Information for record number MWA9168:
Stone Well, R/O 15 high Street, Warwick

Summary A stone built well, probably of Medieval date, was recorded during archaeological work in High Street, Warwick
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 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: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Stone-built well of probably Medieval date recorded to rear of the property during a watching brief. well lies partially under adjacent Warwick Arms Hotel and thus earlier than 18th century. When uncovered, the well was 1.5m deep and had water. The well is due to be capped and preserved in situ.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: 15 High Street, Warwick
Author/originator: Coutts, Catherine
Date: 2001
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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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back

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