Information for record number MWA9702:
Late 18th - 20th century buildings at 'The Woodman' former Public House, Priory Road, Warwick.

Summary Late 18th - 20th century buildings at 'The Woodman' former Public House, Priory Road, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Robber Trench, Wall, Building, Cellar, Cellar, Building, Building, Cellar, Drain, Drain, Building, Wall
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2000 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The excavation of foundation trenches for a new extension revealed foundations for buildings of later post-medieval date. These may have belonged to structures shown on maps as occupying the site in the late 18th and early 19th century. The line of a boundary running across the site, roughly on the lines of stone walling 139/140, 142, 121 appeared as a boundary by 1806 when the wall formed the rear of a stable house, and continued through the 19th century. A building with a stone-built cellar may have been constructed in the late 18th/ealry 19th century. The line of pit edge 105 and subsequently of foundation trench 106 suggested that the line of Priory Road had changed slightly, with buildings on the site of ‘The Woodman’ encroaching gradually to the north into the roadway. Evidence for brick buildings of the later 19th-20th century was also recorded. Construction work for the latest of these appeared to have involved stripping the site to c.0.5m below the currently level. This was likely to have destroyed any evidence for late medieval/early post-medieval buildings in the area.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at 'The Woodman', Priory Road, Warwick
Author/originator: Coutts C & Jones C
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0313
   
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument ROADWAY * The central part of a road between the pavements or the verges. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 ROBBER TRENCH * Use broader site type where known back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument CELLAR * A room or group of rooms usually below the ground level and usually under a building, often used for storing fuel, provisions or wines. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, 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 TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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