Monument record 1160/198/2 - Stone wells, Gold Street

Archaeological investigation undertaken during building development after the discovery of stone wells.

{1}6 wells & C12th-C16th pot sherds & jetton & other material;

{3}6 stone wells & 2 pits excavated; several important groups of pottery recovered ranging from C12th-C16th;

{5}Wells located to rear of property; from C16th to 1858 area was occupied by Goat Inn;

{2}6 stone wells & 2 pits producing pottery of C12th-C16th date;

{4}Number of wells revealed; well 1 opened to depth of 4m; upper section of shaft 0.76m wide & lined with ironstone blocks & lower part being 1.88m wide cut into bedrock; 0.5m silt in bottom containing medieval sherds; 4 other wells appeared to be of similar depth & construction; well 6 was over 8m deep; all wells located towards rear half of property; circa 350 sherds of pottery recovered & majority unstratified; general date range of AD 1100-1600; few Stamford ware jug fragments & post medieval sherds; represented were cooking pots & jugs from Lyveden-Stanion or Olney Hyde kilns; also cooking pots & bowls & jugs from Potterspury or Yardley Gobion kilns; small number of regional imports throught to be from West Midlands or Bedfordshire or Brill; later wares include Surrey White & sherds of tudor date as well as Cistercian ware & decorated stoneware jug from Cologne; 3 medieval jugs found are illustrated & more detailed in report; other finds included jetton of AD 1550-1574; leather clump repair attached to fore-part of sole of same date as jetton; tanged & rivetted iron object; rim or base from pale green glass vessel; bronze attachement possibly from harness pendant; fragments of glazed roof tile; decorated bone comb-case written up in St Peter's Street report;

{6}List of donations to Northampton Museum includes:D103/1970Broken medieval green-glazed jug;D130/1970Medieval & post medieval pottery; 2 clay pipes; stone roof tiles; 12 C19th mineral water bottles or fragments of; C19th medicine bottle; 3 C19th stoppers;

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.388 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> MYNARD D.C. & MOORE R., 1971, NORTHAMPTON GOLD STREET, 31 (Notes). SNN379.

<3> MYNARD D.C., 1972, NORTHAMPTON GOLD STREET, 45 (Note). SNN436.

<4> MCCARTHY M.R., 1977, Medieval Finds From Gold Street, Northampton, 196-8 (Article). SNN3011.

<5> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, M1 (checked) (Index). SNN133.

<6> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M1 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

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