Source/Archive record SYO1031 - Hungate Areas E
Title | Hungate Areas E |
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Author/Originator | YAT |
Date/Year | 2007 |
City of York Interference Index | 829 |
Abstract/Summary
Between 10 January and 14 March 2007 York Archaeological Trust carried out an archaeological
excavation in advance of the redevelopment of Block E of the Hungate (York) Regeneration
Project (HYR) scheme.
The earliest deposits encountered were alluvial deposits, which indicate that this site lay on
the margins of the King’s Pool during the medieval period. This area was reclaimed from the
Pool by the 17th century, and a soil developed across the site. Rows of narrow linear features,
cut into the lower part of the soil, are interpreted as lazy beds, and indicate that the soils
were initially associated with horticulture. The upper part of the soil was cut by larger, mortar
filled pits which are regarded as garden features. It seems the area was turned over to more
residential use by the early 19th century, and the site now lay in the back gardens of properties
fronting onto Palmer Lane and Lower Dundas Street.
Subsequently, the properties were subdivided with large brick walls. The garden soils were
overlain by cindery surfaces, and both these deposits and pits cut into them contained
quantities of domestic waste. The one building encountered was a well-preserved block of five
toilets, flushed by an unusual Duckett tipper flush system. This evidence points to increasing
occupation levels in the vicinity in the late 19th/early 20th century.
The area was cleared in the 1940s and turned over to industrial use.
Referenced Monuments (0)
Referenced Events (1)
- EYO826 Hungate Areas E (Ref: YORYM:2006.5201)
Record last edited
Apr 3 2012 4:16PM