York Historic Environment Record

Monitoring of major gas main replacement groundworks within the medieval walled city south-west of the Ouse. Most of the trenches produced only modern deposits or possible disturbed build-up deposits of uncertain date. However, Trench 2 did contain a stub of limestone wall and Trench 1 squared blocks of limestone. It may well be the case that the blocks and the wall are derived from a medieval structure or structures demolished in order to widen the road, a practice well attested in York. Evidence for this has come from recent observations on the gas main replacement programme in North Street and Micklegate. It is therefore possible that significant archaeological remains survive in the vicinity away fro areas of modern activity. Since the wall stub was left in-situ it can be concluded that the current works have done no significant damage to the archaeology of the area. Stockwell M/2009/Utility trench, Micklegate, George Hudson Street, North Street, York: archaeological watching brief/Report No 09/72.