ENN7280 - Horseshoe Street, Site 1, 1975 (Observation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7515 6030 (10m by 10m) Central
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

October 1975

Description

{1} Contractors trenches in Horseshoe Street. One of a number of observations {3} Water main trench running up Horseshoe Street, north of Organ Studies. The trench was 1.5m x c15m x 1.9m deep. Build-up of roads and silts observed. The earliest road surface had timbers cut through it? Natural observed at 1.7m.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: Shaw M.; Williams J.. 1971-1981. Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards. NDC. M164.
  • <2> Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1976. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 198.
  • <3> Note: Richard Hunter. 1975. Horseshoe Street, 1975 (Watching brief). Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Medieval road surfaces, Horseshoe Street (Monument)
  • Northampton (Monument)

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Feb 10 2025 10:45AM

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