Information for record number MWA9127:
Medieval activity at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road, Alcester

Summary Evidence for medieval activity, including a pit, the probable remains of a medieval timber structure overlain by a yard surface and 12th/13th century pottery, recorded during fieldwork at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Structure
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Source Number  

1 Part of a possible pit was uncovered during observation of grounds works for a new teaching block at Alcester Grammar School. A sherd of medieval pottery was recovered from the surface of the fill.
2 Archaeological evaluation at Alcester Grammar School (centred on SP 086 578) recorded the probable remains of a medieval timber structure overlain by a yard surface. A quantity of 12th/13th century pottery, which may have been associated with the Alcester ware pottery kilns believed to have lain south of the medieval abbey just to the east, was also recovered. The area appeared to lie within fields from the late medieval period (see MWA9126).
3 An observation at Alcester Grammer School in 2004 uncovered further medieval features and activity. More 12th - 13th century Alcester ware from the possible nearby kiln was discovered while medieval building remains and a gravel surface was thought to be from outer court structures associated with nearby Alcester abbey.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Archaeological Observations at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road, Alcester
Author/originator: Coutts, C
Date: 2001
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0143
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road, Alcester
Author/originator: Coutts C & Jones C
Date: 2004
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0407
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Further Archaeological Observation at Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road, Alcester
Author/originator: Gethin, B
Date: 2005
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 0520
   
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. 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 GRAMMAR SCHOOL * A school founded in or before the 16th century, for teaching Latin, later becoming a secondary school teaching languages, history, science, etc. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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