EYO428 - 28-40 Blossom Street, York

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location 28-40 Blossom Street
Grid reference SE 5961 5139 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MAP

Date

2000

Map

Description

The evaluation was carried out in the car park to the rear of 28-48 Blossom Street in advance of a proposed development. Three trenches were excavated - two were re-excavations and extensions of L.P.Wenham’s 1953 trenches. Roman deposits were encountered at 1.2 and 1.3m below ground surface in Trenches 1 and 2 . ARoman road, possible plough soil deposits, a linear cut, and a cobble surface were discovered in Trench 2, and Trench 1 proved to contain walls and a posthole, a large pit and possible ploughsoil deposits. Trench 3 contained medieval plough/garden soil, remains of the construction of the English Martyr’s School, and modern demolition debris. CBA Forum : the annual newsletter of CBA Group 4 18-19 Forum 2000.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: MAP. 2000. 28-40 Blossom Street.
  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 38 Blossom Street (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 3 2020 2:14PM

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