York Archaeology Online Collections

Items

• P5086 Robin Hood Tower, City Walls, Lord Mayors Walk, York
• P0557 York City Walls Chainage 3416-3479
  The external and internal faces of a section of the City Wall were recorded prior to its refurbishment.
• P0621 Bar Convent, Blossom Street
  A watching brief was carried out when foundation trenches for an extension to the kitchen of the Bar Convent were dug. Within these trenches much of the stratigraphy had been destroyed by modern service trenches but in situ deposits relating to agricultural and horticultural activity in the medieval and post medieval periods were recorded.
• P0491 Walmgate Bar
  Part of the medieval stonework of Walmgate Bar appears to have been rebuilt and restored. The upper courses are much more irregular and uneven and may date from the 19th century.
• P0375 York City Walls Chainage 492-587 (Tower 10)
  Observations were made during the excavation of 45 trenches dug through the wall walk revealed the medieval curtain wall to have a finely faced internal surface for part of its length. Alterations within Tower 10 suggest re-alignments of the curtain wall in the medieval period. The internal face of the curtain wall was recorded in advance of restoration.
• P0297 York City Walls Chainage 2773 (Tower 35)
  Observation during excavations to insert wall ties revealed a blocked arrow slit beneath the Victorian wall walk. Internal and external faces of the tower were recorded.
• P0202 York City Walls Chainage 1000-1017 (Tower 16)
  Observation during restoration revealed Victorian reconstruction to create a wall walk partially obscuring original internal faces of City Wall and Tower. Internal and external faces of wall and tower were recorded.
• P0147 York City Walls Chainage 949-1000 (Tower 15)
  Observation of a series of trenches into the wall walk revealed Victorian reconstruction to create a walk partially obscuring the original internal face of the City Wall and Tower.
• A0634 Tower 14, City Walls
  The deposits observed were associated with the 19th century Tower 14.
• A0554 City Walls, Tower 4
  Modern and post-medieval backfill deposits were removed from the tower and original medieval features were recorded.
• A0549 City Walls, Tower 1
  A record of this Victorian tower was made in advance of restoration.
• A0293 City Bank, Tower 33
  Observations were made of underpinning operations beneath footings of tower.
• A0451 City Walls, Toft's Tower
  Excavation revealed the sequence of development within the tower to be largely of post-medieval date. A probable medieval rampart and possible medieval parapet were identified.
• A0785 City Walls, Tower 9
  Remains of an earlier stone tower were revealed during excavations to allow underpinning. The underpinning scheme was altered to protect the surviving masonry.
• A0453 City Walls, Tower 28 (Lord Mayor's Walk)
  Excavation to the rear of the tower demonstrated considerable late 19th century reconstruction above medieval foundations. The stonework of the tower itself was also recorded.
• A0209 City Walls, Tower 11
  A detailed record of the tower was made and the upper levels of rampart were examined during consolidation work.
• A0363 City Walls, Tower 13 (Toft's Tower)
  Excavation revealed the sequence of development within the tower to be largely of post-medieval date. A probable medieval rampart and possible medieval parapet were identified.
• A0327 City Walls, Tower 8
  Excavation beneath the tower and curtain wall revealed rampart make-up and medieval tower foundations and structure beneath Victorian re-build and wall walk.
• A0168 St Mary Bishophill Junior
  A photogrammetric survey of the church's west tower was carried out. The tower was probably built to a single design in the third quarter of the 11th century. The masonry from which it is constructed is mainly re-used from earlier buildings, largely Roman, although there are also a number of fragments of Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian funerary sculpture. A series of putlog holes suggests the scaffolding system that was used during construction. The tower was repaired on many occasions but, in particular, it is argued that the interior arrangements were completely re-organised in the later 15th century, probably as a result of the replacement of an original bell.