Monument record 4959/1/1 - St James' Abbey precinct

Small portions of the abbey wall still survived into the 20th century

{1}Small portion of wall of St James' Abbey still visible in 1906 on Weedon Road near spot where Duston & Upton roads divide;

{10}Report on archaeologists ramble at Upton & Duston; "....leaving St James' district they first went to look at remaining wall of St James' Abbey on Weedon Road....";

{3}Section of abbey wall on Weedon Road survived until 1927;

{2}Fragment of abbey wall on Weedon Road was entirely demolished in 1927;

{6}Abbey demesnes lay on both sides of road to Banbury; leading down to abbey is causeway called Cut-throat Lane with old wall on left side; westwards is wall of ashlar stone;

{7}Surviving fragment of wall visited circa 1904; return journey made along Weedon Road; some looked at old wall that had formed part of original building of St James' Abbey;

{9}Map showing proposed diversion relating to Cut Throat Lane adjacent to Weedon Road; abbey walls are shown;

{12}"Abbey Land" presumably marks extent of abbey precinct;

{11}Very small portions of St James' Abbey walls are still to be seen west of hamlet of St James's End near road leading from west bridge to Upton & Harlestone turnpike gates;

{8}Causeway under old wall to left called Cut-throat Lane; wall continues for whole length of north side of enclosure; until recent raising of turnpike road considerable portions of masonry could be seen; ascending hill base or plinth of wall exists of similar character to exterior castle wall;

{13} Mapped extent of precinct; "S. James standeth a little distant from the extreme part of the west suburbe. The waulle that cumpasith the hole site of the house is highe, faire, and large, ex lapido quadrato (ashlar)"

<0> Chapman A , Chapman P, 2000-01, Northampton, Express Lift Company, Abbey Works, (unchecked) (Note). SNN104001.

<1> SERJEANTSON R.M., 1906, The Abbey of St. James, Northampton, 243-66+PHOTOGRAPH (Article). SNN2183.

<2> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.57-58 (checked) (Series). SNN100370.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.264-65 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<6> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.501-503 (unchecked) (Book). SNN100366.

<7> GEORGE T.J., 1904, Excursion of an Archaeological Section to The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Duston, 280-1 (Report). SNN110.

<8> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.144-45 (unchecked) (Book). SNN1032.

<9> 1865, MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN2616.

<10> 1904, The Chronicle and Echo, (unchecked) (Article). SNN3351.

<11> Whellan, 1874, History, Topography & Directory of Northamptonshire, p.118+307-8; Handwritten notes in NDC SMR File M20;; (unchecked) (Book). SNN1002.

<12> 1722, MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN2373.

<13> Chapman A., 2000, Archaeological Evaluation Of The Former Express Lift Company, Abbey Works, Weedon Road, Northampton, (unchecked) (Report). SNN100471.

Record last edited

Jul 11 2017 9:56AM