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| HER Number | MWB22427 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 3) |
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Summary
Several small stake holes suggested to be from early 12th century structures found during excavations in the early 1970s
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- HUT? (12th century - 1101 AD? to 1200 AD?)
- STAKE HOLE (12th century - 1101 AD? to 1200 AD?)
Full Description
Excavations took place at 140 Bartholomew Street intermittently between September 1971 to October 1974. Nine different periods of activity were identified and Period 3 (III) was dated to the early 12th century.
This period had the earliest evidence of structures on the site <1>. Many small stake impressions were identified, varying between 50 to 80 mm in diameter. The positions of two huts, 10 to 12 feet wide, were clearly indicated and there may have been a third, although they may not have been contemporary with each other. Initially dated to the end of the 11th century and suggested to have been amongst some of Newbury's earliest buildings <1>, they were later dated to the early 12th century based on pottery finds <4>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1976. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1976 VOL 12 NO 4. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p21-41 Excavations Newbury Town Centre, 1971-4, Part I by S D Ford. [Article in serial / SWB8034] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1979. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1979 VOL 12 NO 5. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p19-40. [Article in serial / SWB10952] |
| <03> | Newbury District Field Club. 1981. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1981 VOL 12 NO 6. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p42-53. [Article in serial / SWB8044] |
| <04> | Newbury District Field Club. 1989. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1989 VOL 13 NO 4. p21-29. [Article in serial / SWB12916] |
| <05> | Ford, S. 1974. 140-142 Bartholomew Street, Newbury. NEBYM:1979.78. [Excavation archive / SWB13813] |
| <06> | Vince, A G, Lobb, S J, Richards, J C and Mepham, L. 1997. Excavations in Newbury, Berkshire 1979-1990. Wessex Archaeology Report 13. p3. [Monograph / SWB12718] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3426 | BARTHOLOMEW STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB10112 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 1) (Find Spot) |
| MWB9892 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 2) (Monument) |
| MWB3427 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 4) (Monument) |
| MWB22428 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 5) (Monument) |
| MWB3430 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 6) (Monument) |
| MWB22429 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 7) (Monument) |
| MWB22430 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 8) (Monument) |
| MWB22431 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 9) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB326 | 140-2 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Stan Ford's Site 1) |
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