A0168 St Mary Bishophill Junior

Item

Title
A0168 St Mary Bishophill Junior
Alternative Title
1980.12 St Mary Bishophill Junior
Description
A photogrammetric survey of the church's west tower was carried out. The tower was probably built to a single design in the third quarter of the 11th century. The masonry from which it is constructed is mainly re-used from earlier buildings, largely Roman, although there are also a number of fragments of Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian funerary sculpture. A series of putlog holes suggests the scaffolding system that was used during construction. The tower was repaired on many occasions but, in particular, it is argued that the interior arrangements were completely re-organised in the later 15th century, probably as a result of the replacement of an original bell.
Type
Building Record
Date
1980 – 1980
Creator
York Archaeological Trust
Contributor
Colin Briden (archaeologist)
Spatial Coverage
St Mary Bishophill Junior, York
SE59975147
Period
Medieval

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