York Historic Environment Record

An operations notice on demolition works for a late 19th century boundary wall was undertaken by York Archaeology on behalf of Nick Beilby from the 5th to the 8th of April 2022 at Ellen Wilson Cottages, Lawrence Street, York. An existing historic wall had been inspected on 25th August 2021 and was found to be in a dangerous state of repair. It was recommended the wall be dismantled due to the risk to public safety. Due to the demolition of the late Victorian wall ceasing at ground level, no underlying remains were exposed. In lieu of excavating a new trench for the footings of the wall reconstruction, a concrete pad was poured on top of the existing wall footings to support the new wall. This negated the necessity for further intrusive works and no archaeological remains were disturbed or recovered during these works. All affected historical remains were visible during demolition and no additional intrusive works were necessary for the reconstruction phase of this project. It can be concluded that any archaeological remains present remain undisturbed in situ.