Monument record MLI80687 - Thirteenth-sixteenth century remains from Haven Cinema site
Summary
Thirteenth-sixteenth century remains from Haven Cinema site
Type and Period (6)
- STRUCTURE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
- BEAM SLOT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- PIT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
- POTTERY KILN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
- TILE KILN (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
- BRICK KILN (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 13539
The area adjacent to the Haven Cinema on South Square was evaluated prior to development. Four trial trenches were excavated. The earliest remains which were encountered was a mid-late thirteenth century extensive organic rich silt horizon, which was interpreted as a typical urban accumulation. Ceramics, leather off-cuts and worked wood were recovered, which decreased in volume towards the frontage with South Square. Two, possibly three thirteenth and fourteenth century buildings, constructed with cob or wattle and daub, were partially exposed in Trench 1 which had apparently burnt down. Fires are recorded in Boston in 1281 and again in 1287 and 1288 when a Robert Chamberlain was hanged for arson. It is not clear whether these structures had a domestic or more utilitarian function. However, pottery recovered from Trench 1 was burnt and misfired and contained a relatively low percentage of domestic forms. It is therefore tentatively suggested that the structure the context containing the pottery was within may have been associated with pottery production. Additional evidence of pottery making came from Trench 2 in the form of further misfired pottery sherds and secondary context kiln material. This is important because it indicates that Boston was an independent pottery production centre.
Between the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries there was a brick structure on the site, the purpose and exact date of which is unknown, although there was a dump of fired silt, which may indicate a brick or tile kiln. Many pits were recorded which date to the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI5807 Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Mar 2000. The Haven Cinema Site, South Square. HCB97.
- <2> SLI5808 Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 2000. The Haven Cinema Site, South Square. LCNCC 246.97.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3290 4384 (36m by 54m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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