York Historic Environment Record

EXCAVATION Five interconnecting trenches were excavated, revealing a complex sequence of deposits dating from Roman times to the present including exceptionally well-preserved Roman timber structures. Roman stone building aligned NW-SE, presumably fronting onto the main road to the fortress. Anglian (or Anglo-Scan) timber-lined structure, residual 10th century pot. The excavations at 24-30 Tanner Row were of immense interest, providing a rare example of a sequence of excavated deposits spanning the entire history of York from the Romans to the present day. The site was exceptional, both for the depth of the archaeological deposits which had accumulated, and for the levels of organic preservation seen, in particular for the exceptionally rare survival of Roman timber buildings.