ENN7243 - Gregory Street, 1979 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 751 603 (point) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit
Date
December 1978-January 1979
Description
{1} Excavations were carried out on the south side of Gregory Street, Northampton between December 1978 and July 1979. The site was L -shaped with a northern frontage onto the street of c 26 m and an east frontage also onto the street of c 28 m. Beneath the remains of a sequence of medieva/post-medieval buildings were late Saxon buildings and earlier burials.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN56490 Article: Brown A.E. (ed.). 1980. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1979. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 15. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 169.
- <2> SNN3678 Note: Webster L.E.; Cherry J.. 1980. Medieval Britain in 1979. Medieval Archaeology. 24. Society for Medieval Arch. p. 229-30.
- <3> SNN2054 Report: Giggins B.. 1990. Gregory Street, Northampton: a report on the development of St. Gregory's church and Northampton Free School. p. 3.
- <4> SNN77383 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1985. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 5 (+Microfiche). H.M.S.O.. p. 379.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- 1160/260 Between St Gregory's Street & The Green (Monument)
- 1160/227/3 Late Saxon to post-medieval buildings, Gregory Street (Monument)
- 1160/5 Middle Saxon Cemetery (Possibly Predating St Gregory's Church) (Monument)
- 1160 Northampton (Monument)
- 1160/227 South of Gregory Street (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:19PM
