A large pit feature. Cut natural gravel, the edge clearly affected by in-situ burning. The basal fill comprised of a light ashy sandy silt with frequent charcoal flecks. The latest surviving fill comprised of a silt with frequent brick fragments. The feature contained a small fragmented assemblage of animal bone and pottery dating to C17 - C18. May have been associated with lead smelting during Civil War. (1)
See L12362 for redeposited medieval pottery from the fill, L12360 for p med / mod walls and features cutting the fills of this pit. See L11543 for lead smelting pit nearby on Balderton Gate.

<1> JSAC, Oct 2000, Archaeological Field Evaluation Report Wesley House, Newark, Nottinghamshire, p 7 (Unpublished document). SNT2559.