Information for record number MWA9678:
Post-medieval finds recovered during groundworks at 18 Bleachfield Street, Alcester.

Summary Post-medieval finds, including 18th/19th century pottery and two clay pipe bowls, recovered during the construction of a rear extension. The site is located at 18 Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 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: )
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1 Post-medieval finds recovered during the construction of a rear extension. These included 110 sherds of post-medieval pottery of 18th/19th century date, 2 sherds of post-medieval pottery, a clay pipe bowl of c.1700 and a clay pipe bowl of c1650.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Archaeological Watching Brief at 18 Bleachfield Street, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Jones R & Gethin B
Date: 2002
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Word or Phrase
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument BLEACHFIELD * Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. back

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