York Archaeology Online Collections

Items

• P5848 Rutson Hospital, Northallerton
• P5031 Electricity Sub-Station, Silver Street
• P5007 St. Anthony's Hall, Aldwark, York
• P0352 44-45 Parliament Street
  "A single 3 x 3 m trench was excavated to a depth of 2m within the standing building between Parliament Street and Pavement in advance of re-development of the site. A series of pits and external deposits typical of backyards in the medieval period were identified beneath a modern concrete floor. A significant well-stratified group of pottery and tile dateable to between 11th and 13th century was recovered, suggesting that remains of this period survive scarcely disturbed by later activity. A series of monitoring devices was inserted both inside and outside of the building to record moisture levels in an attempt to determine whether the piled foundations of the new store are affecting the below ground movement of water. This work forms part of a joint project with York City Council, Hunting Land and Environment and the Environmental Archaeology Unit of the University of York."
• A0225 Ebor Street
  An 19th century brick-lined cess pit was observed.
• A0519 76/82 Walmgate
  Trial pits within the old MFI showrooms demonstrated that although a Victorian iron foundry had removed most of the archaeological levels in the northern half of the area, the southern half retained complex stratigraphy of Roman to post-medieval date. Medieval infilling of the King's Fishpool and a sequence of medieval buildings fronting on to Walmgate were encountered. No evidence was found for a postulated Viking defence along the St Denys parish boundary.
• A0741 104-112 Walmgate
  "Surfaces and features of Anglo-Scandinavian date were located close to the excavation limit of 1.5m. Deposits belonging to this period demonstrate a wide range of domestic and industrial activity behind the Walmgate street frontage. Well-preserved medieval and post-medieval structures lay close to the surface on the Walmgate street front. Nearby industrial activity was suggested by frequent finds of mould fragments, metalworking slag and furnace bases. A building with a sequence of cobble and mould fragment surfaces indicated a workshop which dated to the medieval period. A single inhumation was found."
• A0726 Ideal Laundry, Trinity Lane
  Two trenches revealed evidence of a complex sequence of occupation in the late Roman period represented by dumping of large amounts of building demolition debris and pit digging. Shallow pits and a possible cemetery demonstrate activity on the site in the Anglo-Scandinavian period. A series of medieval pits and post-medieval garden soil indicate activity behind houses fronting on to Trinity Lane in this period.
• P0834 Site of St Leonard's Hospital, Museum Street
• A0322 46-54 Fishergate (Redfearn National Glass)
  Traces of agricultural activity and some minor ditches represented the Roman activity on the site. The earliest extensively excavated deposits related to settlement which dated to between the late 7th century or early 8th century and the mid/late 9th century. Two distinct archaeological periods were identified, separated by a distinctive deposit of charcoal which was interpreted as levelling and represented the abandonment of the site. The first period of settlement consisted of a series of large well spaced properties limited to the east by a boundary ditch. An east-west line of pits delineated the southern edge of this settlement which contained post-built structures and their associated pits and latrines. This first settlement had the appearance of planned development. Its location at the junction of two rivers, and evidence from the finds which suggested craft activities and trading, give rise to the interpretation of the settlement as part of the trading wic, from which Eofowic derives its name. At some point all of these structures were demolished and sealed by a levelling deposit composed of domestic waste and fire sweepings. The levelling deposit was cut by a boundary ditch associated with a number of pits. This new settlement dated to the first half of the 9th century and was less intensive and less extensive than that dating to the 8th century. Occupation appeared to have continued into the late 9th century when the site was abandoned until c. AD 1000. A late 10th - 11th century structure was encountered in the south-eastern part of the site. A possible early church and associated burials were found. The cemetery continued in use through the 12th century. A stone built monastic complex, St Andrew's Gilbertine Priory, was constructed in the late 12th century, and dedicated in 1202. The priory was modified a number of times; the final adjustments to partitions took place in the 16th century. The church was demolished c. 1538. The site was used as an orchard in the 17th and 18th centuries before an early glass factory was built in 1870-1900, and replaced by modern factory buildings in 1900- 1984.