1 1970: Four palisade trenches ran N-S at the W end of the excavation. Two of these cut an Anglo Saxon grave and the most W contained early Medieval pottery. ...
The site of an Early Medieval settlement. Archaeological work has identified evidence of a palisade, a burial, and enclosures. Pottery was found in one of the palisade trenches. The location is to the northeast of the Alveston Manor Hotel.
1 A drovers road with wide verges for pasturing animals. The road winds its way through farming country, generally avoiding centres of population. Road is mentioned on 18th ...
A trackway or drove road, known as the Welsh Way, which has existed since the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It was used by drovers to move cattle to the markets. The Leamington Road out of Kenilworth now marks the line of the trackway.
Maxstoke Priory fishponds.
1 Duplicate of WA 348.
Duplicate
1 A number of gullies, likely related to successive boundary features, were recorded in excavation in the Avon flood plain. They contained large amounts of pottery, and are interpreted as ...
A number of gullies, likely related to successive boundary features, were recorded in excavation in the Avon flood plain. They contained large amounts of pottery, and are interpreted as drainage features.
1 An Anglo-Saxon enclosure, sampled during excavation in 1988 and 2005 (MWA6938), was recorded during excavation at 199, Tiddington Road, with a view to recording the individual phases.
2 A boundary ...
An Anglo-Saxon enclosure, sampled during excavation in 1988 and 2005 (MWA6938), was recorded during excavation at 199, Tiddington Road, with a view to recording the individual phases.
1Built in c.1503 probably as a result of a legacy left to the guild in 1502 by Thomas Handys. The timbers were felled in 1502.
2 Dendrochronology of the Pedagogue’s ...
Early 16th century building. Currently part of Edward VI school.
1 Ridge and Furrow was found in 4 trenches to the north of the former Egg Packing Station.
23 Was visible on LIDAR; now built over.
Ridge and furrow was identified through trial trenching. It is also visible on LiDAR imagery.
1 A single residual sherd of Anglo-Saxon pottery was recorded from 77 Tiddington Road. Although too much should not be made of a single sherd, this could represent a further ...
Sherds of Anglo-Saxon pottery and ditches and gullies have been recorded in work at 77 and 79 Tiddington Road. These could represent a further Anglo-Saxon focus along Tiddington Road.
1 Manor Farm/House, Shottery, Stratford.
Lovie reports drive, pleasure grounds, walled garden, garden structure.
Now Girls’ High School.
2 No archaeological features or finds were found during an archaeological evaluation at the school.
C14th/C15th stone building with pleasure grounds and walled garden.
1 A series of stone-built walls were recorded during a watching brief at 12, Bridge Street, of possible medieval date. They are indicative of backyard activity; one wall may ...
A series of stone-built walls were recorded during a watching brief at 12, Bridge Street, of possible medieval date. They are indicative of backyard activity; one wall may have marked a pit used for some sort of industrial process, such as the soaking and retting of flax.
1 A stone well was found during work at 26 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, by developers. Considered to be medieval in date.
A stone well was found during work at 26 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, by developers. Considered to be medieval in date.
1 A series of sixteen graves, dating from between the 7th and 9th centuries, were recorded during flood compensation works in Centenary Gardens. The burials were mostly adults and displayed ...
A series of sixteen graves, dating from between the 7th and 9th centuries, were recorded during flood compensation works in Centenary Gardens. The burials were mostly adults and displayed a range of pathologies, indicating joint disease, infections and dental disease.
1 Archaeological desk-based assessment was carried out as the first stage of modern work at this site, undertaken between 2009 and 2012. The timber-framed building was constructed c. 1483 as ...
The site of New Place, as recorded in documentary sources. Constructed c.1483, it was purchased by Shakespeare in 1597 and he lived there until his death in 1616. The origi nal timber-framed house was pulled down and rebuilt in 1702 in brick, only to be razed to the ground in 1759. The site has been the subsequently of antiquarian, archaeological and literary interest throughout the 19th century.
1 Plan of the Chancel, nave, W tower and N porch.
2 Description: The Guild Chapel of the Holycross was probably begun when the Guild was founded in 1269. The ...
The Guild Chapel of the Holy Cross. Some of the original 13th century structure survives, but the building is mainly 15th century with later alterations and restorations. Wall paintings have been uncovered. The Chapel is at the top of Chapel Street, Stratford upon Avon.
1 Earthworks indicative of a moated site appear on air photographs. 1968: The area has been completely flattened and no remains were seen. Examination of aerial photographs suggests this to ...
The site of a moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. Aerial photographs and excavation prior to earth tipping suggested a Medieval date. It was situated at the south east end of the Recreation Ground at Stratford on Avon.
1 Earthworks, including house platforms suggest medieval settlement.
2 See also MWA 892.
3 Earthworks visible on LiDAR which appear to be plot boundaries in the field to the rear of the ...
Possible area of medieval settlement suggested by earthworks at Shottery. The site is to the north and east of Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
1 Plan of the Church of Holy Trinity. Chancel, central tower, N and S transepts, nave, N and S aisles and N porch. The nave is deflected considerably to the ...
Holy Trinity, a Medieval church with later additions and alterations, possibly on the site of an earlier monastery (PRN 1026). The church contains Shakespeare's monument. It is situated 200m north of Lucy's Mill, Stratford upon Avon.
1 At the N end of Rother Market, opposite Wood Street, stood a stone cross, which in the memory of the inhabitants stood to 0.7m to 0.9m. The foundations were ...
The site of a market cross which stood in Rother Street, Stratford on Avon. No trace of the cross now remains above ground.
1 The pillory stood at the crossing at the Town Hall, between High Street and Chapel Street in 1328.
Documentary evidence suggests that this was the site of a Medieval pillory, a wooden frame through which the head and hands of the offender were clamped, inviting ridicule. The site is at the intersection of High Street and Sheep Street. Stratford upon Avon.
Site of possible Medieval windmill.
1 Ely Street takes its present name from ‘Eale Mill’, presumably used for crushing seeds for oil. This was probably the ‘Ullemylle’ recorded in 1407. Further ...
There is documentary and place name evidence to suggest that this may have been the site of a mill used to crush seeds for oil during the Medieval period. Ely Street takes its name from 'Eale Mill'.
1 The remoteness of the church (MWA1022) from the centre of the town is probably to be explained by the conjecture, mentioned by Leland, that it occupies the site of ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this might be the site of an Early Medieval monastery, beneath the present Holy Trinity Church, at Stratford on Avon.
1 At the S end of Clopton Bridge was a chapel of St Mary Magdalene and a hermitage, probably on the site of the present Swan’s Nest Hotel. The Clopton ...
Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene and of a hermitage, both of Medieval date. The site is at the south east end of Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford upon Avon.
1 A mill is mentioned in 1086. By the mid 13th century there were three corn mills under one roof and a fulling mill. The fulling mill had gone by ...
Lucy's Mill, a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the Medieval to the Imperial period. During this time it was used as a corn mill and fulling mill. It was derelict by the 1960s, but some features survive under the converted building, 200m south of the church.
1 Leland records a ‘poore bridge of tymber’ which was replaced by Sir Hugh of Clopton (d 1497) by this great and sumptuous bridge. It has fourteen great arches of ...
Clopton Bridge, which dates back to the Medieval period. It was built in the 15th century to replace the earlier timber bridge. This bridge was made of stone with 14 segmental pointed arches. It was widened in 1814. It crosses the Avon at Stratford on Avon.