The Old House and Little Priory (EHER 25666)

Late 13th to early 14th century timber framed house with late 15th century and later alterations.

Listed building description Late 13th to early 14th century timber framed house with late 15th century and later alterations. <1> An archaeological evaluation by Channel 4’s Time Team included Area 2: A series of test pits and trial trenches in a number of buildings in the town. Survey in the grounds of ‘The Old House’ a line of low resistance, thought to be a ditch. Areas of high resistance were thought to relate to former building extensions. Test pits 7 and 8 and trench 14 were excavated. Test pit 7 contained a culvert and pit both dated to the Victorian period Test pit 8 contained finds relating to the brewery known to have been on the site. No features. Trench 14 was a machine cut trench to detect the anomalies revealed by the geophysical survey, but no evidence was found. <2>