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
Price: £9.99 plus p&p

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

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

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
£25.00+P&P

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

'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

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.

£9.99 plus P&P

AY17/16: Leather and Leatherworking in Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York

SORRY THIS VOLUME IS NOW OUT OF PRINT
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

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

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

Making Archaeology Matter:
Quarrying and Archaeology in the Trent Valley ( pdf file: 4.6Mb)
by David Knight and Blaise Vyner

This recently published 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 Fund distributed by English Heritage on behalf of Defra.