blueprint for restoration

 

We were hoping to find the original stylobates (low brick or stone walls on which medieval buildings of this type were invariably raised to keep them off the ground) which would complete the evidence we needed to draw up a full restoration blueprint.

 

Leen Ritmeyer from our office recording the archaeology of the rediscovered stone stylobate.

 

We had then to decide if this 600 year-old wall was still strong enough to support the weight of a three-storeyed frame again sitting on top of it.

 

 

Our drawing represents the sum total of our archaeological analysis of the above-ground remains and shows our interpretation of the medieval framing at its most complete. We needed planning permission and consent under the Building Regulations from the local authority before we could start and our project changed direction when its site was sold to the York Archaeological Trust’s management company.