Information for record number MWA9054:
Post Medieval cobbled road, Back Street, Warwick

Summary The remains of a Post Medieval cobbled road were found in Back Street, Warwick, during water main renewal works. A layer of charcoal and demolition material was also found at the site.
What Is It?  
Type: Cobbled Road
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 The remains of a cobbled road were found during water main renewal works. Three sherds of 17th century German stoneware were recovered from a layer of charcoal above the cobbles and this in turn was capped by demolition material. It is suggested that this sequence represents the great fire of 1694 and susequent levelling.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Further Observation of Warwick Town Centre STW Water Main Renewals
Author/originator: Jones C & Coutts C
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0118
   
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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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COBBLED ROAD * A road or street covered with small, rounded cobble stones. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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