Monument record 130/10/5 - Possible tenement occupation, Old Station

A watching brief undertaken during the laying of a sewer at the station in 1989 identified medieval and post-medieval pottery

{1}Watching brief, G Cadman 1989 during the laying of a sewer at Brackley station. Archaeological horizons visible to base of trench at depth of 1.85-2m. Comprised of clay and cess underlying modern debris and foundations. Four sherds of late Medieval pottery was recovered.

{3} A small quantity of medieval pottery was recovered from archaeological horizons exposed in a sewer trench close to the eastern edge of the site. Exposed at a depth in excess of 1.5m these horizons appear to relate to the low lying medieval tenement occupation identified in 1984 during unpublished excavation adjacent to the site of St. James' churchyard.

<1> CADMAN G.E., 1989, SMR report form, (unchecked) (SMR Report Form). SNN50355.

<2> CADMAN G.E., 1989, Unpublished report, (unchecked) (Report). SNN55193.

<3> Pike A. (Editor), 1990, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, p.33 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN39962.

<4> Dix B., 1992, Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology, P118 (Checked) (Article). SNN104441.

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Dec 12 2019 2:11PM