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 Parts of two amphorae found during the digging of a post hole. A small excavation was undertaken resulting in the discovery of part of a timber building with a ...
Excavations took place within the Roman Fort at Mancetter. Post holes were recorded suggesting that buildings had stood at this site. Various finds were recovered including pottery and coins. The site was located west of Quarry Lane, Mancetter.
1 A series of 2m square stanchion holes was observed in 1980. ?Roman gravel surfaces, and some ?Medieval stonework as well as quantities of Roman pottery and a C4 coin ...
During an excavation Roman features and a Medieval wall were recorded. Finds included Roman coins. The site was located on Evesham Street, Alcester.
1 To the west of Bleachfield Street. Clay floors with post holes having a 2.1m spacing were found together with dry stone walling. Below this were traces of C1 ...
During an excavation to the west of Bleachfield Street, Alcester, the remains of a Roman building were found.
1 Occupation on the E side of Watling Street excavated from 1963 onwards in advance of gravel extraction. The N limit of the site is 590m N of the railway ...
During an archaeological excavation an area of the Roman settlement of Tripontium was found. Ditches, post holes, hearths and several burials were excavated. The site lies 800m west of Shawell.
1 1983: Small trench excavated to locate a trackway (PRN 4468) revealed pits and a ditch. To the S was a more extensive series of pits. Two of the pits ...
An area of Roman settlement at Tiddington excavated in 1983. Features identified included pits and a corn drying kiln. The site lies to the north east of the National Farmers' Insurance Union building.
1 Romano-British settlement indicated by a sequence of four Romano-British ditches and gullies, a further diagonal gully of the same date and an undated but probable Romano-British small pit or ...
Romano-British settlement indicated by a sequence of four ditches and gullies, a further diagonal gully of the same date, an undated but probable Romano-British small pit or posthole, and pottery finds of Romano-British date.
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 Small trial excavations in 1982 (AL8) in advance of factory/warehouse development established the presence of Roman gravel surfaces, probably C1 or C2 in date, a possible beam slot and ...
During an excavation features were excavated that were suggestive of the remains of Roman buildings. The site was situated on Stratford Road, Alcester.
1 An area of 77 sq metres was excavated. The area appeared to have been ploughed, probably well into the Roman period. A number of small (?) post holes and ...
During an excavation post holes, ditches and buildings of Roman date were found. The site was located on Tibbets Close, Alcester.
1 1982-3: Excavation in advance of redevelopment. Earliest occupation was in the form of ditches defining enclosures of various sizes, also concentrations of post holes and hearths indicating houses. The ...
The site of a Roman settlement excavated in 1982/3 in advance of development. Evidence of domestic activity was found from the 1st century to the mid 3rd. The site lies to the north of the Tiddington Road.
1 Excavation in 1956-8 in the field W of Birch Abbey – a complicated series of post holes, slots and gullies, cut into the levelled natural clay and associated with ...
The remains of post holes and a wall, found during an excavation, suggest that a building existed on this site during the Roman period. A Roman ditch was also found. Finds included pottery and evidence for metal working. The site was located on Chantry Crescent.
1 The Roman town lies at the confluence of the Rivers Alne and Arrow. The site is beside the confluence of the two rivers under the modern town centre and ...
The Roman town of Alcester, originally a fort, which was surrounded by a defensive rampart. The town comprised an industrial zone in the Birch Abbey area, a residential area to the east, and several cemeteries.
1 Excavation in 1956-8: to the W of Ryknield Street was a cobbled area bounded by shallow ditches and post holes; associated pottery ranged from the late C1 to C3, ...
Post holes, ditches and a cobbled surface all of Roman date suggest that this was the site of a building. Roman pottery was also recovered from the site, which was located to the east of Roman Way.
1 1984. An area 9m x 10m was excavated prior to the construction of a house. A number of features belonged to the early Roman fort sequence. These included at ...
A defensive ditch and features that suggest buildings stood on this site in the Roman period, and were recorded during an excavation. The site lies 50m west of Quarry Lane, Mancetter.
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 In 1975 a trial trench was cut along the length of the plot extending between Stratford Road and Gas House Lane. Roman deposits were encountered at 1.2m below the ...
Roman features, including post holes and pits, were found during an excavation. The site was located between Stratford Road and Gas House Lane, Alcester.
1 Three post holes observed during construction of M42. One contained a Romano British sherd.
Three post holes, holes in which an upright post would be placed, were found. They dated to the Roman period and suggest the site of a settlement. They were located 100m northwest of Junction 10 of the M42 at Tamworth.
1 Area of Roman settlement identified during field survey. The occupation scatter included much Roman pottery, some tile, animal bone, iron objects, one quern fragment and two coins were found ...
The site of a Roman settlement. Fragments of Roman pottery, tile, animal bone have been found here. Post holes, a ditch and two hearths were found during an excavation. The site is located 200m south of Princethorpe.
1 Excavation by S Taylor in 1972. Gardens of six cottages cleared and smaller trial areas excavated elsewhere. Earliest finds were two brooches and a coin of the Claudian period ...
A pit and several post holes of Roman date were found during an excavation. Two Roman brooches and a coin were also recovered from the site, which was situated west of Birch Abbey, Alcester.
1 1976: An area of 11 x 17m was excavated in advance of redevelopment. 1m of Post Medieval material sealed the site. Medieval buildings (PRN 5490) impinged on the latest ...
The remains of Roman buildings were excavated to the west of Bleachfield Street, Alcester. Roman coins were also found at this site.
1 The inter-cutting pits may have been quarry pits due to their irregular shape, or even one very irregular shaped pit. Environmental evidence and animal bone evidencewas obtained from the ...
A series of intercutting Romano-British pits, postholes and a cess pit were excavated. Some may have been quarry pits. Environmental information was gathered from the pits.
1 Settlement features from the 1st/2nd centuries AD were found. A later 4th century ditch also contained stone which may have come from a building.
Four pits and a post hole dating from the late 1st or 2nd century were found. One pit was cut by a 4th century ditch. Possible building stone was also found. The site forms part of the Romano-British settlement of Tiddington.
1 Two sub-oval pits or posthole features were recorded during archaeological work at the former Police Station, Priory Road, Alcester. They were Roman in date. The presence of large stones ...
Two sub-oval pits or postholes were recorded during archaeological work at the former Police Station, Priory Road, Alcester. They were Roman in date, and probably relate to a series of timber buildings previously identified across this area.