1 The well consisted of a circular shaft approximately 1.1m across and lined with walling made up of small to medium sized limestone rubble. These appeared to be of dry-stone ...
A stone-built well of possible medieval date at 4-6 Evesham Street, Alcester.
1 The excavation of trial trenches at Abbey Works, Bleachfield Street, Alcester recorded a number of features associated with Roman occupation of the site including a hearth with metalworking slag, ...
A road, hearth, metalworking slag, pits, postholes, gullies, beam slots, ditches,a well, and foundations of stone buildings were recorded during evaluation and subsequent excavation at the former Abbey Works, Bleachfield Street, Alcester. Finds included: pottery, amphora, bone, metal objects including jewellery and glass.
1 A brick-built well and wall foundations of 19th century date were recored during archaeoloigicla observation and evaluation work associated with the construction of new houses.
A brick-built well and wall foundations of 19th cenutry date were recorded during archaeological observation and evaluation work at 4-6 Evesham Street, Alcester.
1 Ditch 1001 probably represented a field boundary ditch, and another ditch may have been part of the same Romano British field system.
2There was a scatter of residual Roman pottery ...
Romano-British field boundaries found during excavation in the outer enclosure of Boteler's Castle. These were possibly part of a larger field system aligned on Ryknild Street.
1 An archaeological evaluation at Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester within the southern suburb of the Roman town found extensive, well preserved Roman deposits just below the modern garden soil. ...
An archaeological evaluation at Acorn House, Evesham Street, Alcester within the southern suburb of the Roman town found extensive, well preserved Roman deposits just below the modern garden soil. Pottery analysis suggests that the main occupation phase was mid-1st - early 2nd-century AD.
1 A spring catchment tank. Late C19 square chamber in engineering bricks, roofed with sloping concrete slabs. Built to catch spring water which was then piped to Alcester waterworks pumping ...
A water storage site used to catch water from a spring which was then pumped to a pumping station in Arrow. It was used during the Imperial period and was situated 200m south west of Oversley Mill.
1 A small U-sectioned feature, 2m wide and 1.5m deep (N section), 1.7m wide and 1.2m deep (S section) and lying NW/SE. It was cut through from a cobbled layer ...
The site of a deserted settlement of Medieval date within the outer enclosure of Boteler's Castle, suggested by earthworks and a scatter of pottery sherds. Evidence suggests that it was abandoned by the mid thirteenth century. The site lies 200m east of Oversley Castle.
1 There was a mill here in 1086, and mills in about 1155, 2 watermills and a fishery being attached to the manor in 1287. The mill is ...
Oversley Mill, a watermill which was used from the Medieval period onwards to grind corn. It was later used as a needle mill during the Imperial period. The mill is situated 600m east of Arrow.
1 In the C19 some sort of industrial activity took place on this site. This entailed at least two large barrels being set in the ground to their full depth, ...
A possible industrial site dating from the Imperial period. The site comprised a well and two barrels that were set into the ground, which were found during an excavation. The site is located to the west of Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
1 1956. Excavation of a Roman well. Layer 2 (second from bottom) contained Medieval tile and a carved stone, a heraldic animal with collar, probably a corbel or quoin. Layer ...
A well dating from the Roman period was excavated in the area of Birch Abbey, Alcester. The well had been re-used during the Medieval period. Finds included Medieval animal bone, tile and carved stone. Two human skeletons were also found in the well.
1 A probable RB well was cleaned ouit and reused in the Imperial period, probably to supply the almshouses.
A well, probably dating from the RB period, had been re-used, probably during the Imperial period.
1 Work on the trial trenches in the north end of Birch Abbey Field revealed a Roman Well. This had been excavated to a depth of 14 feet and ...
A Roman well was found during an excavation. Two alters were found when the interior of the well was excavated. Medieval pottery was also found in the well. The site was situated to the north of Chantry Crescent, Alcester.
1 1963. A large excavation exposed a complex of walls, post holes etc. A stone-lined well was cleared and dated to the late C3/early C4.
2 Site no 27 in list.
3 ...
The remains of a Roman building were found during an excavation. A Roman well was also recorded. The site was located in the area of Chantry Crescent, Alcester.
1 1975: An area of c200 square metres was examined in the garden of Lloyds Bank. There seems to have been activity throughout the Roman period but its precise nature ...
Ditches and a well of Roman date were found during an excavation. Burials were later put in the ditches. The site was located at the corner of Seggs Lane and Priory Road, Alcester.
1 Excavation showed occupation over a considerable period from late C1 to late C4. This included a sherd of Samian. There was a considerable area of flag-paving with one post ...
Evidence for Roman occumpation of this site was found during an excavation. A paved area with a post hole in the middle was found as well as Roman pottery and coins. The site lies to the east of Birch Abbey, Alcester.
1 Although the watercourses are marked on mid C18 maps, no mill buildings are shown; they were probably remnants of a corn mill which had become disused many years before. ...
King's Coughton Mill, a water-powered mill used during the Imperial period for grinding corn and later as a needle mill. It is situated 500m north east of King's Coughton.
1 Davis excavated in the Abbey or Nursery Gardens and in the Abbey School Gardens – now mostly taken over by the needle works – on many occasions. He found ...
A Roman pit was excavated and various finds were recovered from this feature and the surrounding area. Finds included Roman coins, and pottery. Paths, possibly of Roman date were also found at this site, on the east side of Birch Abbey, Alcester.
1 1951: Masonry discovered in the yard of the factory of Needle Industries Ltd. A trial excavation proved it to be the top of a well with a light-brown earth ...
A Roman well which was probably reused during the Medieval period. Roman and Medieval pottery was found in the well which was situated in the area of Birch Abbey, Alcester.
1 Excavation back of Alms Houses, Bleachfield Street, found cobbled path and some pottery at 61.
2 Noted.
3Noted.
A cobbled path and pottery of Roman date was found during an excavation. The site was situated on Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
1 Hughes’ Site A. Excavation in the Almhouses’ Gardens. A well-constructed open drain 0.3m square in cross-section and 6m long built of local flagstones. This was very slightly ...
A drain of Roman date was found during an excavation. A Roman coin and a brooch were recovered from the drain. The site was located to the west of Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
1 Under Malt Mill, three gravel paths running parallel to Church Street. Near Malt Mill. Samian base with rosette stamp. Late C2 or early C3.
2 Exact location uncertain.
3 Noted.
Three Roman paths and fragments of Roman pottery were found during an excavation. The site was located north of Gas House Lane, Alcester.
2 Linear features, possibly forming enclosures, show as crop marks.
3 During evaluation in 1995 to the north, a single gully was observed perpendicular to this cropmark, and it is suggested ...
Linear features of unknown date, possibly forming an enclosure, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are situated 100m south of Alcester Hospital. Nearby, a possible related feature was recorded in an archaeological evaluation suggesting that this cropmark might be part of a ridge and furrow field system.
Undated enclosures and linear features show on air photographs.
2 Enclosures and linear features show on air photographs.
The site of an enclosure and a linear feature of unknown date. The features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The are situated 1km south east of Bevington Waste.
1 Undated small enclosures, linear features and pits show on air photographs.
3 During a field evaluation carried out by Warwickshire Museum in advance of construction of the Norton Lenchwick Bypass ...
Aerial photographs showed enclosures, pits and linear features at this site. Geophysical and field surveys produced evidence of further pits and of multi-period occupation. The site lies 500m north west of the weir at Broom.