Information for record number MWA9703:
Post-medieval features at Bread and Meat Close, Friars Street, Warwick.

Summary Post-medieval quarry or rubbish pits, possible 18th/19th century garden features, and a possible 19th or 20th century formal entrance, were recorded during evaluation trenching of the site. The site is located at Bread and Meat Close, Friars Street, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Garden Feature, Gate
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 1999 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Archaeological evaluation trenching in advance of proposed residential development recorded post-medieval rubbish or quarrying pits. Several tree boles and other small features may have been the remains of 18th or 19th century gardens on the site. A stone and brick foundation was observed at the access point to the western part of the site at ground surface. These appeared to have been part of a possible 19th or 20th century formal entrance.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation at Bread and Meat Close, Friars Street, Warwick
Author/originator: Thompson P & Wright K
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0316
   
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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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GARDEN FEATURE * Unspecified landscape feature. Use more specific type where known. 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 GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back

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