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P6035 Moxy Hotel Development, Dundas Street

The investigations were largely focused in the northern half of the site where significant archaeology was known from the 2012 and 2016 YAT excavations. Watching brief monitoring in the southern half the site, including the crane base, confirmed that the slope towards the River Foss was more pronounced in antiquity and earlier deposition, as a consequence, is at a much greater depth. Although it was the intention to preserve this important structure in situ, the investigation and removal of the majority of the best-preserved and extensive structural element of Building 1, the south-west wall, has afforded an opportunity to better understand the building and its morphology. In time, following post-excavation analysis, it should be possible to ascertain the construction date of the building from carbon dating and tree ring analysis As well as Building 2, the probable 13th-century extension to the north of Building 1, exposed in 2012, a number of late-medieval structures and deposits point to extensive other alterations to the building, while the robber cut to the south suggests the building was demolished in stages as the larger building became unusable. Analysis of the archaeological material recovered from this watching brief and excavation will undoubtedly contribute significantly to our understanding not only of this medieval building but also of the development of medieval stone buildings in York from the Norman period and later.

P1146 Melton Quarry, Melton

P5848 Rutson Hospital, Northallerton

P5104 York Minster Revealed

P5584 Former Hostel & Haymarket Car Park, Dundas Street

P5506 Gawthorpe Manor, Harewood

P1334 27 Lawrence Street, York

P5086 Robin Hood Tower, City Walls, Lord Mayors Walk, York

P5003 Land adjacent to St. Saviour's Church, Hungate

P5007 St. Anthony's Hall, Aldwark, York

P1260 St. Mary's Abbey Precinct North, Yorkshire Museum

P1015 The Spinney, Sherburn-in-Elmet

P1274 6 Driffield Terrace, York

Roman cemetery.

P1256 96 Holgate Road

P1281 60 Lawrence Street

Between 11th and 20th July 2005 York Archaeological Trust undertook an evaluation excavation at 60 Lawrence Street, York. This was in advance of a proposal to demolish the existing retail property and redevelop the site by erecting new flats and garages. In the three trenches excavated evidence was recovered for activity of an agricultural nature during the Roman period followed by disuse in the subsequent Anglian period. Activity, and possibly occupation of the site, recommenced in the Anglo-Scandinavian period and there was some evidence to suggest that this may have been continuous up to the present day. This site has produced valuable evidence for understanding the origins and development of this suburban area of York.

P1296 House and Son

P5400 St Peter's School, Clifton, York

Unfortunately it was not possible in the available time to even partially excavate any of the recorded features. Their stratigraphic position and clean backfills may indicate that they are of some considerable age but they cannot be accurately dated. There is certainly more than one phase of activity since it could be reasonably demonstrated that Context 1003 truncated Context 1001 and that Context 1007 was on a completely different alignment to 1003. Feature 1003 does run roughly parallel to the presumed course of RCHM Roman Road 5 which is meant to lie a short distance to the north-east of the old swimming pool and thus could possibly be Roman in date although it would be too wide for a roadside ditch and presumably had some other function. The possible pit, Context 1005, is also of interest since it suggests some form of static activity in the vicinity. It remains possible, then, that the features recorded during this watching brief are to be associated with some form of activity, possibly settlement, beside Roman Road 5. This form of activity has already been discovered in archaeological interventions in the Dringhouses area of York and if these features are part of something similar then roadside settlement along the Roman roads leading out of York may be more common than once thought.

P0742 Hungate Development, Trench 25