York Historic Environment Record

The monitoring consisted of the foundation trenches for the new rear extension, following demolition of the existing one and reduction of the ground in the front garden. Area 1 concerned the foundation trenches for the rear extension, much of which consisted of ground raising layer and modern surfaces, foundations and drainage. However, there was a remnant of a loosely compacted stone surface, which may have originally extended under the existing building and possibly of Romano-British, as a single sherd of 2nd/3rd century mortaria was retrieved from the area but not directly associated. Apart from the 19th century structure of 302 Tadcaster Road, and a possible associated brick drain, the remaining archaeology was of 20th century date. Area 2 concerned the reduction of the front garden by up to 1m. The natural subsoil was not reached and only modern services encountered.