P1102 Land off Bondgate, Otley, West Yorkshire

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Title: P1102 Land off Bondgate, Otley, West Yorkshire
Alternative Title: YORAT: 2003.7 Land off Bondgate, Otley, West Yorkshire
Description: This archaeological assessment was carried out by York Archaeological Trust in April 2003 for Henry Riley on behalf of J. Sainsbury plc in respect of a potential supermarket development site off Bondgate, Otley, West Yorkshire. In January 2004 this study has been extended to cover an additional area for proposed development to the east. The study has indicated the development of settlement at Otley from the earliest times to the present day. The proposed development site at Bondgate and Gay Lane occupies a part of seven linear plots, or tofts which are known to have been established in the medieval period and may well have an earlier origin. In the medieval period buildings would have occupied the Bondgate street frontage with the open ground, at the rear of plots, likely to have been cultivated. Post-medieval buildings are known to have occupied the Gay Lane street frontage and there is a possibility of earlier occupation on this street. In the 19th-20th centuries there has been a certain amount of infilling with additional building to the rear of the street front properties; these later buildings may well have truncated earlier below- ground deposits to some degree. Never the less the assessment of the archaeological and historical evidence suggests the strong likelihood of the preservation of potentially significant deposits, relating to the core of the medieval and possibly earlier settlement of Otley. As a result an archaeological restraint was placed along with planning permission for the original area of development and a similar constraint is likely to be extended to include the additional area of proposed development to the east. The study also found that changes on the development site, lying partly within the Otley Conservation Area and adjacent to the medieval church and significant post-medieval buildings, are likely to have an impact on the setting for these buildings and that this will also be taken into account by the planning process.
Type: Desk Top Study
Date: 2003 – 2004
Creator: York Archaeological Trust
Contributor: Rhona Finlayson (fieldwork)
Monument Type: Monument Type - Building
Period: Medieval; Post-Medieval

Position: 99372 (3 views)