ENN107624 - Green Street, 2013 (Watching Brief)

{1} An archaeological observation, investigation and recording at the Northampton Innovation Centre, Green Street was undertaken. The excavation of five test pits was observed. Four were excavated to check for obstructions in advance of piling and the largest was excavated over the footprint of the lift pit to the maximum depth of construction. The ground was heavily disturbed by post medieval earthmoving and landscaping and as a result of this no pre-modern archaeological deposits were observed in the five locations examined. No features relating to the late Saxon or medieval defences were observed, however, as it was not possible to enter and clean four of the test pits it was not possible to record the full complexity of the exposed stratigraphy, and it is likely that fine detail will have been missed. Site code: NICE13.