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 watching brief on a foundation trench for a rear extension here revealed a Romano British rubbish pit with some C2 pottery.
2 Listed as site no 64.
A Roman pit was found during archaeological work. It was located on Birmingham Road, 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.
1 A watching brief on foundation trenches for a rear extension of the Bell, Evesham Street, noted a gravel surface and possible pit in the section. The former was cut ...
During an excavation a pit and a human burial of Roman date were found. The site is situated on Evesham Street, Alcester.
1 Mahany Birch Abbey Site A. Boundary ditch, rubbish pits etc. Site no 29.
2 A timber leather-working factory and a large pit containing leather offcuts, to the S of the ...
Evidence for Roman buildings and a pit was found during an excavation. The site was located in the area of Orchard Drive, Alcester.
1 Mahany’s Site B produced only rubbish pits, boundary ditches etc. Site no 30 in list.
2 Finds included two altars and other stone objects.
3 A pit was found during a ...
Evidence of Roman ditches and pits was found during an excavation. The site was located west of Orchard Drive, Alcester.
1 Mahany’s site H. Rubbish pits. Site no 36.
Roman rubbish pits were found during an excavation. They were situated in the area of Orchard Drive, Alcester.
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 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 The trench for a water pipeline was watched during its progress. In the field centred at SP092566 the trench turned up quantities of limestone and iron nails, and cut ...
Two pits containing Roman pottery were found during archaeological work. They were situated to the south of Mill Lane, Oversley Green.
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 Trench cut at right angles to Seggs Lane on the S side showed no sign of a previous road.
2 This trench produced rubbish pits.
3 A trench excavated revealed a ...
Pits and ditches of Roman date were found during an excavation. Roman pottery was also found on the site, which was located in Seggs Lane, Alcester.
1 Excavation by Hughes yielded rubbish pits containing Roman material ‘of no outstanding importance’.
2 Noted in list of Alcester sites.
Several rubbish pits of Roman date were found during an excavation. The site was located west of Evesham Street, Alcester.
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 A large U-shaped pit or ditch was recorded during a watching brief at 5 Orchard Drive, Alcester. This indicated the survival of deposits not directly affected by previous excavation ...
A large U-shaped pit or ditch was recorded during a watching brief at 5 Orchard Drive, Alcester. This indicated the survival of deposits not directly affected by previous excavation or by the 1960s housing development.
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 Archaeological observation carried out at St Nicholas’ Church, Alcester, recorded a possible charnel pit containing a large amount of disarticulated human bone, a small amount of Romano-British (2nd-4th century) ...
A possible charnel pit was found during an archaeological excavation. The pit contained human bone, Roman pottery and various other artefacts. The site was located at St. Nicholas' Church, Alcester.
1 Evaluation carried out during Jan-Mar 1988. 5 trenches excavated by hand to a depth of 1.5-2m with trenches 2 & 4 fully emptied of archaeological deposits. In ...
The remains of Roman settlement were found during archaeological work in Gas House Lane, Alcester. Evidence of timber buildings, including pits and post holes, was found. Finds from the site included Roman jewellery and coins.
1 Trial trenching and the amount of pottery found suggest Roman occupation was not dense; pits and ditches are away from the Roman street area and are disturbed by Post ...
An excavation at Seggs Lane, Alcester, found traces of occupation of Roman date. The archaelogical features that were recorded included pits and ditches.