Information for record number MWA4493:
Excavation of Medieval Features at Bleachfield St

Summary Two Medieval pits and an oven were excavated in Bleachfield Street, Alcester. Sherds of Medieval pottery were also found.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Oven, Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Two Medieval pits - a cesspit and a gravel pit - also a well-preserved stone drying oven consisting of a firing pit from which a well-constructed stone flue led to a stone drying-chamber of inverted conical shape. These features are presumably associated with a Medieval building underlying the present C18 cottage on the street frontage. These features produced a good group of C12-C14 pottery.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS no 12 (1969)
Author/originator: Rahtz, P (ed)
Date: 1969
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Volume/Sheet: 12
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at 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 OVEN * A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FLUE * A passageway, duct or pipe use for the conveyance of heat, gasses, smoke or air. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. 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 WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument GRAVEL PIT * A steep-sided pit formed by, and for, the extraction of gravel. back
monument BLEACHFIELD * Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. back

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