Information for record number MWA4062:
Findspot - Imperial to Modern finds

Summary Findspot - finds including a lead plumb bob, coins, a brooch and a bronze weight were found 400m east of Temple Hill Spinney. The finds all dated to the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A collection of artefacts comprising lead Dolphin from 18th century, lead plumb bob dating from 18th to 20th century, 19th century bronze weight, coins from the 19th century, tokens from the 18th century, 19th century engraved book mark, ring, 18th century intaglio and heart-shaped 19th century brooch reported by metal detectorists.
2 A Victorian gaming counter found in 1991. The location given was Lower Heathcote Farm, but the grid reference "SP295639 approx" is further north near the Technology Park.
3 A 19th century token and a ring found in April 1991 in the Lower Heathcote Farm area. No grid reference was given.
4 A 19th century trade token, 3d of W. Butler found in 1993 at SP297638.
5An intaglio, a halfpenny token and an engraved bookmark were found in August 1991. The grid reference given was SP297638.
6 Further find of a Victorian or 19th century brooch.
7 Further find of a fitting.
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2462
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2462
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2868
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1992
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2868
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2366
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2366
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2365
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2365
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3054
Author/originator: Wise P
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3054
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3944
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1997
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3944
   
Source No:
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Numismatic report for SWA 6729
Author/originator:
Date: 1993
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument DOLPHIN * A cluster of piles for mooring a vessel. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TEMPLE * Use for places of worship. For later landscape features use, eg. GARDEN TEMPLE. back

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