Rubbish Pit sealed with medieval pottery wasters

Description of this historic site

Rubbish pit sealed with 13th/14th century pottery wasters, indicating the presence of a kiln in the vicinity. Post holes, contemporary with the kiln, could be from workshops associated with the pottery manufacture. The site lies under Market Street, Warwick.

Notes about this historic site

1 A rubbish pit containing pottery wasters from the 13th/14th century, indicates the presence of a kiln in the area at that time. Other excavations which took place during the 1960s also on Market Street had similar finds.

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