token for 3d. Found in 1987 at SP107526.
2 Six coins from the Imperial period were found in 1991 at SP105526.
3 An 18th metalwork fragment and a female bust, part of a fitting, were found in 1991 at SP10605258.
4 Further finds.
5 Medalet commemorating the end of WWI found in 1985 at SP107526.
6 This record represents a range of material recorded from varied NGRs so its locational accuracy should be viewed as marginal. The location of all findspots is given in WMEFs as 'East of Grafton Lane'.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 291
Author/originator:
Date: 1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 291
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2394
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2394
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 1165
Author/originator: Pickin J L
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: E/1165
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2393
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2393
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2395
Author/originator: Wise/Seaby
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2395
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Giles Carey
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009-2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BUST * A piece of sculpture usually representing the head, shoulders and breast of a person. back

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