EYO5887 - English Martyrs Church Hall Dalton Terrace evaluation

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location Dalton Terrace York
Grid reference Centred SE 5931 5110 (5m by 7m)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

2014

Map

Description

A single evaluation trench in the courtyard of the English Martyrs Church Hall identified archaeological features and deposits from c.0.35m below the current ground surface to around 1.8m below the current ground surface. The archaeology consists of a very large ditch that may date to the Civil War, and the effects of landscape during and after its construction. A 0.30-0.40m deep ploughsoil seals the archaeology and may have protected it from the modern development of the area. A Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) was produced and an archaeological evaluation was undertaken at English Martyrs RC Church, Dalton Terrace, York between 31st July and 6th August 2014 by York Archaeological Trust (YAT) to satisfy condition 7 of the client’s planning consent (see Appendix 3 for WSI and consent details). This report follows an interim statement, report 2014/38, which was produced to facilitate discussions between the client and the City of York Archaeologist, John Oxley, as regards the activation of condition 8 of the consent, which relates to excavation requirements arising from the evaluation. The pottery has since been assessed to support the dating and interpretation of the archaeological sequence.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: YAT. 2014. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AT ENGLISH MARTYRS CHURCH, DALTON TERRACE, YORK.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Record last edited

Jan 7 2020 4:01PM

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