Information for record number MWA7175:
Observation at 18 Bleachfield Street

Summary The remains of wall foundations and pottery of Medieval date were found during archaeological work in Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Building, Wall
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 Archaeological observation of a foundation trench uncovered slight building foundations and a quantitiy of 12th/13th century pottery. The building foundation was probably associated with an outbuilding fronting on to Bleachfield, possibly during the medieval period.
2 A copper alloy fragment, which may have come from a medieval strap end (or just possibly from a section of Roman scale armour), was recovered during the construction of a rear extension to 18 Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Arch Obs at 18 Bleachfield St
Author/originator: Gethin, B
Date: 1995
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Archaeological Watching Brief at 18 Bleachfield Street, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Jones R & Gethin B
Date: 2002
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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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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 OUTBUILDING * A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. back
monument BLEACHFIELD * Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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