Information for record number MWA9717:
Post-medieval building at 18/20 School Road, Alcester.

Summary Hand made bricks and cellaring were recorded during building works. The absence of the building on the late 19th century first edition OS map suggested that the cellaring belonged to an earlier, possibly 18th century building. The site is located at 18/20 School Road, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Cellar
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1886 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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1 A watching brief during the excavation of foundation trenches recorded a large quantity of hand-made brick fragments within the northerly sections. The building contractor reported that they had encountered cellaring when excavating in this part of the site. The late 19th century first edition OS map did not show any building on the site in the area excavated, suggesting that the bricks and cellaring belonged to an earlier, possibly 18th century building.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Alcester, 18/20 School Road
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2003
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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 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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. 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 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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