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monument Word or Phrase:AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:An observation post used by Air Raid Precautions wardens to watch for aircraft and bomb strikes.
monument Word or Phrase:ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY COMMAND POST *  
Definition:A command post used to direct the guns of an anti aircraft battery.
Word or Phrase:AUXILIARY UNIT OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:An observation post, usually well concealed, intended for use by the Auxiliary Units (or British Resistance Organisation), in the event of an invasion, to watch enemy movements without being seen.
monument Word or Phrase:BOMBING RANGE OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:Buildings and structures used to monitor the accuracy of bombs dropped on a bombing range
monument Word or Phrase:EXTENDED DEFENCE OFFICER POST *  
Definition:An observation post for a naval officer in charge of a marine minefield.
Word or Phrase:COASTAL BATTERY COMMAND POST *  
Definition:A command post used to direct the guns of a coastal battery.
monument Word or Phrase:HOME GUARD OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:An observation post used by members of the Home Guard.
monument Word or Phrase:UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST *  
Definition:A small underground chamber from where it was intended to monitor radioactive fallout in the event of nuclear attack. The majority were built between 1956 and 1964, although construction continued into the early 1970s.
Word or Phrase:COASTAL OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:A building, situated on the coast, used for observing the movements of enemy shipping.
monument Word or Phrase:FOUR POSTER STONE CIRCLE *  
Definition:A stone circle featuring four upright stones standing at the corners of an irregular quadrilateral. The monument may feature more than 4 stones, overall, but the corner stones are often the most prominent.
monument Word or Phrase:POSTAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE *  
Definition:Buildings, sites and structures associated with the collection, distribution, sending and reception of mail.
monument Word or Phrase:ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN POST *  
Definition:A light anti aircraft position, usually open-walled and built of concrete, brick or sandbags used to emplace one or more machine guns mounted on pintels.
monument Word or Phrase:AIR RAID WARDENS POST *  
Definition:A purpose-built or adapted structure intended as a headquarters for an air raid precautions warden.
monument Word or Phrase:RUCK MACHINE GUN POST *  
Definition:A machine gun post designed by James Ruck constructed from hollow blocks and prefabricated concrete sheeting with loopholes allowing for a garrison of eight.
monument Word or Phrase:POST BUILT STRUCTURE *  
Definition:A structure indicated by the presence of post holes and of uncertain interpretation.
monument Word or Phrase:POST MILL ROUNDHOUSE *  
Definition:A circular or octagonal building at the base of a post mill to provide storage space and to give protection to the superstructure. The roundhouse is not attached to the mill itself. Some roundhouses were later converted for domestic purposes.
monument Word or Phrase:GOAL POST ENCLOSURE *  
Definition:A single ditched 3-sided rectilinear enclosure.
monument Word or Phrase:FIREWATCHERS POST *  
Definition:A building or structure used to provide protection to an Air Raid Warden or firewatcher during an air raid, thus enabling the identification of the locations of fires caused by incendiary bombs in comparative safety.
monument Word or Phrase:MINEWATCHERS POST *  
Definition:A building with small observation ports used for plotting mines dropped by parachute.
monument Word or Phrase:HOLLOW POST MILL *  
Definition:A post mill in which the drive is taken down to the base of the mill by putting an upright shaft in the hollowed post.
monument Word or Phrase:MACHINE GUN POST *  
Definition:Fixed or hardened installation for machine guns. Temporary soft installations are possible as well.
monument Word or Phrase:OBSERVATION POST *  
Definition:A building or site for watching specific military activities or the movement of enemy forces, etc.
monument Word or Phrase:FIRST AID POST *  
Definition:A building with first aid facilities to deal with accidents and other medical emergencies.
monument Word or Phrase:LISTENING POST *  
Definition:No summary available.
monument Word or Phrase:POST ALIGNMENT *  
Definition:An alignment of posts or postholes of unknown function
monument Word or Phrase:TETHERING POST *  
Definition:a wooden, metal or stone post used to tether a horse, or other animals.
monument Word or Phrase:BOUNDARY POST *  
Definition:A stone or metal post that indicates the limit of an area or piece of land.
monument Word or Phrase:INFANTRY POST *  
Definition:A defensive position, often constructed from sandbags, designed to protect a group of infantry.
source Word or Phrase:Post Med Arch  
Definition:Post Medieval Archaeology is the journal of The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. The society was founded in 1967 and aims to promote the archaeology of late Medieval to industrial society in Britain, Europe and countries influenced by European colonialism. The journal is published annually.
period Word or Phrase:Post Medieval  
Definition: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).[more]

In the early part of the Post Medieval period the population of the country was increasing and towns started to grow in size. People still built their houses as they had done during the medieval period, with timber frames and thatched roofs. These types of houses still survive in some towns in Warwickshire, such as Henley in Arden.

In 1694 a huge fire swept through Warwick, destroying two of the town’s main streets and large parts of St Mary’s Church. As a result of this, and fires elsewhere, regulations were brought in about new buildings. They had to be built in brick with tile roofs.

This period also saw changes to the countryside as a result of an increase in the population. These changes were largely a result of new systems of farming that were introduced in order to produce the larger yields of crops needed to feed the growing population. The most notable change to the appearance of the landscape was the enclosing of the open fields with boundaries. Private Acts of Parliament were needed in order for the fields to be enclosed, hence the name ‘parliamentary enclosure’ given to this type of field pattern.

This period also saw the rise of the country house, sometimes called ‘prodigious’ or ‘prodigy’ houses. The development of these large country houses really began during the late medieval period under Henry VIII but it reached its peak during the Elizabethan era (1558 to 1603). These houses were usually large enough to accommodate the entire king or queen’s court whilst it was travelling around the country as well as other aristocratic travellers. The houses are often characterised by their symmetrical layout, decorative chimneys, large windows and the use of columns and arches. Built mainly of brick or stone, the country houses were surrounded by gardens and parks, making up large estates. Together, the houses and their grounds reflect the huge wealth of a small number of English families in this period. Warwickshire examples include Compton Wynyates house and Charlecote Hall, both originally built during the Tudor period, and Packington Hall and Upton house, both built during the reign of the Stuarts.

Some of the major events in English history that took place in this period have connections with Warwickshire.

In 1605 there was an attempt to blow up parliament. The gunpowder that was intended to cause the explosion was discovered in the cellars below the house of Lords. The men who organised the Gunpowder Plot are supposed to have waited in a house in Dunchurch to hear whether the plot had worked. It was in this house that they heard that Guy Fawkes had been arrested. The building is now known as Guy Fawkes house.

The first battle of the English Civil War took place at Edge Hill, in the south of the county, in 1642. The battle was between the Royalists (also known as Cavaliers) who supported King Charles I (1625 – 1649) and the Parliamentarians (also known as the Roundheads).

The Civil War started because Charles and his troops attempted to attack Scotland because they would not accept his reforms to the Scottish Church. Parliament did not support this attack on Scotland and so Charles dismissed Parliament. The attack on Scotland was unsuccessful, however, and Charles was forced to recall Parliament.
Tensions between Charles and Parliament remained high. When Charles’ troops were unsuccessful in trying to arrest five members of Parliament in January 1642 the king left London. Both he and parliament began to stockpile military resources and parliament began to stockpile military resources and recruit troops.

At the Battle of Edgehill, The Royalists gathered on the top of the hill with about 14,000 troops. The Parliamentarians camped at the bottom of the hill, near Kineton, with a similar number of men. The Cavaliers attacked the Parliamentarians first but as the battle went on it became more and more disorganised as the soldiers gradually became exhausted. Eventually, the fighting stopped and the two armies parted. Neither side really won the battle.

A large number of musket balls and the odd canon ball have been found at the battlefield site. There are two mounds in the area of the battlefield that may be where the dead soldiers were buried. The battlefield of Edgehill is a Registered Battlefield.

Other connections with the Civil War can be found in Warwickshire, for example, at Compton Wynyates house. The house was seized and occupied by the Parliamentarians. The owner unsuccessfully tried to recapture the house in 1644, during which it suffered a great deal of damage.
monument Word or Phrase:WHIPPING POST *  
Definition:A post set up, to which offenders were tied to be whipped.
monument Word or Phrase:COMMAND POST *  
Definition:A military building from which the guns of a battery were directed.
monument Word or Phrase:SECTION POST *  
Definition:A large pillbox-like structure, often L-shaped or angular, with numerous loopholes used as a defensive position.
monument Word or Phrase:FINGER POST *  
Definition:A signpost, usually placed at a juntion or crossroads, bearing a number of individual signs radiating outward from the post to indicate locations in several directions.
monument Word or Phrase:MARKER POST *  
Definition:A post, made of wood, metal or other material, erected to mark a particular spot in the landscape. Can be used for various reasons such as measurement, calibration etc.
monument Word or Phrase:POST OFFICE *  
Definition:A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on.
monument Word or Phrase:POST TRENCH *  
Definition:A construction trench dug to receive a line of posts for a wall, with associated packing.
monument Word or Phrase:SIGNAL POST *  
Definition:A cast iron post similar to a lamp post, with revolving top to carry either coloured plates, or an oil lamp with coloured glass at night. Associated with canal or river navigation locks.
monument Word or Phrase:TENTER POST *  
Definition:Posts with hooks attached to allow drying new cloth to be stretched out between them.
monument Word or Phrase:ORLIT POST *  
Definition:A small prefabricated, reinforced concrete structure manufactured by Messrs Orlit Ltd for the Royal Observer Corps. The first were ordered in 1951, most were redundant by 1955, a few remained in use in eastern England until 1965.
monument Word or Phrase:DUTY POST *  
Definition:A boundary post for the payment of tax or duty.
monument Word or Phrase:LAMP POST *  
Definition:A post, usually of iron or concrete, used to support a street lamp.
monument Word or Phrase:POST HOLE *  
Definition:A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known.
monument Word or Phrase:POST MILL *  
Definition:A type of windmill, mainly timber-framed, whose body, containing machinery and carrying the sail, rotates about an upright post.
monument Word or Phrase:POST BOX *  
Definition:A box in which letters are posted or deposited for dispatch.
monument Word or Phrase:POSTERN *  
Definition:A small gateway cut through the curtain wall or its flanking towers. Used primarily as an outlet for counter-attacking forces.

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

English Heritage National Monuments Record

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