1 In 1983, the householder recovered a quantity of medieval pottery and a collection of fire bars whilst digging in his garden. Subsequent excavation by Warwickshire Museum revealed an extensive ...
A dump of medieval kiln debris was excavated at Grafton house, School Road, Alcester. The kiln itself is assumed to lie to the south.
1 Just E of Icknield St, SW corner of field. Many horseshoes found here, possibly site of a Medieval or later smithy.
2 Noted.
Findspot - a large number of horseshoes, possibly of Medieval or Post Medieval date, were found to the east of Icknield Street, Alcester.
1 A sunken Medieval malting kiln was dug into the top of the Roman layers.
2 Drawing.
The site of a Medieval malt kiln, a structure in which barley was dried. It was found during an excavation and was situated to the west of Tibbets Close, Alcester.
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 The owner had excavated a large quantity of Medieval pottery wasters and fire bars whilst double digging his vegetable plot. An area of 12 sq metres was opened up ...
Medieval pottery kiln thought to be between Alcester Grammar School and School Road, 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 The date of the founding of the original brewery is unknown but it appears to have been in the mid 19th century.
The Haines family are known to have ...
19th century brewery located off Church Street, Alcester.
1 Large factory c.1880 representing last phase of needle manufacture in the Alcester/Studley area. A building of three storeys, 20 by 5 bay, red brick structure. Has tall ...
Minerva Needle Works, a factory where needles were manufactured during the Imperial period. It was situated in the area of Priory Road, Alcester.
1 A Post Medieval dump deposit found during excavation. It contained cattle horn cores and reused timber planks, possibly from tanning activity.
The possible site of a tannery, where animal hides were turned into leather. It is indicated by a dump deposit of Post Medieval material. The deposit was found in Market Place, Alcester.
1 At SP075592 there is a field called Brick Kiln Piece in 1836, Brick Kiln Field in 1874. The adjacent field to the east was called Brick Kiln Meadow ...
The site of a brick kiln used for the manufacture of bricks during the Imperial period. The site is known from documentary evidence and is located 500m east of Alcester Lodge.
1 Brickworks shown on 1st ed OS 1:10560 map of 1886. Now (1995) largely destroyed by Alcester Western Bypass.
The site of a brickworks where bricks were manufactured during the Imperial period. It was situated north of Cold Comfort Lane, Alcester, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
1 An evaluation was carried out during Jan-Mar 1988. 5 trenches were excavated by hand to a depth of 1.5-2m with trenches 2 & 4 fully emptied of archaeological ...
Several Medieval pits and a Medieval corn drying kiln were found during archaeological work. The site was located in Gas House Lane, Alcester.
1 A mill at Alcester is recorded in 1241, when it was granted to the monks of Alcester, and in 1545. Details of ownership exist from 1872. It was used ...
Ragley Needle Mill, a watermill which was in use from the Medieval period as a corn mill and converted to a needle mill during the Imperial period. It is situated east of Birmingham Road, Alcester.