Information for record number MWA7109:
Observation at Tyler Packaging adjacent to Fosse Way

Summary Fragments of Roman pottery and tile were found during archaeological work to the north of the Roman town at Chesterton. The finds suggest that this may have been the site of a Roman building with a hypocaust.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, Hypocaust
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Chesterton and Kingston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Observation of foundation trenches for a new office north of the Roman town at Chesterton revealed no evidence for Roman activity, suggesting that the Roman town did not extend this far north. However it is possible that construction of the warehouse and its concrete forecourt had obliterated all traces of occupation. Pottery was recovered from adjacent trenches to the east of the office building along with quantities of roof and flue tile suggesting that a Roman building with a hypocaust lay in the immediate vicinity, probably fronting the Fosse Way.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Tyler Packaging, Arch Recording
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1994
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FLUE * A passageway, duct or pipe use for the conveyance of heat, gasses, smoke or air. back
monument WAREHOUSE * A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FORECOURT * The court or enclosed space at the front of a building or structure. back
monument HYPOCAUST * A Roman under-floor heating system in which hot air heated by a stoked furnace, flowed through channels, created by either raising the floor on pillars of brick and tile or cutting channels into the concrete floor and tiling over them. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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