Monument record 1160/132/1 - Spring Gardens

{2} Observation of a contractor's trench revealed road surfaces up to depth of 1.1m and C13-16th pottery.

{3} Road surfaces to depths of 1.10m at north end of Spring Gardens and 1.40m at south end of Spring Gardens.

{4} Observation of service trench revealed road surfaces and pottery.

{5} At the junction of Derngate and Spring Gardens metalling was revealed at a depth of 1.4m below the present ground level. Late medieval pottery and painted glass were also reported but may relate to observation undertaken by R.Moore & B.Giggins of same trench.

<1> Noble; Butlin, 1746, Town Map, (checked) (Map). SNN430.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.395 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<3> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, p.199 (checked) (Journal). SNN169.

<4> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M171 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.386 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

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Apr 18 2008 11:20AM