ENN14465 - Victoria Promenade Service Trench (M146), 1975 (Observation)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 7571 6015 (10m by 10m) Central |
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Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Contractors trench immediately north of Victoria Promenade. Not deep enough to penetrate 19th-century levels. Post-medieval pottery found. {2} The Water Board trench did not penetrate the 19th century material except where it finally crossed the road (SP 75586010). Here the 19th-century material covered a silted-up watercourse shown on Law's 1847 map. Site: M146
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN169 Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1976. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 199.
- <2> SNN2942 Article: Moore W.R.G.; Giggins B.L.. 1977. Fieldwork in Northampton, 1975. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 12. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 199.
- <3> SNN116729 Note: Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit. 1975. Victoria Promenade/Victoria Gardens Watching brief, 1975.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
- 1160/0/112 Filled-in Watercourse, Victoria Promenade (Monument)
- 1160 Northampton (Monument)
- 1160/374/1 Victoria Promenade (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2025 9:24AM