Monument record 727/0/6 - Late medieval and post-medieval features, Park Street

In 1976 excavations discovered rubbish pits and drains of medieval date set back from the street frontage. A later boundary wall seems to have provided support for a lean-to bakery. Evidence was also found for the manufacture of clay pipes on or close to the excavated area in the post-medieval period.

{1}A later Middle Ages wall was built down the middle of the poroperty. A number of pits were dug in the 17th century. By the late 17th century the ovens had been covered. A Roman road line was evident as a passage

{2} In the late middle ages there were rubbish pits and drains back from the street frontage, and a boundary wall built over these provided support for a lean-to bakery. In the post medieval period clay pipes were made on or near the site probably by Joseph Kingston. Buildings on the Park Street frontage were only found for the post-medieval period.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, 12/217 (Report). SNN723.

<2> LAMBRICK G., 1980, Excavations in Park Street, Towcester, 15/35-118 (Article). SNN11602.

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