EYO7652 - YORKSHIRE MUSEUM GARDENS ELECTRITY TRENCH

Type

WATCHING BRIEF

Location

Location YORKSHIRE MUSEUM GARDENS ELECTRITY TRENCH
Grid reference Centred SE 5999 5211 (37m by 18m)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

1989

Map

Description

Trench (0.35m wide, 0.5m deep) dug by NE Electricity Board from the SW face of Yorkshire Museum to gardens entrance. Mostly on the line of a backfilled cable trench. At some points an ashy material was seen at the base of the trench. Museum accession code: 1989.1014 SAM number: N YORKS 12 RCHME microfilm PRN: 3001. (Not located). Parent record. York Archaeological Trust annual report /1989-1990/31

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.
  • --- Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 1989. Museum Gardens Electricity Trench WB.
  • --- Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 1989. Museum Gardens Electricity Trench WB.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Museum Gardens (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (2)

  • YORKSHIRE MUSEUM ELECTRICITY TRENCH (Ref: 1989.1014)
  • YORKSHIRE MUSEUM ELECTRICITY TRENCH (Ref: 1989.1014)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2023 9:19AM

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