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Wessex Archaeology 
July 2008 Ref: 65307 
Sewardsley Priory, Showsley GroundsTowcester, Northamptonshire
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
 
Sewardsley Priory, Showsley Grounds, Towcester,Northamptonshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Prepared on behalf of 
Videotext Communications Ltd49 Goldhawk RoadLONDONW12 8QP
By
Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
Report reference: 65307.01
July 2008
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2008, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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Sewardsley Priory, Showsley Grounds, Towcester,Northamptonshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
SummaryAcknowledgements
1BACKGROUND..................................................................................................11.1Introduction................................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology..................................................11.3Historical Background...............................................................................11.4Previous Archaeological Work.................................................................42AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................43METHODS...........................................................................................................43.1Geophysical Survey....................................................................................43.2Evaluation...................................................................................................44RESULTS.............................................................................................................54.1Introduction................................................................................................54.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................5
 Resistance Survey ( 
Figure 2B
 )....................................................................5GPR Survey ( 
Figure 2A
 ).............................................................................6 
4.3Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................7
Trench 1 ( 
Figure 3
 ).....................................................................................7 Trench 2 ( 
Figure 4 
 ).....................................................................................8Trench 3 ( 
Figure 5
 ).....................................................................................9Trench 4 ( 
Figure 6 
 )...................................................................................10Trench 5 ( 
Figure 7 
 )...................................................................................11Trench 6 ( 
Figure 8
 )...................................................................................11
5FINDS.................................................................................................................115.1Introduction..............................................................................................115.2Pottery.......................................................................................................125.3Ceramic Building Material (CBM)........................................................155.4Stone..........................................................................................................165.5Glass..........................................................................................................165.6Metalwork.................................................................................................165.7Other Finds...............................................................................................176DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................176.1Introduction..............................................................................................176.2Priory Layout...........................................................................................176.3The Priory Chapel....................................................................................186.4The Cloister..............................................................................................186.5The Prioress’s lodgings?..........................................................................196.6Representations of the Virgin Mary.......................................................197RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................208ARCHIVE..........................................................................................................209REFERENCES..................................................................................................21
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