A0133 118-26 Walmgate
Item
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Title
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A0133 118-26 Walmgate
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Alternative Title
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1978.8 118-126 Walmgate
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1979.8 118-126 Walmgate
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Description
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Traces of a post-Roman/Anglian surface were found on this site. A wattle-lined well shaft which dated to the 9th-10th century together with other evidence of occupation suggest a domestic use of the area during this period.
Buildings dating to the 11th-12th century showed evidence of metalworking, The area appeared to be levelled in the later 12th century when domestic buildings were constructed, to be replaced in the 13th century with a timber-framed building resting on cobble and limestone sill walls. Internal divisions and alterations together with hearths and a salt box indicated the occupation of this building over a period of time, before it was replaced in the 15th century. A timber-framed building founded on pottery waste, fronting Walmgate, was extended in the 16th century, when a courtyard was also added.
Insubstantial additions were made to the building in the 17th century. Evidence of a hearth where ironworking had been carried out was found, and it appeared that the whole of the downstairs of the building was given over to industrial activity. In the area behind the property, in the 16th-17th century, there were numerous clay-lined pits which may have been used in the processing of sheep skins for parchment making.
The area was rebuilt in the 18th-19th century with Victorian terraced houses fronting the street, and gardens and out-houses to the rear.
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Type
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Excavation
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Date
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1978 – 1978
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Creator
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York Archaeological Trust
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Contributor
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David Brinklow (excavator)
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Spatial Coverage
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118-126 Walmgate, York
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SE60945149
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Period
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Anglian
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Anglo-Scandinavian
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Medieval
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Post-Medieval
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Modern
Hambleton Ware Pitcher
Willow Pattern Pottery Plate
Medieval Pottery from York
Post-Roman Coins from York Excavations 1971-81
Selected Groups of Bones from Skeldergate and Walmgate
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