ENN13282 - East Midlands Electricity Board Trenches, 1995 (Watching brief)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7606 6014 (190m by 175m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
NCC Historic Environment Team
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Watching brief on two East Midland Electricity cable trenches. The trenches were already opened across the park on inspection and were 0.8m wide and 0.8-1.0m deep. Trench 1, c210m long, was aligned north-west to south-east south of the footpath. Trench 2 was shorter and followed an earlier EME service trench. Northampton Sand was observed across much of the base of Tr 1, with a former plough (?) soil overlying it. Four possible features were observed including a possible 15th-17th century pit, undated ditch, a Victorian/Edwardian dump and a possible undated feature (undetermined function).
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SNN50062 SMR Report Form: CADMAN G.E.. 1995. Northampton, Beckett's Park: Note on watching brief 17 January 1995. 17/01/1995. (checked). [Mapped features: #43207 Trench 1, ; #43208 Trench 2, ]
- <2> SNN104575 Notes: Curteis M.; Musgrave E.; Tingle M. (Editors). 1995. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1995. Northamptonshire Archaoelogy. 26. p. 156.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- 1160/0/178 Possible Late Medieval/Post Medieval Pit (Monument)
- 6746/0/1 Ridge & Furrow in Beckett's Park (Monument)
- 6673/0/1 Undated Ditch/Gully, Beckett's Park (Monument)
- 1160/0/176 Victorian/Edwardian Infilling of Gravel Quarry, Beckett's Park (Monument)
Record last edited
May 20 2026 12:37PM
