Monument record 1160/436/2 - Post-medieval clay-pipe workshop, Kingswell Street

Archaeological excavation at the corner of Kingswell Street and Woolmonger Street identified a rubbish pit containing 17th and 18th-century clay tobacco-pipe debris associated with the workshop of George Henshaw, 15 Kingswell Street.

{3} Archaeological excavation at the corner of Kingswell Street and Woolmonger Street found a pit filled with post-medieval domestic waste including clay tobacco-pipe debris. Documentary evidence suggests this was a shared yard during the Great Election of 1768 and was divided between the properties before 1885. It is likely that the clay tobacco-pipe muffle and wasters are from the occupation of 15 Kingswell Street by George Henshaw.

<1> Carlyle, S., 2003, Desk-Based Assessment and Archaeological Trial Excavation of Land off Kingswell Street and Woolmonger Street Northampton, P. 2 (Report). SNN103617.

<2> BROWN J., 2007, Archaeological Excavations at The Corner of Kingswell Street and Woolmonger Street, Northampton (Report). SNN105828.

<3> Brown, J., 2008, Archaeological Excavation at the Corner of Kingswell Street and Woolmonger Street, Northampton (Article). SNN106436.

<4> Moore, W.R.G., 1980, Northamptonshire clay tobacco-pipes and pipemakers (Book). SNN66479.

<5> Brown, J., 2010, Northampton Kingswell Street: Further Thoughts (Article). SNN107501.

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Nov 19 2020 10:56AM