Information for record number MWA7872:
Possible medieval iron works at Bard's Walk, Wood Street

Summary A large quantity of iron slag was found during an excavation in Wood Street, Stratford upon Avon. This suggests that there may have been an iron works in this area during the Medieval period.
What Is It?  
Type: Iron Works, Slag Heap
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 In 1989 an excavation prior to the construction of Bard's Walk shopping centre found 52.5 kg of iron slag. This suggests the presence of an iron working site in the vicinity.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 97
Author/originator: Cracknell S
Date: 1991-2
Page Number: 57-75
Volume/Sheet: 97
   
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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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 IRON WORKS * A site where iron is smelted or iron goods made. back
monument SHOPPING CENTRE * A shopping complex, usually indoors, comprised of a number of separate retail outlets surrounding an open space. Often on more than one level. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument IRON WORKING SITE * A site used for the production and/or working of metallic iron. back
monument SLAG HEAP * A spoil heap consisting mainly of slag, pieces of refuse material separated from a metal during the smelting process. back

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