York Archaeology Online Collections

Items

• 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.
• P0276 York City Walls Chainage 2300-2400
  Observations during excavations to insert wall ties revealed earlier attempts to stabilise the wall and wall walk with brick and angle iron. Facing stones of the internal face of the curtain wall were revealed in places beneath the wall walk. Internal faces only were recorded.
• P0252 York City Walls Chainage 1919-1921
  Observations during restoration revealed Victorian reconstruction to create a wall walk obscuring the original internal face of the City Wall. The external face was also 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.
• A0836 City walls, Monk Bar chainage 2272 - 2300
  Observations of a series of trenches to insert wall ties revealed post-medieval and modern rebuilds prior to the construction of the Victorian wall walk. The internal face only was recorded.
• A0848 City walls, chainage 2167-2215
  Observation during the removal and replacement of parts of the wall walk revealed the medieval curtain wall abutted by remains of post-medieval buildings, beneath a modern restoration. The wall walk was seen to be of Victorian date.
• A0862 City Walls, Paragon Street, chainage 3200-3240.8
  Observations during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material.
• A0798 City Walls, Walmgate to Fishergate, chainage 3100-3200
  Observations during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material. The internal face of the curtain wall was recorded.
• A0754 City Walls, Jewbury repair
  Observation during excavation beneath the Victorian wall walk revealed earlier post-medieval activity sealing remains of the curtain wall showing no evidence of the walkway. External and internal faces of the wall were recorded in advance of re-pointing, grouting and stone replacement.
• A0674 City wall, Fishergate - Tower 37 [Offset]
  Observations during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material.
• A0674 City walls, Walmgate - Fishergate
  Observation during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material.
• A0554 City Walls, Tower 4
  Modern and post-medieval backfill deposits were removed from the tower and original medieval features were recorded.
• A0603 City Walls, Walmgate/Fishergate
  Observation during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material.
• A0526 City Walls Walmgate Bar
  Observations during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material.
• A0525 City Walls, Station Road
  Observations during the insertion of wall ties beneath the wall walk revealed the roughly cut back core of the medieval wall sealed by Victorian wall walk construction material. Internal and external construction material. Internal and external faces of the curtain wall were recorded in advance of restoration.
• A0743 City Walls, Nunnery Lane repairs
  Observation during excavation beneath the Victorian wall walk revealed a medieval limestone wall on a slightly different alignment of the standing curtain wall.