EYO7790 - York Station Frontage, York
Type
EVALUATION
Location
Location | York Station |
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Grid reference | Centred SE 5961 5161 (140m by 261m) |
Map sheet | SE55SE |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
York Archaeological Trust
Date
2018
Description
Archaeological investigations consisted of 4 trial trenches, 4 test pits, and 10 windowless cored samples. A total of 33 engineering interventions were also monitored and recorded during the project. Across virtually the whole site there has been significant truncation of archaeological deposits during the creation of the railways, bridge the insertion of services from the late 19th century onwards. Rampart deposits associated with the city wall appear to survive beneath the ramped section at the south of the Queen Street Bridge. Adjacent to Ivy Cottage potential rampart deposits survive within 1m of the current ground level which may be as early as Roman. Adjacent to Queen Street, there is potentially in excess of 1.5m of infill sealing the earlier city ditch deposits. Deeper, possibly natural ponds or dug features, may survive at the southwest of the car park area investigated and also in front of the railway sheds. At the entrance to the long stay car park natural subsoil is relatively close to the surface and there is potential for undisturbed archaeological deposits to survive in this area.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO2506 Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2020. Archaeological Investigations at York Station Frontage.
Related Monuments/Buildings (14)
- MYO3985 11-16 Queen Street (Building)
- MYO961 17-20 Queen Street (Building)
- MYO3795 Former Railway Shed (now Gymnasium) (Building)
- MYO4007 Ivy Cottage (Building)
- MYO3725 North Lodge villa and gardens (demolished) (Monument)
- MYO3827 Railway arches through City Wall (1839 and 1845-6) (Monument)
- MYO3983 Railway Institute (Building)
- MYO3740 Railway Institute founded in former ‘Railway Tavern’ (demolished) (Monument)
- MYO825 RAILWAY STATION (Building)
- MYO827 ROYAL YORK HOTEL AND AREA RAILINGS ATTACHED AT SIDE AND REAR (Building)
- MYO4649 YORK CITY WALL between Tower 13 and 14 (Chainage 800-900) (Monument)
- MYO1715 York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument)
- MYO4659 YORK CITY WALLS RAMPART (Micklegate Bar to Tofts Tower) (Monument)
- MYO2010 York Railway Station Roman Cemetery (Monument)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2020 4:09PM