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A0006 Skeldergate, Pawson's Warehouse (SK)
The excavation showed that the strip of land between Skeldergate and the River Ouse had been reclaimed c.1305 and that the present limestone river wall dates from this period. Some 6m behind it there was a similar parallel wall, and the walls were founded on tree trunks sunk in the late 13th century river bed. The area between the two walls had been filled with sand and the space between the inner wall and Skeldergate had been levelled up. Warehouses were built on the site, in the heart of the dock area of York, in the later medieval and post-medieval period, the demolished 17th century structure being the last in the series.
A0276 Skeldergate, Pawsons Warehouse
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.