Information for record number MWA9853:
A stone-built well of possible medieval date at 4-6 Evesham Street, Alcester.

Summary A stone-built well of possible medieval date at 4-6 Evesham Street, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 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
Description

  
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1 The well consisted of a circular shaft approximately 1.1m across and lined with walling made up of small to medium sized limestone rubble. These appeared to be of dry-stone construction. The only dateable material consisted of two fragments of 13th/14th century pottery recovered from the backfill of the well which was probably contemporary with is abandonment. The well was overlain by the foundations for early 19th century street frontage buildings.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation and Observation at 4-6 Evesham Street, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C, Gethin B and Jones C
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report 0246
   
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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 SHAFT * Use only if function unknown, otherwise use specific type. 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 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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