Monument record MYO4739 - LADY HEWLEYS HOSPITAL

Summary

Site of an almshouse built in circa 1700 in Tanner Row. Moved to St Saviourgate in 1840. Exact location unknown.

Location

Grid reference SE 5987 5168 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Excavation at 26-28 Tadcaster Road revealed five Roman adult skeletons and a small quantity of disarticulated bone. Where it could be discerned, the burials were either NW-SE or NE-SW in an extended supine position.


NMR information:

[SE 5870 4981] Roman Tomb found AD 1833 [TI] (1)

[Centred SE 587 497] A small Roman cemetery. [Sited from map]. (2)


1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 1:1250 1962
2 The City of York. Volume 1: Eboracum: Roman York: Addendum 107 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England

Related Objects:
AA71/05356 FOUND 1860 AT MANOR HOUSE,DRINGHOUSES ON THE LINE OF RR (10) INSCR.96
CC73/01634 7.5" HIGH (H.2133)
CC73/01711 FOUND 1860 AT MANOR HOUSE,DRINGHOUSES ON THE LINE OF RR (10)


RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p107 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p107.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2019 9:07AM

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