SNN102468 - Archaeological Watching Brief at Lime Cottage, Pebble Lane, Brackley, Northamptonshire

A watching brief was carried out during the groundwork’s for a garage and small extension to Lime Cottage. The site appears to have been largely undeveloped until the 20th century. No firm evidence of archaeological remains have previously been recovered from the surrounding area, although a Saxon well, St Rumbold’s Well is reputed to lie somewhere in the vicinity. The watching brief did not reveal any archaeological features, apart from the remains of a recently demolished well. Although the uppermost in-filling of the well was modern, as a cast iron pump attested, the construction date remained unknown, but its proximity to the supposed location of St Rumbold’s Well might suggest it was, if not itself of early date, then at least a successor to the Saxon well.