EYO6612 - Scarborough Rail and Footbridge
Type
WATCHING BRIEF
Location
Location | Scarborough Rail and Footbridge |
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Grid reference | Centred SE 5962 5206 (36m by 102m) |
Map sheet | SE55SE |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
York Archaeological Trust
Date
2019
Description
The works involved the archaeological monitoring and
recording of the dismantling of the current footbridge, including stone piers, and extensive
ground works to precipitate the replacement of the 1.8m footpath/cycle path with a 3.6m
wide footpath/cycle path. In advance of the proposed works the bridge was recorded to by
YAT buildings archaeologist Chris Curtis to Historic England Level III (YAT Report 2019/51).
Initial monitoring involved the reduction of the railway embankment to create a stable base
for the installation of sheet piles. A number of concrete stanchions were discovered when they
obstructed the driving in of shoring sheet piles on the Marygate Car Park side of the railway
embankment on the north side of the river. These were evidently the remains of a relatively
modern structure built on wooden posts set on concrete stanchions, but it is uncertain what
that structure was. Further works involved the reduction of the embankment to create the
sloping path. Observations demonstrated that the embankment consisted of late 19th century–
early 20th century material. The remains of a probable early 20th-century wall were found at
the southern edge of site near York station; these were possibly the remains of an old
boundary wall or platform.
The watching brief also included the recording of architectural fragments from the stone
parapets on top of the central pier and the two abutments. The different typology of the stone
blocks is consistent with the original bridge construction in 1845 and the additions made
between 1874 and 1877 at the construction of the new railway station.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO2239 Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2019. Scarborough Rail and Footbridge WB.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MYO2279 Scarborough Bridge (Building)
Record last edited
Sep 4 2019 3:48PM