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P5848 Rutson Hospital, Northallerton
A0695 Museum Street gas main trench
Two walls were observed, both approximately 0.70m below ground surface, one was interpreted as a Roman wall and the other as part of the medieval St Leonard's Hospital.
A0602 Museum Gardens, path edging
A cobble surface which was possibly a path leading from the river to the gateway at the south-east side of the Hospitium of St Mary's Abbey was recorded.
A0152 St Leonard's Hospice
Legionary fortress wall surviving to a height of 0.35m and 2m wide was observed in a contractor's trench in Museum Street. Additionally robbed walls which may have been part of St Leonard's Hospital were seen. At the Lendal end of the contractor's trench no structures were seen but the river bank was seen to comprise rubble in black silt.
A0738 2 Coffee Yard
"The excavations took place in and around a standing medieval building while building restoration and redevelopment work were taking place. Fragmentary evidence was found for structural activity prior to the construction of the hall and hospice ranges. Limited dating evidence suggests a 13th-14th century date for this activity. A stone-lined well was found to the south-east of the hall and in addition tile hearths were found close to the south-east entrance of the hall's screen passage. This indicates that the arrangement of the buildings associated with these hearths, which were last fired in the period 1320-1380, must have differed greatly to the layout of the 14th century hall and hospice ranges, which has continued to the present day. A foundation of the south-west wall contained pottery which dated it to the 14th century. There was evidence of further structures associated with the hospice range, which may represent a building fronting on to Stonegate. The building called the 14th century hall was a rectangular building with a hall to the north-east and a service range at the other end, separated by a screens passage. The 14th century building was demolished, and some of the material robbed from its foundation trenches was likely to have been used in the construction of another hall in the 15th century, which was slightly wider than the earlier building. The presence of a very large tile hearth south-east of the hall indicates the presence of a large building adjacent to the hall(s). Archaeomagnetic dating suggests the hearth was last fired in the period 1360-1390, indicating that the hearth and associated building was contemporary with the 14th century hall. This dating does nothing to dispel the notion that the hospice and the 14th century hall were built in one operation in or soon after 1360. Bricks in the final floor surface indicate that the south-east range was still in use in the 16th century; this implies that the south-east range was retained in the 15th century rebuilding of the hall. A concentration of pit and linear cuts in the screens passage are thought to indicate a change in use to a public right of way. No dating evidence was collected from these features. Levelling deposits dating to the 17th century were recorded in the courtyard area. A brick structure had been constructed in the eastern corner of the courtyard. This was demolished and replaced in the 18th century. An oven was built in the cellar of the building forming the north-west side of the courtyard probably in the 18th century."
A0359 Museum Gardens (Flood Defences)
The first trench uncovered the remains of a 19th century open air swimming bath. Subsequent activities of workmen resulted in the collapse of part of the inner face of the Abbey's precinct wall, which showed evidence of robbing post dating the Dissolution of the Abbey in 1539. Further trenches were dug between the Hospitium and the river. These recover stretches of the Abbey precinct wall and structural remains which were interpreted as the vestiges of kitchens and other offices of the Abbey, mentioned by Drake.
P0834 Site of St Leonard's Hospital, Museum Street
A0251 County Hospital, Monkgate
An extensive area of Roman cobbled surface was penetrated by a complex of pits, perhaps for cess disposal, of medieval date. A barrel well of the 13th-14th century was recorded. A partial ground plan of the 18th century hospital was recorded. Hospital construction had removed most later medieval features but medieval occupation in the Monkgate suburb was indicated from the 12th century onwards.
A0005 6-28/21-7 Union Terrace (UT)
Excavations of upper deposits hinted at Roman occupation and timber buildings which was not investigated and continuous occupation of the site from the 12th to the 17th century. The first building was used as the 13th century church of the Carmelite Friary which was extended westwards and a burial ground was laid out to the south. The east end of the church remained in use as a chapel, and the remainder of the building was partitioned into a number of rooms divided by a screens passage. Subsidiary buildings were added forming St Mary's Hospital in the Horsefair. In the 15th century the character of the hospital was altered and successively modified in the 15th and 16th century. The buildings were again altered in the 16th century when they were occupied by St Peter's School. The buildings were finally demolished in the mid 17th century when they were damaged in the Civil War siege of York. The site was abandoned until housing was built in the 19th century.