Monument record 1160/227/3 - Late Saxon to post-medieval buildings, Gregory Street

A six-bay timber-framed building on the south side of Gregory Street was demolished in 1976. The building had jointed raised cruck trusses. Excavation on the site in 1979 identified two late Saxon structures and a metalled area and later medieval and post-medieval buildings.

{1} Demolition of six-bay timber-framed building observed; cruck beam removed; building survey by J.A.Small prior to demolition.

{3} Excavations were carried out on the south side of Gregory Street, Northampton between
December 1978 and July 1979. A stone building with crucks had stood on the corner until only a few years ago, the rest of the site being occupied by Victorian brick or ironstone cottages. The site of the crucked building had contained structures with stone walls covering approximately the same area from perhaps the 13th century. It is not yet completely certain when the crucks were inserted but it probably occurred in the post medieval period. Other buildings were excavated dating to both the medieval and post medieval periods and there is a good series of medieval and post medieval pottery.
Underneath were two Late Saxon rectangular post built timber structures aligned north-south and fronting onto a metalled area. They measured 3m x at least 10m and 4.5m x at least 10m. This latter building had been rebuilt several times and burnt floor levels survived. Slag and hammerscale showed that metalworking had been practised.

{2}Stone building with crucks stood on the corner of Gregory Street. The site of the cruck building had contained structures with stone walls covering approximately the same area from perhaps the 13th century. It is not certain whenthe crucks were inserted but it probably occurred in the post-medieval period.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, p.207 (checked) (Journal). SNN169.

<2> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, M126 (checked) (Index). SNN133.

<3> Brown A.E. (ed.), 1980, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1979, p.169 (checked) (Article). SNN56490.

<4> Webster L.E.; Cherry J., 1980, Medieval Britain in 1979, p.229-30 (checked) (Note). SNN3678.

<5> Giggins, B., 1977, Northampton, 45 Bridge Street, p. 203 (Article). SNN1317.

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