Information for record number MWA4863:
Post Medieval buildings, High Street, Bidford-on-Avon

Summary During the excavation of trial trenches three Post Medieval buildings were found. One Tudor coin and one Elizabethan coin were also found. The site was located on the High Street, Bidford on Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, Hearth, Ditch, Pit
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 1976: Four trial trenches dug by hand. Trench A produced traces of Post Medieval outbuildings, which were still standing in 1976. Traces of 3 probable floor layers were also found. Trench B produced a possible Post Medieval building and possible cultivation layers. Trench C produced very little and D produced the main Post Medieval building sealing a later Medieval plough soil. Traces of the destroyed building included a stone slab floor and a possible hearth containing a clay pipe stem. Some Medieval features were found, seemingly consisting of ditches and pits, although this activity appears not to have been that extensive.
2 Henry VIII, Tudor halfpenny of the York Episcopal mint issued by Archbishop Edward Lee and three-farthings of Elizabeth I from London mint found.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2922
Author/originator:
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2922
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Bidford-on-Avon Site IV - Health Centre: Excavation Report
Author/originator: Hirst S
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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technique Trial Trench A small regular hole that is usually square or rectangular in shape. Archaeologists dig trial trenches to discover if there are any archaeological remains at a particular location. See also excavation. 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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. 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 HEARTH * The slab or place on which a fire is made. back
monument OUTBUILDING * A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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 MINT * A place where money is coined under public authority. back

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