Monument record 1160/0/17 - Late Saxon buildings, Gregory Street

Excavation on the site in 1979 identified two late Saxon structures and a metalled area and later medieval and post-medieval buildings.

{1} Excavation in 1979 revealed two late Saxon rectangular buildings aligned north to south associated with a metalled surface. The first was at least 10m long and c4.5m wide. Associated deposits of slag and hammerscale suggest metalworking.

{2} One of the middle Saxon graves [see 1160/5] was sealed by late Saxon metalling contemporary with which were two rectangular post-hole structures which measured 3 m. by at least 10 m. and 4.5 m. by at least 10 m. The latter building had been re-built several times and burnt floor levels survived. Slag and hammer-scale showed that metal-working had been practised. A series of stone buildings, succeeding a post-Conquest timber structure, fronted on to Gregory Street from perhaps the late 14th century through to the present day.

<1> Williams, J H, Shaw, M, & Chapman, A, 2021, Anglo-Saxon Northampton Revisited, p. 49 & Fig 33 (Article). SNN112908.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 389 (Series). SNN77383.

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