P5231 Utility trench, St Leonard's Place, High Petergate, York
Item
- Title
- P5231 Utility trench, St Leonard's Place, High Petergate, York
- Alternative Title
- P5231 Utility trench, St Leonard's Place, High Petergate, York
- Description
- No deposits, features or structures of any great archaeological significance were noted during this watching brief but since the trenches were targeted on the gas main and its spurs this might be expected. All the deposits noted were of fairly modern origin, with the possible exception of Context 1011 in Trench 9, and their mixed nature suggested that below the modern road surface all deposits down to c.1.4m BGL were either backfills in service trenches or levelling deposits. Context 1011 could possibly be a build-up deposit but too little of it was seen to be sure of this. It is of some interest, however, to note that Trenches 2, 3 and 9 were recorded as containing moderate or frequent amounts of limestone, sometimes in the form of medium-sized blocks, within them together with moderate quantities of pale brown mortar. These are the trenches are those closest to the line of the medieval city wall, partly demolished in the 1830s to make way for the construction of St Leonard’s Place and it would appear that some of the stone from the demolished wall has been used to level and raise the ground level immediately prior to the construction of the road. It is considered that no archaeological remains of any great note were encountered or disturbed during this watching brief.
- Type
- Watching Brief
- Date
- 21 April 2009 – 27 April 2009
- Creator
- York Archaeological Trust
- Contributor
- Dave Evans (Fieldwork)
- Spatial Coverage
- St Leonard's Place, High Petergate, York
- SE60105220
- Period
- Post-medieval
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