Monument record 1681/43 - Post Medieval Tannery

There is no evidence as to the state of preservation of tannery site, though it is occupied by a number of modern houses. There may be surviving archaeological evidence which could enable the origins and scale of the activity to be determined.

{3} The leather industry, most notably shoe production was to replace woollen cloth as the dominant major industry in Northamptonshire in the 18th century. There was however significant leather production throughout the post medieval and medieval period. In Brigstock in 1596 William Barton held a yard there called a tanyard. In 1607 the tanyard was described as a small yard upon which a small cottage of two bays had been built, implying that it may have been disused. However in 1620 a property including the 'tanne howses and tanne fatts' is mentioned, described in 1623 as the tan hovel and lime pits. The tanyard was still known by that name in 1725 and it seems it may have continued functioning throughout the 18th century.
There is no evidence as to the state of preservation of tannery site, though it is occupied by a number of modern houses. There may be surviving archaeological evidence which could enable the origins and scale of the activity to be determined.

<1> 1607, Survey of Brigstock, (unchecked) (Document). SNN100444.

<2> 1725, Brigstock Survey, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100446.

<3> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Brigstock (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100441.

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Mar 14 2012 5:31PM