Information for record number MWA511:
Roman cobbled path, Alcester.

Summary A cobbled path and pottery of Roman date was found during an excavation. The site was situated on Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
What Is It?  
Type: Path
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 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 Excavation back of Alms Houses, Bleachfield Street, found cobbled path and some pottery at 61.
2 Noted.
3Noted.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WM
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date:
Page Number: No 61
Volume/Sheet: Map and Notes
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Alcester Notes
Author/originator: W A Seaby
Date: 1954
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title:
Author/originator: Davis B W
Date:
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source WM Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held 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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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument BLEACHFIELD * Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. back

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