Saxon, Medieval and Post-Medieval Settlement at Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton by Pat Miller

Saxon, Medieval and Post-Medieval Settlement at Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton by Pat Miller

Excavation work by Northamptonshire Archaeology and MoLAS revealed residual prehistoric and Roman artefacts and Middle Saxon settlement evidence in the form of a single sunken-floored building. Activity intensified in the Late Saxon to Norman period, when metalworking, crop processing and bone working took place at the site. The establishment of buildings suggests the main Saxon settlement around St Peter's Church spread northeastwards towards the limits of the town. A cemetery was established on the site in the 10th century and associated with the chapel of St Martin in the 12th century, from which 72 burials were excavated. The area continued to develop during the medieval period, with construction of timber and stone buildings and intensifying industrial activity represented by pits, hearths and smithing debris. The cemetery remained in use until the mid 13th century. By the 14th century the route of Pike Lane was established and evidence has been found of metalworking, cereal processing, animal husbandry and butchery, and small-scale tanning. Use of the area declined during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Reverend Tom Wilson, Doctor of Theology, is interested in history World War II since the age of 12. He has Career in the retail trade before answering the call from the ordained ministry. He was ordained by the Anglican Church of Canada and was rector of a parish in the south-west of Ontario. In 2007, he had the opportunity to spend a year in France, as part of a university exchange program that his wife, Dawn Cornelio, was coordinating. Meanwhile, some Canadian students traveled to Normandy where the Reverend Wilson organized a memorial service in honor Canadian Chaplain Walter Brown. It's the killing of Padre Brown who led Reverend Wilson to explore the fate of Allied chaplains killed during the Battle of Normandy. After having served in the Episcopal Anglican Church for 5 years, the Reverend Wilson is now the Anglican chaplain of Saint Raphael, in the South of France, where he works in a congregation multinational English-speaking company.

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ISBN 13	9781901992571
ISBN 10	1901992578
Title	Saxon, Medieval and Post-Medieval Settlement at Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton
Author	Pat Miller
Series	Molas Monograph
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Museum of London Archaeology
Year published	2006-01-24
Number of pages	81
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