Information for record number MWA7219:
18th century cess-pit, rear of the Red Lion, Henley-in-Arden

Summary An 18th-century cess pit was recorded during a watching brief to the rear of the Red Lion, Henley-in-Arden.
What Is It?  
Type: Cess Pit
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1700 AD - 1799 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Henley in Arden
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Foundation trenches were observed at this site which is within the medieval town of Henley. An 18th centruy cess pit was encountered in trench A. It measured some 2m deep and contained a variety of animal bones, wooden planks and roof tile in its fill, and was cut by a Victorian land drain.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Red Lion, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire: Archaeological Observation
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 1992
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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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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CESS PIT * A pit for the reception of night-soil and refuse. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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