Monument record 1160/9/20 - Remains of Whitefriars, land between Kerr Street and Park Street

Trial trench excavation in 1974 identified evidence of buildings including walls, mortar floors and decorated tiles between Kerr Street and Park Street but the deep Victorian cellerage encountered suggests that most of the archaeological levels have already been destroyed.

{1} Further evidence of buildings including walls, mortar floors and decorated tiles were found in trial trenching in 1974 between Kerr Street and Park Street (SP75626090 – 75636086). However, a trench on the area between Victoria Street and Kerr Street (SP 75566093-75586084) revealed an area devoid of buildings. [HER note: later evaluation immediately to south did identify probable buildings- see associated record]

{3} Trial excavation on the site of Whitefriars located parts of the friary building but the deep Victorian cellerage encountered suggests that most of the archaeological levels have already been destroyed.

{4} The trial trench evaluation also revealed a series of quarry pits in the centre of the car park area [Mike Shaw pers comm].

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.339 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M122/1 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<3> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1975, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1974, p.169 (checked) (Report). SNN41605.

<4> Masters P., 2000, Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment Of The Proposed Grosvenor Shopping Centre Extension, Northampton, p. 4 (Report). SNN100263.

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