1 A coin of the 4th century found at this location.
Findspot - a Roman coin was found at Alcester Bowling Green.
1 A coin of the 14th century reported by metal detectorists.
Findspot - a Medieval coin was found 100m south of Oversley Mill, Alcester.
1 A coin of the 17th to 18th century found at this location.
Findspot - a Post Medieval coin was found in the area of Cross Road, Alcester.
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 5.7m wide stone Roman foundation of Arden Stone supported on wooden piles (0.12m. diameter) driven into gravel. Part of the 4th century defences. Could be a tower or even ...
Two large sandstone foundations, likely part of the 4th century defences were found below the passage way between 53 and 55 High Street. The larger foundation was built on wooden piles.
1 A probable Roman steep-sided and flat-bottomed feature was discovered, backfilled with very compact small to medium pebbles and containing a sherd of Romano-British pottery. It is of unknown extent ...
Probable Roman feature filled with compacted pebbles along with other probably Roman soil layers perhaps associated with the nearby cemetery or adjacent fields.
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 ‘Gunnyld bridge’ is mentioned in 1274. There are references to it also in 1543 and 1612. In 1612 the bridge was falling down and Sir Fulke Greville undertook to ...
The site of the Medieval Gunnings Bridge which is known from documentary evidence. It was situated at the corner of Kinwarton Road and School Road, Alcester.
1 Oversley Bridge is on the site of an earlier bridge mentioned in 1543. It had become a county bridge by 1659 and considerable repairs were carried out ...
Oversley Bridge, a road bridge which was built during the Post Medieval period with later alterations made during the Imperial period. It is situated on Stratford Road, Alcester.
1 A 2-storied building of C17 date. The lower story consists of a stone colonnade, filled in in 1873, and was built around 1618, in which year Sir ...
Alcester Town Hall, a building originally constructed during the Post Medieval period as a market hall. It is situated in the High Street, Alcester.
1 Chancel, N and S aisles and a W tower. The tower is C14 with a C15 doorway. The N and S aisles were rebuilt 1729-33, but ...
The Parish Church of St Nicholas which was originally built during the Medieval period. It is situated Church Street, Alcester.
1 The site of the ancient manor house of Alcester. In 1340 Giles de Beauchamp obtained a licence to crenellate his manor house here and to surround it ...
The site of a Medieval manor house at Beauchamp Court. The site is known from documentary evidence and some earthworks are still visible. The site lies 200m east of Birmingham Road, King's Coughton.
1 In 1086 Fulk held the manor of Oversley, but it later passed to Ralph de Boteler, who probably built a castle there making it his principal seat. ...
The site of Boteler's Castle, a Medieval motte and bailey castle, which has been partially excavated. The site lies 700m south east of Arrow.
1 Icknield Street, between Railway Bridge and Roebuck Inn and the Town Hall, Henley Street, 38 (Roman) coins found by workmen in digging trench, 1947.
2 There is no local knowledge ...
Findspot - a coin hoard dating to the Roman period was found in Alcester.
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 1976: An area of 11m by 17m was excavated in advance of redevelopment. 1m of Post Medieval deposit sealed the site. The latest feature on the site was a ...
The remains of several Medieval buildings were excavated in Bleachfield Street, Alcester. The buildings were indicated by post holes, walls and hearths.
1 Excavations of the N part of the site previously excavated in 1969 (PRN 500) in 1972-3. The earliest features were sleeper-beam trenches forming a right angle. The whole area ...
Several Roman buildings were excavated in Bleachfield Street, Alcester. They were indicated by post holes, timber slots, cobbled surfaces and drains. Roman pottery, animal bone and the finger of a bronze statue were also found during the excavation.
1 1972-3 excavation revealed features of Medieval date including an oblong oven and a number of shallow holes, perhaps intended for planting trees.
A Medieval oven was found during excavations in Bleachfield Street, Alcester.
1 1975: Excavation of Medieval features including pits and an alignment of stone packed post holes and a stone-lined cistern, but no structures seemed to be represented.
Medieval features, including pits, post holes and a stone-lined cistern, were excavated at a site in Stratford Road, Alcester.
1 Collection of iron objects of small size consisting of discs 2.5 cm in diameter with eight perforations and a central perforation, nails, two needles, knife, twisted wire and boar’s ...
Findspot - various iron objects of Post Medieval or later date were found in Meeting Lane, Alcester.
1 Below the level of a Roman stone floor at 1.5m was a course of black burnt material and in among that were ‘Neolithic pot boilers and flint scrapers of ...
Evidence suggesting a possible settlement site of Neolithic or Bronze Age date was found during an excavation in Meeting Lane, Alcester.
1 This field has now been developed as a housing estate. A series of walls were plotted, late C1 and early C2 pits were cut into, and many interesting finds ...
Evidence for several buildings and pits of Roman date was found during an excavation to the west of Augustus Drive, Alcester.