SNN116586 - Notre Dame Mews, Northampton, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Barnes-West Developments Ltd to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a 0.03 ha parcel of land located at Notre Dame Mews, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BG, centred on NGR 475745 260755. The evaluation was carried out as a condition of a planning application (WNN/2023/0139) which was granted on 19 June 2023. The evaluation comprised the excavation, investigation and recording of one trial trench measuring 8.85 x 2 m. The trench could not be excavated to the full length specified in the WSI as there was a large earthen bund at its northern end, which could not be moved due to the limited space on the site. No archaeological remains were found during the evaluation, supporting the supposition that the area lay within an area of open or cultivated land until the modern period (Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England 1985). No evidence of the medieval settlement remains found south of the site in 1981 was uncovered (HER 1160/154/1). The general aims and objectives of the evaluation have been met, it has been determined there is an absence of archaeological remains within the trench area and this report makes available the results of the investigation. Due to the absence of any archaeological remains, the results of the evaluation are unable to contribute to the site specific research objectives. No finds nor environmental samples were collected from the evaluation.