Information for record number MWA8151:
Medieval Assorted Features at Gas House Lane

Summary Several Medieval pits and a Medieval corn drying kiln were found during archaeological work. The site was located in Gas House Lane, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Corn Drying Kiln, Pit, Kiln
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 09 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An evaluation was carried out during Jan-Mar 1988. 5 trenches were excavated by hand to a depth of 1.5-2m with trenches 2 & 4 fully emptied of archaeological deposits. In trench 1 there was little evidence of medieval activity beyond 1 or 2 small pits. In trench 2 a medieval corn-drying or malting kiln was discovered.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Riverside Works redevelopment, Gas House Lane, Alcester
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1988
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Glossary

 
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CORN DRYING KILN * A building found in conjunction with a WATERMILL, used for the drying of corn after harvesting, with a slatted drying floor set above a kiln. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument GAS HOUSE * An ancilliary building, usually to provide gas for lighting a particular building (eg. railway stations, factories, etc) as opposed to public GAS WORKS. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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