ENN7244 - The Green, 1983 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7502 6032 (49m by 35m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

March-August 1983

Description

{1} Excavations, directed by Michael Shaw, were carried out over a period of 25 weeks, from March-August 1983, by a team of about 20 people, for Northampton Development Corporation's rchaeological Unit. An area of around 1100 square metres was investigated with the aid of a grant from the Department of the Environment.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Article: SHAW M.. 1996. The excavation of a late 15th to 17th century tanning complex at The Green, Northampton. Post Medieval Archaeology. 30. p. 63-127.
  • <2> Interim Report: 1984. The Green, Northampton. SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY: CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 14. THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH A.
  • <3> Report: Dix B.(ed). 1985. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1983-4. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 20. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 155.
  • <4> Article: SHAW M.. 1984. Northampton: excavating a 16th century tannery. Current Archaeology. 91.
  • <5> Article: SHAW M.. 1987. Early post-medieval tanning in Northampton, England. Archaeology. 40/2.
  • <6> Article: Shaw, M. 2021. Excavations at The Green, Northampton 1983: the Anglo-Saxon and medieval phases. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 41. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. p. 257-304.
  • <7> Notes: 1984. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (6). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 6. p. 34-5.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

  • Middle Saxon Ditch, The Green (Monument)
  • Northampton (Monument)
  • Saxon and medieval settlement and late 15th to 17th century tanning complex (Eastern and Western complexes), The Green (Monument)
  • Unstratified Prehistoric Finds (Find Spot)
  • Unstratified Roman Finds, Northampton Castle (Find Spot)
  • West side of Freeschool Lane (Monument)

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Jun 24 2025 2:47PM

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