A0276 Skeldergate, Pawsons Warehouse

Item

Title
A0276 Skeldergate, Pawsons Warehouse
Alternative Title
1983.25 Skeldergate, Pawsons Warehouse
Description
The excavation encountered the 17th century building, a sugar refinery, known to have been located on the site. A furnace and rooms which contained lime used in the processing of sugar were recorded. The rear wall of the refinery was found to have been placed on the alignment of the 14th century river wall. Beneath dumping dated to the 16th century on the landward side of the river wall a medieval watergate was encountered.
Type
Excavation
Date
1983 – 1983
Creator
York Archaeological Trust
Contributor
Colin Briden (excavator)
N Oakey (excavator)
Spatial Coverage
Pawsons Warehouse, Skeldergate, York
SE60315135
Period
Medieval
Post-Medieval

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