EYO7790 - York Station Frontage, York

Type

EVALUATION

Location

Location York Station
Grid reference Centred SE 5961 5161 (140m by 261m)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

York Archaeological Trust

Date

2018

Map

Description

Archaeological investigations consisted of 4 trial trenches, 4 test pits, and 10 windowless cored samples. A total of 33 engineering interventions were also monitored and recorded during the project. Across virtually the whole site there has been significant truncation of archaeological deposits during the creation of the railways, bridge the insertion of services from the late 19th century onwards. Rampart deposits associated with the city wall appear to survive beneath the ramped section at the south of the Queen Street Bridge. Adjacent to Ivy Cottage potential rampart deposits survive within 1m of the current ground level which may be as early as Roman. Adjacent to Queen Street, there is potentially in excess of 1.5m of infill sealing the earlier city ditch deposits. Deeper, possibly natural ponds or dug features, may survive at the southwest of the car park area investigated and also in front of the railway sheds. At the entrance to the long stay car park natural subsoil is relatively close to the surface and there is potential for undisturbed archaeological deposits to survive in this area.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: York Archaeological Trust. 2020. Archaeological Investigations at York Station Frontage.

Related Monuments/Buildings (14)

  • 11-16 Queen Street (Building)
  • 17-20 Queen Street (Building)
  • Former Railway Shed (now Gymnasium) (Building)
  • Ivy Cottage (Building)
  • North Lodge villa and gardens (demolished) (Monument)
  • Railway arches through City Wall (1839 and 1845-6) (Monument)
  • Railway Institute (Building)
  • Railway Institute founded in former ‘Railway Tavern’ (demolished) (Monument)
  • RAILWAY STATION (Building)
  • ROYAL YORK HOTEL AND AREA RAILINGS ATTACHED AT SIDE AND REAR (Building)
  • YORK CITY WALL between Tower 13 and 14 (Chainage 800-900) (Monument)
  • York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument)
  • YORK CITY WALLS RAMPART (Micklegate Bar to Tofts Tower) (Monument)
  • York Railway Station Roman Cemetery (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2020 4:09PM

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