ENN7242 - Greyfriars, 1972 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 755 607 (109m by 124m) (20 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit
Date
Spring 1972
Description
{1} Archaeological excavation was undertaken in the spring of 1972 in advance of construction of the Grosvenor Centre. Some further work was was carried out in the following winter. Initial trial trenching demonstrated the position of the friary but the subsequent excavations were hindered by the considerable disturbance caused by Victorian cellarage. Only under Greyfriars Street and Princes Street did the archaeological levels survive reasonable intact and it is suggested that here lay respectively one of the claustral ranges and the church. A complete plan of the friary cannot be reconstructed from the excavated remains.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN35139 Journal: 1973. Medieval Archaeology (17). MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY. 17. Society for Medieval Arch. p.155 (unchecked).
- <2>XY SNN459 Article: Williams J.. 1978. Excavations at Greyfriars, Northampton 1972. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 13. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 96-160. [Mapped features: #33925 Trench R, ; #33926 Trench M, ; #33927 Trench N, ; #33928 Trench P, ; #33929 Trench Q, ; #33930 Trench S, ; #33931 Trench L, ; #33932 Trench F, ; #33933 Trench K, ; #33934 Trench H, ; #33935 Trench G, ; #33936 Trenches 2 and 5, ; #33937 Trenches D and C, ; #33938 Trench 3, ; #33939 Trenches A and B, ; #33940 Trench 1, ; #33941 Trench E, ; #33942 Trenches V and W, ; #33943 Trench 5, ; #33944 Trench 4- contractors trench midway between Albert St and Wood St, ]
- <3> SNN896 Journal: Williams J.H.. 1973. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (3). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 3. C.B.A.. p. 29.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (12)
- 1160/11/1 Church, Greyfriars (Monument)
- 1160/11/3 Claustral Range, Greyfriars (Monument)
- 1160/150/1 Grey Friars Street (Monument)
- 1160/11/8 Greyfriars cemetery, Princes Street (Monument)
- 1160/11 Greyfriars Franciscan Friary (Monument)
- 1160/0/104 Lady's Lane (Monument)
- 1160 Northampton (Monument)
- 1160/11/6 Possible Chapter House (Monument)
- 1160/22/2 Possible Medieval Churchyard of St Michael (Monument)
- 1160/11/7 Possible medieval school, Greyfriars (Monument)
- 1160/11/4 Possible Medieval Yard Surface (Monument)
- 1160/22 Possible site of Church of St Michael (Monument)
Record last edited
Jul 21 2025 3:46PM
