Monument record 1160/199/1 - Possible medieval well

Found during the 1958 extension of Boots the Chemists Gold Street. A pitcher of c1300 was found at a depth of 14 feet by the contractors

{1} C13-15th pitcher found

{2} Jug found from one of three wells

{3} C14th water pitcher found in one of three wells on construction site; photographed

{4} Early C14th earthenware pitcher with strap handle & green glaze; almost complete example; dated circa AD 1300; detail of how vessel was manufactured; side of vessel possibly scratched with mongram of owner

<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> 1959, Chronicle & Echo, (unchecked) (Article). SNN975.

<3> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, M65 (checked) (Index). SNN133.

<4> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M65 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

Record last edited

Sep 12 2017 11:48AM