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Land at Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire: Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching |
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MAP Archaeological Consultancy Ltd unpublished report series
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The Building Appraisal was undertaken by MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd, under instruction from Keepmoat Homes Ltd. and Strata Homes Ltd., to provide a historic buildings appraisal of the buildings on Land at Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds,West Yorkshire. The site currently consists of part of Seacroft Hospital, areas of pasture, woodland and overgrown scrub. This report assesses three buildings at Seacroft Hospital dating to the early twentieth century. All three buildings date to the Edwardian Period. The Clock Tower at Seacroft Hospital is a Grade II Listed Building and is a landmark visible from York Road and is to be retained within the development unaltered. The Clock tower is a tall brick built tower formerly containing the water tanks for the hospital. The Administration Building is located to the south of the clock tower and is an imposing two storey brick built building with wings to the east and west and with an ornate portico with facing the Clock Tower inscribed with ‘York City Hospital’ over the door. The administration building is to be retained and will be converted into apartments. The villa to the east of the clock tower is a two storey detached building of more vernacular style. The villa was built to reflect vernacular suburban building and is screened from the clock tower and administration building by its garden. The villa has no historic value as the building had been previously extensively altered and stripped of all original features. The villa is to be demolished. Sixty Trial Trenches were excavated on a plot of land south, east and west of Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire in July 2016. This work was commissioned by Keepmoat and Strata Homes. A geophysical survey (ASWYAS July 2015) had uncovered the remains of thehospital buildings in the north-western corner of the site, agricultural activity and extensive areas of magnetic disturbance. The majority of the Trial Trenches each measured 2m by 50m, three were shortened because of existing vegetation and footpaths, the alignment of two trenches was moved and eight were broken into two parts because of the existing footpaths. The trenches were located to assess the area for archaeological remains in accordance with the specification produced by West Yorkshire Archaeological Advisory Service and a variation was agreed before work commenced due to the presence of the public footpaths and mature trees. The trenching uncovered extensive areas of waste material tipped on the site along the upper eastern part of the site near Mary Pit and along the southern boundary, by the railway line. The tipping overlay natural stone and clay and suggests the site was stripped of topsoil prior to the tipping and then reinstated, when the land was returned to agriculture. The tipping in Trench 55 included a modern plastic helmet suggesting the tipping in this area was undertaken in the later twentieth century. In the north-west corner of the site the bases of hospital buildings, drains and a cinder path were recorded as depicted on the 1912-1956 Ordnance Survey Maps. A plough furrow and an east-west aligned linear feature, interpreted as a possible boundary ditch were uncovered north of the hospital buildings. The plough furrow was possibly medieval or post-medieval in date. The ditch was undated and only contained fragmentary remains of oak charcoal and no datable finds or material. The ditch may relate to the Prehistoric activity recorded at Killingbeck Hospital. Appraisal of Buildings prior to development. Trial Trenching provided evidence of the site use as a hospital, dumps of material from mining and as agricultural land. |
| Author: |
Kelly Hunter
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MAP Archaeological Consultancy Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
2016
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Leeds |
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Leeds, unparished area |
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Leeds |
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England |
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West Yorkshire |
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Grid Reference: 435129, 434349 (Easting, Northing)
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maparcha1-507691 |
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23 Feb 2024 |
