Monument record 1160/13/3 - All Saints Churchyard

Drawings of the church in the late 18th century show that the church was entirely surrounded by a churchyard including in front of the portico. Further interments in front of the portico were prohibited in 1857. Archaeological investigation on George Row in the 1970s identified at least ten burials up to 1.75m below ground level. Three were in stone-lined cists.

{1} Features; 1975; George Row; GPO trenches; at least 10 inhumations; 3 in stone cists between 0.75m and 1.75m deep;

{2} At least 10 inhumations found at depths between 0.75-1.75m; 1 burial in well-made stone cist with mortared stones; 2 other burials in poorly-made cists;

{3} Small churchyard formed over part of destoyed nave of medieval church & rest of space thrown into roadway; interments in churchyard west of portico were prohibited in 1857; in 1871 portion of yard was cut off with view to widening lower end of The Drapery; churchyard was originally enclosed by low fence walls on north & south & iron grille on west; later bounded by low wall & chains which remained until 1926 when whole space added to roadway & existing steps to portico built.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.387 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> Moore W.R.G.; Giggins B.L., 1977, Fieldwork in Northampton, 1975, p.201 (checked) (Article). SNN2942.

<3> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire- The Borough of Northampton, p.48-51 (checked) (Series). SNN100370.

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