P5443 Lendal Slipway, York
Item
- Title
- P5443 Lendal Slipway, York
- Description
- Relatively large quantities of finds were noted from the excavated material. Examination of these indicated that probably all of the excavated material was of relatively modern origin although a few pieces of probably 18th century stoneware were mixed in with the later finds. Nothing earlier was observed as coming from the excavated material below the slipway and there was no evidence for timber or stonework from earlier riverside staiths which probably lie lower down and to the north west of the works. Dating of the mixed silts and levelling deposits from below the concrete is problematic but on the evidence of an intact perfume bottle, retained by City of York Council staff, is thought to be c.1910 or later. The latest finds included whisky bottles with metal screw caps and therefore it is likely that none of the deposits seen during the work pre-date the 20th century and all appear to be levelling for the construction of the slipway being removed
- Type
- Watching Brief
- Date
- 27 September 2010 – 7 October 2010
- Creator
- York Archaeological Trust
- Contributor
- David Evans (Fieldwork)
- Spatial Coverage
- Lendal, York
- SE60035193
- Period
- Post-medieval
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