SNN111049 - West Street DG5, Gravity Sewer, Amended Route, Northamptonshire: An archaeological observation, 2015

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken on the excavation of the pipeline for a Gravity Sewer by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd. at West Haddon, Northamptonshire. Anglian Water commissioned Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd. to undertake the watching brief. The trench for the new pipeline exposed sections of the footings of an Ironstone wall which previously formed the eastern elevation of a substantial house which was partially demolished in the mid-19th century as part of a road-widening scheme. The house has a well-documented history and may date to the medieval period. Other than topsoil and subsoil layers much of the stratigraphy recorded in the trench comprised make-up layers for the road and modern service structures.