ENN108904 - Slade brook, Kettering, 2012 (Observation)

{1} Topsoil and subsoil stripping in advance of the installation of a new sewer pipe was subject to archaeological observation. The works involved the construction of a sewer pipeline through the southern extent of Northfield Avenue and backing off to follow the western side of the Slade Brook, terminating within allotment gardens to the south of the A43 north of Furnace Lane, Kettering a distance of approximately 675m. No archaeology was recorded on the route of this part of the pipeline, although major disturbance and truncation by modern intervention was noted along almost the entire length.