York Historic Environment Record

Excavations revealed a 10th century cemetery with precinct wall. No clear evidence of an associated church was found, but the later church was built on the footings of a 4th century town house, and it is not beyond reason that a timber building could have been erected on the foundations. The earliest church was pre-Conquest (early-mid 11th century). In the late 12th century a North aisle and South doorway were added, and the chancel rebuilt in the 13th century. Circa 1300 the aisle was widened and in the 15th century the chancel was again rebuilt. A brick West tower was erected in 1659. Although restored in 1860, it was redundant in 1876. In 1863 it was demolished and the best architectural pieces reused in the Church of the Holy Redeemer. During excavation, several pieces of Saxon cross shaft were found, all of 10th and 11th century date. The present churchyard walls and railings are dated to c.1860.

The church is now demolished and the stone re-used in the construction of the Church of the Holy Redeemer at SE 5754 5260. This new church incorporates in its fabric three A.S. cross fragments that were found during demolition. (2-6)

Description of the various Anglian sculptured stonework found during the demolition and subsequent excavations. (7)

Ordnance Survey Map OS 1:1250 1961
2 A history of Yorkshire: the city of York 1961 edited by P M Tillott 391-2
3 Field Investigators Comments F1 ECW 14-JUN-63
5 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume III: south-west of the Ouse
2 copies. 1972 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England 30A-36A
6 The Yorkshire archaeological journal
Continuation of: Yorkshire archaeological and topographical journal 35-68 48, 1976
7 Corpus of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture, volume 3 : York and eastern Yorkshire 1991 by James Lang 88-95 246-92

NMR Information
1328413 St Mary Bishophill Senior
916048 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York 3 plans, location map, building plan, and detail of the apse.
916050 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York 3 plans: building plan, detail of the apse, and site location.
916059 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York
916060 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Inscription: plans of Periods 1,2,3 and 4.
916062 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Inscription: Trench Plan, and Elevation of churchyard wall along Carr Lane.
916063 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Drawing of sections 1, 2, and 3.
916064 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Drawings of section numbers 4 to 6.
916066 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Drawings of sections 7 to 9.
916067 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Drawings of section numbers 10 to 12.
916068 RCHME: St Mary Bishophill Senior, York Drawings of sections 13 to 15.
AF0615855 RCHME: Excavations at St Mary's, York 1964 The collection contains material relating to an excavation by H.G. Ramm at St. Mary's Church, Bishophill Senior, York, in 1964. Reference should be made to RCHME City of York III 1972 (pp.30a-36a) for a full architectural account of the church.Contents : 5 plans, 5 sections, report, 56 prints, miscellaneousCondition : INTACTBibliographic Reference: 1) 1976, Volume 48

BB71/00909 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 4 FROM SOUTH
BB71/00911 SECTION ACROSS EE FOOTINGS OF S.WALL OF CHURCH.ROMAN FLUE OUTSIDE (SOUTH OF) ROOM 2
BB71/00912 ROMAN HOUSE/APSE OF ROOM 2 FROM NORTH WEST
BB71/00913 ROMAN HOUSE/APSE OF ROOM 2 FROM SOUTH EAST
BB71/00914 RELATIONSHIP OF ROMAN FOOTINGS AND THOSE OF CHURCH (S.WALL) AT JUNCTION OF LATE SAXON NAVE AND EE CHOIR
BB71/00915 BASE OF NORMAN PIER OVERLYING SAXON FOOTINGS.NORTH EAST CORNER OF ROOM 2 OF ROMAN HOUSE
BB71/00916 EE FOOTINGS OF SOUTH WALL OF CHURCH FROM SOUTH.POST-ROMAN WALL ROMAN FURNACE TO ROOM 4 WITH LEGIONARY STAMPED TILE
BB71/07660 FOOTINGS OF 11TH CENT. CHURCH ABUTTING ROMAN E-W WALL
BB71/07661 NORTH EAST CORNER OF 11TH CENT. CHURCH.HYPOCAUST IN TRENCH BEYOND
BB71/07663 15TH CENT. PIER FOOTING OVERLYING N-S ROMAN WALL WITH HYPOCAUST BEYOND
BB71/07669 HYPOCAUST FLUE ABUTTING AGAINST WALL OF ANOTHER BUILDING FROM NORTH WEST
BB71/07670 HYPOCAUST FLUE FROM SOUTH WEST
BB71/07671 E-W ROMAN WALL UNDER THE TOWER FROM NORTH WEST
BB71/07672 HYPOCAUST FLUE WITH 13TH CENT. FOOTINGS ABOVE BUTTING ON TO 15TH CENT. PIER BASE
BB71/07685 NORTH ARCADE.15TH CENT. PIER .ROMAN FLUE OF CHANNELLED HYPOCAUST
BB71/07686 NORTH ARCADE.ROMAN FLUE AND OP SIG FLOOR
BB71/07687 NORTH ARCADE.ROMAN FLUE AND OP SIG FLOOR FROM SOUTH
BB71/07688 NORTH ARCADE.ROMAN WALLS FROM EAST
BB71/07689 NORTH ARCADE.ROMAN WALLS FROM WEST
BB71/07690 ROMAN WALL UNDERLYING WEST WALL AND NAVE
BB71/07691 SLOT FOR FLUE TILES IN ROOM 2 OF ROMAN HOUSE
BB71/07724 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 5,FOOTINGS OF WEST WALL
BB71/07727 LOOKING EAST ALONG NORTH WALL OF ROMAN HOUSE TO ROOM 5
BB71/07728 ROMAN HOUSE.JUNCTION OF ROOMS 5 & 4 FROM SOUTH WEST.BASE OF 15TH CENT. PIER
BB71/07729 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 1 LARGE FLUE OF CHANNELLED HYPOCAUST
BB71/07730 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 1 LOOKING NORTH.WEST WALL OF CHURCH.LATE SAXON FOOTINGS
BB71/07731 ROMAN BUILDING SOUTH END OF ROOM 4 LOOKING NORTH AFTER REMOVAL OF 13TH CENT. FOOTINGS
BB71/07732 ROMAN HOUSE.HYPOCAUST OF ROOM 1 LOOKING NORTH.FOOTINGS OF WEST WALL OF CHURCH
BB71/07733 APSE AT SOUTH END OF ROOM 11.JUNCTION WITH WALL AND FURNACE FROM NORTH EAST
BB71/07734 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 5.CHANNELLED HYPOCAUST FROM SOUTH
BB71/07735 LATE 15TH CENT. FOOTINGS OF W.WALL OF N.AISLE OVERLYING NE CORNER OF ROOM I OF ROMAN HOUSE FROM ABOVE
BB71/07736 ROMAN HOUSE.JUNCTION OF ROOMS 5 & 4 LOOKING ?
BB71/07737 LATE ROMAN OR EARLY POST-ROMAN FOUNDATIONS OVER ?(FURNACE) TO ROOM I.LATER POST-ROMAN FOUNDATIONS TO WEST.
BB71/07738 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM 5 LOOKING NORTH
BB71/07739 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM I SOUTH WEST CORNER FROM EAST
BB71/07741 ROMAN HOUSE.ROOM I SOUTH WEST CORNER FROM SOUTH WEST
BB71/07743 FOOTINGS OF EE CHOIR.SOUTH WALL.REVETMENT OF ROMAN TERRACE
BB71/07744 ROMAN HOUSE.EAST WALL FROM EAST.STRONG (?) JUNCTION OF RMS 4&5
BB71/07746 ROMAN HOUSE ROOM 2 EARLY FOUNDATIONS UNDER EAST JUNCTION OF ? WITH SOUTH WALL FROM WEST
BB71/07765 ROMAN ?GUTTER STONE RE-USED IN HOLE - ?NAVE FOOTINGS
BB71/07912 PART OF ROMAN TOMBSTONE (FOOT)
BB71/07913 PART OF ROMAN TOMBSTONE `A' (LEG)
BB71/08244 SAXON STRAP END (1)
BB71/08470 SPINDLE WHORL (WOOL MODERN)
BB71/08471 SPINDLE WHORL (WOOL MODERN)
BF060219 ST MARY BISHOPHILL SENIOR'S CHURCH, YORK File of material relating to a site or building.