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WARWICKSHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD Information for record number WA520 Site Name and Summary The remains of a series of timber and stone buildings of Roman date were found during an excavation. A road and a ditch were also found. The site was located to the east of Bleachfield Street, Alcester. Type: Period: Building, Road, Ditch Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD) Location Parish: District: Grid Reference: Alcester Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire SP 08 57 Level of Protection Old SMR PrefRef Monument Description Source Number 1 1970: Construction of a flood barrier to the E of Bleachfield Street resulted in an area c152m by 9 to 24m being stripped. An area about 9m square was excavated revealing a Roman road 4.3m wide running SW from the Stratford-Droitwich road towards the river crossing at Oversley Mill. The road was probably a 'bypass' around Alcester's S industrial suburbs. Traces of at least two phases of timber buildings survived along the W edge of the road. These were destroyed, the road resurfaced and a roadside ditch dug some time before the C4. Early in the C4 the ditch was filled in and buildings with stone footings erected along the street line. Similar buildings were erected E of the road. These were succeeded by a timber erection of uncertain date. Traces of stone buildings were found to the S of the area. 2 Included in Alcester sites list. Sources Source No: Source Type: Title: Author/Originator: Date: Page Number: Volume/Sheet: 2 Bibliographic reference WM PJB Source No: Source Type: Title: Author/Originator: Date: Page Number: Volume/Sheet: 1 Serial WMANS no 13 (1970) Rahtz, P (ed) 1970 Word or Phrase WM Description Warwickshire Museum Aerial Photograph Collection. A collection of oblique and vertical aerial photographs and taken by various No 45 Roman Alcester 13 All Information (c) Warwickshire County Council WMANS Excavation (also known as 'digging') organisations and individuals, including the Royal Airforce, The Potato Board, Warwickshire Museum. The collection is held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use. on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.[more] important part of any archaeological excavation is the recording of artefacts and deposits with measurements, plans and photographs. Archaeologists are just as interested in finding information about the context of artefacts as they are in the artefacts themselves. an excavation, archaeologists will recover many kinds of samples. In addition to recording common artefacts, such as pieces of pottery, archaeologists take environmental samples. This is done so that they can find other materials such as pollen, plant parts, human and animal bone, and shell. Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD) Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period. Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.[more] AD 47 they had gone as far southwest as Cornwall, as far west as the Welsh Border and as far north as the Humber. Although there was some conflict with the British tribes, native Britons gradually adopted some aspects of the Roman way of life. Romans are well known for their ability to organise building on a large scale. Because many of their buildings were made of stone, often with tile rooves, the remains survive well in many places. The Roman period is the earliest period from which there is documentary evidence, albeit in small quantities, and this also helps us to find out how they lived. have discovered evidence of the Romans in many different parts of Warwickshire. Archaeological sites include settlements at Tiddington and Tripontium, the Roman towns of Chesterton and Alcester, and Roman forts at Mancetter and The Lunt at Baginton. Many Roman objects, such as coins, pots and brooches have been found in the county. Some of them were imported from elsewhere in the Roman Empire. The major Roman roads known as the Fosse Way, Ryknield Street and Watling Street all run through Warwickshire. SITE Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of BUILDING STONE All Information (c) Warwickshire County Council MILL SUBURB ROAD INDUSTRIAL BLEACHFIELD DITCH BARRIER SQUARE function. A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. A largely residential area on the outskirts of a town or city. A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. Large field or yard used to lay fabrics out ready for bleaching. A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. An obstruction, usually manmade, which is used to restrict or prevent access to a settlement, building or area of land. Use more specific type where known. An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. All Information (c) Warwickshire County Council