EYO4838 - Union Terrace Car Park
Type
WATCHING BRIEF
Location
Location | Union Terrace Car Park |
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Grid reference | Centred SE 6019 5267 (19m by 29m) (3 map features) |
Map sheet | SE65SW |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Field Archaeology Specialists
Date
2007
Description
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Field Archaeology Specialists (FAS) Ltd at Union Terrace
Car Park, on behalf of Yorkshire Housing, during the excavation of foundation trenches and associated services
for the new homeless centre for the York Arc Light Project. The work represented a programme of mitigation
for the development informed by a desk-based appraisal and archaeological evaluation carried out by FAS in
2006. Fieldwork took place intermittently between 30th April to 9th July 2007.
Subsoil was encountered during the excavation of manhole trenches, at a depth of 2.25m below ground level.
Overlying clay layers were encountered, which may represent Roman or medieval landscaping deposits, though
no dateable material was encountered.
The majority of the features encountered were mortar-bonded brick walls, which relate to the 19th-century
terraced housing which stood at the site until 1972. The footprints of nine properties were encountered, and the
structural remains represent garden boundary walls, cellar structures and external and internal walls of the
houses.
Sources/Archives (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Apr 16 2020 12:46PM