Incredible medieval finds have been discovered during the Northampton Market Square redevelopment. Experts from the Museum of London Archaeology have been keeping a watching brief as excavation work takes place for the new paving and drainage.
He said: “A fine stone building was found in the centre of the Market Square and seems to be later than most of the medieval layers. It may be a previously unknown market hall. We have found a stone building in the south-west dated perhaps to 1100 to 1150 and may predate the first use of area as a market in 1236.“Other buildings, perhaps those seen on John Speed’s later map of 1610, have been found in the west of the site. There is also another wall at the north of the Market Square.
Mark added: “While its exact purpose remains speculative, some have suggested it may have served as the documented whipping post, providing insight into the justice system of the time.”