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AY 16/9: Medieval Pottery from York
by Ailsa Mainman and Anne Jenner
This volume provides a detailed account of the development of medieval pottery in York over a 400-year period (c.1050–1450/1500). It draws upon evidence from a number of excavations in the city, notably the medieval tenements from 16–22 Coppergate and from the College of the Vicars Choral at the Bedern.
With some 400 line drawings, colour photographs and 400 catalogued entries, the volume seeks to show the full range of York’s medieval pottery.
159pp, 102 b/w figures, 17 colour photographs
ISBN: 978-1-874454-61-8
Price £10.00 plus p&p
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Medieval Craft and Mystery
by Nicola Rogers
York’s famous cycle of Mystery Plays was first performed in the late 14th century, and was an important feature of city life for almost 200 years. The 50 plays were all funded, produced and performed by the city’s craftspeople, each one the responsibility of one trade, whether it be the tanners or shoemakers, goldsmiths or armourers, cooks or butchers. York Archaeological Trust has been excavating in the city for 40 years, and has provided fascinating evidence of the lives of these craftsmen (and occasionally craftswomen), ranging from the physical remains of the places where they lived, worked and met, through to the tools they used and the products they made. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book explores the lives of York’s medieval artisans, using this newly acquired archaeological knowledge together with insights from historical documents of the times to bring the original performers of medieval York’s Mystery Plays to life.
‘Medieval Craft and Mystery: Discovering the People behind York’s Mystery Plays’
by Nicola Rogers (2012)
ISBN: 978-1-874454-59-5
Price £8.50 (£10.20 including p&p)
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It's How You Play The Game: Olympic Sports in York
by Van Wilson
A timely and fascinating exploration of sport in York over the last 100 years in the year of the London Olympics. York sports protagonists from all 25 summer Olympic sports are interviewed, including a number of Olympians and Paralympians, in this celebration of sport in York. Detailed background and club information for sports such as cycling, boxing, swimming, rowing, hockey and archery is given. Richly illustrated with photographs never before made public. Includes the stories of two of the York people chosen to carry the Olympic torch as it passes through York in June 2012, Stan Wild, Olympic gymnast, and Clive Warley, table tennis player. Foreword by York-born Olympic gold medal swimmer Anita Lonsbrough.
York Archaeological Trust Oral History Series: 6
256pp, 159 b/w photographs
ISBN: 978-1-874454-58-8
Price: £9.99 plus p&p
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Monk Bridge Ironworks
by Glyn Davies, Mark Stenton, Ron Fitzgerald and Rob Kinchin-Smith
This volume presents the results of archaeological investigations at the site of the former Monk Bridge Ironworks, in Leeds. It examines aspects of the emergence of the iron and railway engineering industries throughout a period of rapid national change.
The Monk Bridge Ironworks was founded in 1851 by Stephen Whitham. In 1854 the site was purchased by James Kitson, a locomotive manufacturer, and the Monk Bridge works became part of an integrated and internationally recognised company at the cutting edge of technology. Under the management of Kitson’s sons the company established a very strong reputation for the quality and reliability of its products.
The growth, success and changing fortunes of two extraordinary family businesses are charted through original research, standing building recording and extensive archaeological excavations. Important information has been gathered on a number of iron-working processes including puddling, reheating and rolling technologies.
Hardback, 194pp, 30 line illustrations, 119 colour and b/w plates
ISBN: 978-1-874454-56-4
Price: £20.00 plus p&p
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The Changing Face of Clifton
by Van Wilson
Clifton, which boasts a rich historical background, has now been brought to life in this book by oral historian Van Wilson. Memories of a whole host of people who have lived or worked in the locality, an area from St Peter’s School to the Backies nature reserve at Clifton Moor, from the 1920s onwards, are included. Contains photographs never before published, and considerable historical research.
York Archaeological Trust Oral History Series: 5
263pp, 182 b/w photographs
ISBN: 978-1 874454 55 7
Price: £9.99 plus p&p
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AY 6/2: Archaeology in the Environs of Roman York
by Patrick Ottaway
This volume reports in detail on the Roman phases from some 50 excavations and watching briefs undertaken in York between 1976 and 2005. Some are major excavations such as 16-20 Coppergate and 14-20 Blossom Street, while others are very small sites which would not normally merit a publication in their own right. This volume brings together all the excavations in the extra-mural area of Roman York and thus contributes to the overview of history and topography of the city.
The author discusses evidence for the development of the road system and how this influenced settlement, land divisions and cemeteries in the area surrounding Roman York.
289pp, 168 line illustrations, 58 b/w photographs
ISBN: 978-1 874454 54 0
Price £35.00 plus p&p
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The Best Years of Our Lives?
Secondary Education in York 1900–1985
by Van Wilson
Marking the 25th anniversary of comprehensive education in York, this oral history book records the changing experience of secondary education in York from the 1900s to 1985. Based on in-depth interviews, with considerable historical research and many photographs, it covers aspects of school life including teaching methods and daily life, misbehaviour and corporal punishment, perceptions of school and the critical 11-plus exam and its effects on individuals and families. Foreword by Dame Janet Baker, highly acclaimed opera singer and formerly Chancellor of York University, who attended York College for Girls which is featured in the book. The book will appeal to anybody interested in York’s history, education and oral history in general.
York Archaeological Trust Oral History Series: 4
240 pp, 170 black and white photographs
ISBN 978-1 874454 49 6
Price: £9.99 (£11.99 including p&p)
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St Mary's Abbey and The King's Manor, York:
The Pictorial Evidence
by Barbara Wilson and Frances Mee
St Mary’s was the foremost Benedictine Abbey in the North of England. After the dissolution of the monasteries the Abbot’s Lodging, now known as the King’s Manor, became headquarters of the King’s Council in the North; it is now part of the University of York.
This lavishly-illustrated account summarises the site’s history and presents a wealth of illustrations of both historic and artistic interest.
152pp, 125 illustrations (24 in colour).
ISBN 978-1 874454 46 5
Price: £14.95 (£18.00 including p&p)
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Stonegate Voices
by Van Wilson
This third volume in the York Archaeological Trust Oral History Series looks at life in Stonegate, Swinegate and adjacent streets, with Barley Hall at the centre; an area once filled with craftsmen, printers, booksellers and jewellers. Fascinating first-hand material, with images never before in the public domain, all backed up with considerable historical research, paint an evocative picture of the area in living memory. The book will appeal to anybody interested in York or the recent evolution of an English provincial city.
York Archaeological Trust Oral History 3
304 pp, 167 black and white photographs
Price: £9.99 (£11.99 including p&p)
ISBN 978-1 874454 441
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Medieval York
by Gareth Dean
Examines life in York from the Norman Conquest until the mid-sixteenth century, using a mass of unpublished excavation material to supplement historical sources. Includes material on the city's topography, defences, religion, aspects of life and death, and trade and industry.
192pp. Illustrations and colour plates
Published by The History Press
Price: £17.99 plus p&p
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Rations, Raids and Romance : York in the Second World War
by Van Wilson
In this second volume in York Archaeological Trust’s Oral History series, author Van Wilson looks at life in York during the Second World War, as remembered by those who lived through it.
Over 70 interviewees contribute their experiences of life in York and the surrounding area; their memories of evacuation, rationing, air raids and dancing in the de Grey rooms give a wonderful insight into the joys as well as the hardships of life in wartime Britain.
228 pp, 134 illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-874454-42-7
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Rich in All but Money: Life in
Hungate 1900-1938
Revised edition (2007)
by Van Wilson
The first in a series of oral history
booklets published in conjunction with the Hungate excavations.
It presents a fascinating view of life in Hungate in the early
20th century as seen through the eyes of the people who lived
there at the time.
Foreword by Hugh Bayley MP.
158pp; 60 illustrations
ISBN: 978-1 874454 40 3
Price: £9.99 plus p&p
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AY17/6: Anglo-Scandinavian
Ironwork from Coppergate
by Patrick Ottaway
Now available again after being out of print
for some time.
284pp, 160 illustrations
ISBN: 978 1 872414 29 4
£20.00 +P&P
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AY2/3:
Probate Inventories of the York Diocese 1350–1500
Translated by Philip Stell
These inventories, of which about one hundred
survive, are a remarkable source of contemporary information
about medieval life in York and Yorkshire. They provide room
by room details of the houses occupied by the intestate subjects
of the inventories, and they list the deceased's possessions
on an item by item basis. Short of personal descriptions,
it is hard to conceive of a more detailed and intimate view
of medieval living conditions.
278pp ISBN: 1 874454 37 X
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The City Walls and Castles of
York: The Pictorial Evidence
by Barbara Wilson and Frances Mee
The book outlines the historical background
from the pre-Conquest defences, through Norman York, the medieval
period, the Civil War, and their use during peacetime and
up to the present day. It then considers the walls, each of
the bars and posterns, the Old Baile and the castle in detail,
moving on to a chronological listing of illustrations of each
of those features in collections throughout the country as
well as in York.
160pp, 120 illustrations (26 in colour)
ISBN 1 874454 36 1
£14.95+P&P
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'The Fairest
Arch in England'
Old Ouse Bridge, York, and its Buildings: The Pictorial Evidence
Barbara Wilson and Frances Mee (2002)
Lavishly illustrated
book dealing principally with the 'Old Ouse Bridge', built
in 1565-6. The Tudor bridge with its large and unusual central
arch, crowned by its chapel, council chamber, debtors' gaol,
shops and houses, and framed by the river and waterfronts,
attracted artists including Joseph Farrington, John Sell Cotman,
John Varley, J.M.W.Turner and Thomas Girtin. The book includes
brief essays on various aspects of the bridge and its buildings.
Irresistible to anyone interested in the history and architecture
of York.
124pp; 78 illustrations, 17 in colour
ISBN 1 874454 26 4
£14.95 + P&P
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Treasures of York
Lavishly illustrated in full colour,
Treasures of York, published by York Archaeological Trust
in association with Landmark Publishing, presents some of
the most interesting artefacts excavated by York Archaeological
Trust since it began work in 1972. Over 150 objects are featured,
many of which have never been on public display, with a particular
emphasis on the Roman, Viking and medieval periods.
Foreword by HRH The Prince
of Wales
Published by Landmark Publishing
£9.99 plus P&P
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AY17/16: Leather and Leatherworking
in Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York
This volume presents
the evidence for the manufacture and use of leather artefacts
in York in the Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval periods. Over
5000 items of leather dating from the 9th–15th century
from Coppergate and other sites in the city are represented.
388pp: 177 illustrations
ISBN 1 902771 36 2
THIS VOLUME IS NOW OUT OF PRINT but available as a download
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2000 Years of York: the archaeological
story
This full-colour booklet encapsulates the
history of York over the last 2000 years. It covers life in
prehistoric times in the Vale of York, military and civilian
life in Roman Eboracum, the Anglian settlement and trading
centre of Eoforwic, the thriving Viking-Age centre of manufacture
and commerce known as Jorvik, the development of the Norman
and medieval city with its castle, defences and fine buildings,
and life in the city in the post-medieval period right up
to the end of the 20th century. It contains a wealth of reconstruction
illustrations, photographs of excavations and of the artefacts
they have yielded, demonstrating the history of York and its
citizens through the eyes of archaeologists.
44pp. Over 100 illustrations ISBN:
1 874454 21 3
£3.95 plus P&P
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AY 2/2:York Bridgemasters'
Accounts
Translated by Philip Stell (2003)
York Bridgemasters' Accounts offer fascinating
insights into life in medieval York. These 15th century documents
have been translated from the Latin and are full of information
about the lives, occupations and homes of York's past residents.
ISBN 1 874454 28 0
£35.00
This publication is also available online in pdf format
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Making Archaeology
Matter:
Quarrying and Archaeology in the Trent
Valley (
pdf file: 4.6Mb)
by David Knight and Blaise Vyner
This booklet aims
to provide a brief introduction to the archaeological issues
associated with quarrying in the Trent Valley, one of the
major sources of sand and gravel in the UK. It is downloadable
in pdf format here by clicking on the title above.
This booklet was initiated by York
Archaeological Trust and written by David Knight and Blaise
Vyner. It was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability
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Archaeology and Landscape in the Vale of York ( pdf file: 6Mb)
by Mark Whyman and Andy Howard
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