SNN113272 - 4 Main Street, Wakerley, Oakham, Northamptonshire, LE15 8PA: Remedial Archaeological Investigation

In October 2021 an archaeological exploratory trench was excavated within the footprint of a proposed rear extension of No 4 Main Street, Wakerley, an unlisted stone-built detached house which originated in the 17th century. The property is adjacent to the scheduled site of a former early 17th century manor house with expansive formal gardens. The site was considered to have potential for buried remains pertaining to the medieval settlement of Wakerley and/or the to the manorial formal gardens. The strip footings for the new extension were dug in 2021, but without archaeological observation and recording, as required by Planning Condition. In order to facilitate compliance with the condition, the local planning authority advised the excavation of a remedial archaeological exploratory trench. The investigation exposed a pre-19th century, yet undated, cobbled surface, probably a rear yard, but otherwise nothing of archaeological significance.