Monument record MLI83055 - Post-medieval Activity, Johnsons Seeds Site, Boston
Summary
Post-medieval activity at the former Johnsons Seeds site, Boston.
Type and Period (7)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WATER TANK ? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1699 AD?)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POST HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOR (paved, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
During trial trenching several walls and a brick floor were identified that are though to be of an early post-medieval date. This may be an indicator that this area was becoming more built up. Environmental sampling revealed what has been interpreted as domestic waste, comprising of: plaster, marine shell, hammerscale, brick, coal, cinder, clay pipe and bone. It has been suggested that roadside dwellings were dumping refuse along the east side of the site. During the excavations a small brick building was identified, too small to be a basement for a domestic dwelling, it was identified as a water tank. If this interpretation is correct this would be an important indicator of growing settlement size during this period. This tank would also be the first structural evidence of a feature only previously known to exist through documentation.
Large amounts of structural remains dated towards the latter end of the post-medieval period were also recorded. Many structural remains indicated that there were substantial houses with yards and also industrial buildings in the vicinity. What is thought to be part of the footings for the Crown and Anchor public house and associated out-buildings were recorded. A ditch dated to the 18th-19th century was recorded and this is thought to have formed part of the early sewerage system. Large amounts of rubble and levelling seem to indicate that the majority of these buildings were demolished towards the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. {1}{2}
A sequence of late post-medieval (18th century onwards) deposits were identified during a watching brief to the rear of 10, 12 and 13 London Road. These include a number of dumped and levelling layers, perhaps to stabilise the land prior to the construction of buildings. The walls of these buildings were exposed, and two brick built cisterns were also seen. Pottery of 18th-20th century date was recovered, including two sherds from an imported German ware, along with brick, tile, glass, cinder and plant and animal remains. {3}{4}
Post-medieval and modern deposits were recorded by a watching brief carried out during groundworks associated with a residential development at Haven Village. The earliest deposit exposed by the works was buried soil, which may have predated construction of the former Johnson Seeds warehouse. The remainder of the stratigraphy, observed in five sections across the site, comprised demolition material (probably relating to the destruction of the warehouse) and more recent levelling material. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI7913 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Former Johnson's Seed's Site, Boston. BLR02.
- <2> SLI7914 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at former Johnson's Seed's Site, Boston. LCNCC:2002.192.
- <3> SLI11115 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2006. 10, 12 and 13 London Road, Boston. APS site code: BOLR 6.
- <4> SLI11116 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2006. 10, 12 and 13 London Road, Boston. LCNCC 2006.160.
- <5> SLI12526 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Feb 2009. Archaeological Watching Brief at Haven Village, London Road, Boston, Lincolnshire. BHLR06.
- <6> SLI12527 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Feb 2009. Archaeological Watching Brief at Haven Village, London Road, Boston, Lincolnshire. LCNCC 2006.66.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3257 4323 (199m by 199m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (3)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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