Information for record number MWA7393:
Fragments of Victorian pottery found at 18/19 Market Place, Rugby

Summary Findspot - fragments of pottery dating to the Imperial period were found during an archaeological excavation.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 An archaeological evaluation showed that this site was little used prior to the Victorian period. Building work in 1894 and later appears to have destroyed all evidence relating to earlier activity.
2 Observation of a further four small, hand dug, test pits at Market Place, Rugby. Only 19th century pottery/material was uncovered.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: 18/19 Market Place, Rugby: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Hiller J
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Obs at 18 Market Place
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 1994
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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technique Test Pit A small, exploratory excavation that helps archaeologists to find out how deep below the ground surface the archaeological layers extend. They are also dug to discover whether the topsoil contains particular concentrations of artefacts. Test pits are dug before a large excavation to determine a site's depth and contents. back
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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MARKET PLACE * An area, often consisting of widened streets or a town square, where booths and stalls may be erected for public sales. back

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