Monument record 1160/0/173 - C17th-C19th Quarrying

Archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to Campbell Square identified extensive 17th-19th century quarrying that had destroyed earlier archaeological remains.

{1} Evidence of extensive quarrying of south-west part of site from C17th to 1845; large pit in Trench 1 possibly for clay extraction; second smaller pit cut backfill of first; both of C17th date; further large pit in Trench 2 filled with C17th material including fragment of rare C16-17th unglazed stove tile bearing lion-passant; second smaller but deeply cut C17th pit also in Trench 2;

{2} Immediately north of town wall is area presumed to indicate quarrying; area covering Bailiff Street indicates quarrying & shown as "stone pittes";

{3} Possible quarries identified throughout site; some may be confused with C19th school cellars;

{4} Beeby Thompson identified old quarry beyond town walls which had become a 'muckhill' by 1686; carried out investigative section to verify this;

{5} Large number of quarry pits dated to late C17th to early C19th; 8 fragments of bottle glass from 2 shaft & globe bottles; 1 with part of prunt; residual fragments of medieval window glass including some with traces of red-ochre paint; also fragments of clay tobacco pipe were recovered;

<1> Soden, I and Holmes, M, 1995, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION ADJACENT TO CAMPBELL SQUARE, UNSPECIFIED, (unchecked) (Report). SNN1089.

<2> Pierce M., 1632, A true plot and description of al the Ancient Demesne Lands belonginge to the Priorye of St Andrew's in 1632, (checked) (Map). SNN365.

<3> STRATASCAN, 1995, GROUND PROBING RADAR SURVEY CARRIED OUT AT CAMPBELL SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON, (unchecked) (Report). SNN2663.

<4> THOMPSON B., NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND FIELD, 18/143 (Article). SNN3600.

<5> Shaw, M, 1996, Archaeological excavation of land adjacent to Campbell Square, Northampton, 1995-6, 8 + FIG.8 (Report). SNN40894.

<6> Chapman A, 1996-7, Northampton, Campbell Square, (unchecked) (Note). SNN104089.

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