Finds from Parliament Street and Other Sites in the City Centre

In both the Anglo-Scandinavian and medieval periods the Pavement/Low Ousegate area of York, on the approach to the only bridge over the River Ouse, lay at the commercial heart of the city, and formed one of its most populous and prosperous areas. Since 1972 the York Archaeological Trust has, therefore, conducted several excavations and watching briefs in the area. Some of these sites have been extremely rich in small finds. Described here are finds from the excavations at All Saints Pavement and St Mary Castlegate, and from the watching briefs at 34 Shambles, the Midland Bank, Parliament Street, and on the Parliament Street sewer trench.