ENN6556 - Blisworth Hill Railway, 1969 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 736 513 (100m by 100m) Transfer
Civil Parish BLISWORTH, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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University of Leicester Dept of Adult Education

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Not recorded.

Description

The 1969 Summer Term Industrial Archaeology course, from the Leicester University's Centre in Northampton, excavated on the course of the railway, at approximately SP 736513 across the road from Buttermilk Hall Farm. An area, about 18 ft square was investigated and at about 9 - 12 in below the surface, four almost complete rows of stone sleeper blocks (two rows for each track) were found. A small section of track was reconstructed.

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  • <1> Article: Brown, A.E. (Ed.). 1970. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1969 (Industrial Archaeology). Bulletin of Northants Federation of Arch Societies. 4. p. 30.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Blisworth Hill Tramway (Monument)
  • Route of The Grand Junction Canal (Later Incorporated Into The Grand Union Canal) (Monument)

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Dec 19 2024 6:08PM

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