Monument record 1160/375/1 - Road surfaces, Gas Street

Excavation of a number of trenches has revealed undated road surfaces to a depth of 2.6m.

{1}Features;1975;Horseshoe St;contractors trench;road surfaces with layers of silt in between recorded to a depth of up to 2.6m;,

{2}Water authority trench on the east side of Horseshoe Street near junction with St James Street;road surfaces ,with silt in between to a depth of 2.6m;,

{3} Anglian Water Authority and other trenches were observed, mainly in 1975. Road surfaces were recorded to a depth of 2.6 m.

{4}At least three metalled road levels, clay and soil layers down to natural at 1.93m. Lower levels compacted.

{5} Sketch section.

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit, 1975, Junction of St Peter's Street and Horseshoe Street, 1975 (M154) (Archive). SNN116740.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, 198 (Journal). SNN169.

<2> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, M154 & 5 (checked) (Index). SNN133.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.389 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<4> Moore W.R.G.; Giggins B.L., 1977, Fieldwork in Northampton, 1975, 200 (Article). SNN2942.

<5> Richard Hunter, 1975, Horseshoe Street M155, 1975 (Watching brief) (Note). SNN116723.

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Feb 13 2025 12:46PM