ENN7239 - Derngate, 1980 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7566 6037 (10m by 10m) Central |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit
Date
Not recorded.
Description
UAD checked 09.10.95; Site of old bus station; excavated Sept-Oct 1980; 2 long narrow trenches excavated. Report includes summary of documentary evidence for area. Trench A: 30m long north-south & 1.5m wide; immediately east of & parallel to Swan Street, formerly Cow Lane; central area disturbed by later cellars; north area occupied by ?medieval quarrying & not investigated; southern strip relatively undisturbed & whole area taken down to ironstone subsoil; all features up to middle C17th investigated but later material not looked at in detail & no traces of later buildings survived. Trench B: more limited in extent; south of & parallel to Derngate; similar to trench A in content & again post middle C17th material not looked at in detail.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SNN100418 Article: Brown A.E. (ed.). 1981. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 16. Northants Archaeology Soc. Northampton.
- <2> SNN627 Report: Shaw M.. 1984. Excavations on a Medieval Site at Derngate, Northampton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 19. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 63-82.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- 1160/232/1 Medieval and post-medieval occupation and quarrying, Swan Street (Monument)
- 1160/232/4 Medieval occupation, Derngate (Monument)
- 1160 Northampton (Monument)
- 1160/232/18 Post Medieval finds (Find Spot)
- 5196/0/0 Prehistoric Finds (Find Spot)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:18PM
