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| HER Number | MWB3430 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 6) |
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Summary
Remains of a building of the late 13th to early 14th century with a hearth and well excavated in the early 1970s
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01389.02.103
Monument Type(s):
- BUILDING (13th century to 14th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- HEARTH (13th century to 14th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- WELL (13th century to Late 19th century - 1201 AD to 1900 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 6 (VI) was dated to the late 13th to early 14th century.
This period featured the earliest building to have foundations. 61 to 76 cm wide wall footings of flint set into chalk were found, possibly for a timber, rather than flint or masonry, building 15m long. Traces of a hearth, a well (Well 1) used until the late 19th century and postholes possibly for a barn were excavated, and the period dated by finds of coins of Henry II to Edward I <1>. Late 13th century stone mortars were also recovered <2>.
The GIS point marks the location of the well.
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> | RCHM(E) EXCAVATIONS INDEX NMR NO OS/SU46. [Unpublished document / SWB8035] |
| <03> | 1972. BERKS JOINT COMMITTEE FOR ARCHAEOLOGY NEWSLETTER 1972 5. 5. P8. [Article in serial / SWB8036] |
| <04> | 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] |
| <05> | 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] |
| <06> | Newbury District Field Club. 1989. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1989 VOL 13 NO 4. p21-29. [Article in serial / SWB12916] |
| <07> | Ford, S. 1974. 140-142 Bartholomew Street, Newbury. NEBYM:1979.78. [Excavation archive / SWB13813] |
| <08> | 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) |
| MWB22427 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 3) (Monument) |
| MWB3427 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 4) (Monument) |
| MWB22428 | 140 Bartholomew Street, Newbury (Period 5) (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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