Information for record number MWA1990:
Post-Medieval Quarry, Bowling Green Street, Warwick

Summary The site of several quarry pits dating to the Post Medieval period. The quarry may have been used as a source of stone for rebuilding the town after the fire of 1694. They were located 400m north west of Warwick Castle.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 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: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 1967: A section was cut across the putative line of the town ditch. No trace of the ditch was found, all evidence having been destroyed by extensive quarry pits which had been filled with masons' debris by the mid 18th century and may have been dug to obtain stone for rebuilding operations following the Great Fire of 1694. Whether or not the W garden wall of the Lord Leycester Hospital represents a remnant of the 15th century town wall thus remains open to question. (Or was thought so at the time)
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: WMANS vol 10
Author/originator: Farr M and Taylor S
Date: 1967
Page Number: 24
Volume/Sheet: 10
   
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source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument TOWN WALL * A fortified wall surrounding a town or city. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument TOWN DITCH * A ditch constructed to surround a town for defensive purposes. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. 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 HOSPITAL * An establishment providing medical or surgical treatment for the ill or wounded. Use narrower term where possible. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument GARDEN WALL * A stone or brick wall either in, or enclosing, a garden. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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