Monument record 3957/0/15 - Romano-British well

Well found during housing development. Pair of leather sandals found in the fill

{1} Romano-British well; similar in dimensions to RN:8780013; well was stone-lined down to base; finds included pottery & leather sandals & wood & animal bones;,

{4} Excavation carried out at east end of Neale avenue in 1904;

{5} The location of much of the settlement on a spur of Northampton sand above Gutter Beck would tend to suggest that Kettering may not have great potential for non-carbonised botanical remains but earlier observations have noted numerous wells (3957/0/3, 3957/0/13, 3957/0/21, 3957/0/27) at least one of which contained waterlogged shoes and wood (3957/0/15). Unfortunately none of this information is recorded in sufficient detail to help better understand agricultural or environmental issues.

<1> 1904, Associated Architectural Societies Reports, p.384 (unchecked) (Series). SNN30245.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.102 (part checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP88SE1 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> BULL F.W., 1908, HISTORY OF KETTERING, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN44436.

<5> Taylor, J., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Roman), Section 3.6 Land Use (Digital archive). SNN100751.

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Sep 21 2017 12:01PM