Monument record 3802/0/1 - Possible Roman Iron Working Site

Roman iron smelting furnace, bones and scoriae found during the construction of the Temperance Hall, Gold Street in 1864.

{1}Features found in 1864 during building operations; a possible Roman iron working site- a possible furnace with bone and pieces of 'Scoriae' (iron slag) up to 30cwt in weight, also an undated iron mattock;

{6}Further evidence that the town may have acted as a focus for craft production may come from additional discoveries of a possible Roman iron furnace under the modern town centre (3802/0/1) and the discovery of a mould for casting a mythological relief found close to the suggested line of the main road some 500m south of the main settlement (3957/0/10).

{7} Now demolished, the hall stood at the lower end of Gold Street, close to the beginning of the High Street, at SP 86627879.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.103/Site 8 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP87NE3 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Northampton Museum Records, letter H J Heighton April 1873 (Uncertain). SNN126.

<5> BULL F.W., 1891, HISTORY OF KETTERING, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN47999.

<6> Taylor, J., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Roman), Section 3.4 Commerce and Industry (Digital archive). SNN100751.

<7> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 BHS 17-OCT-69 (Note). SNN111452.

Record last edited

Mar 28 2023 3:42PM