18 fantastic old photos of underground York

Here are 18 such pictures, showing aspects of York that are - or have been - under our feet. This is part of a series of galleries featuring archive photographs from areas around York, which featured in The Press over the years, including many digitised for the first time. For more old pictures and stories, visit our history section.

1 to 5) December 1988 to August 1989 - Archaeologists at the Queen's Hotel site on the corner of Micklegate and Skeldergate. It was believed the site could hold York's Roman Forum but developers were allowed to continued on site before archaeologists could do more digging. The original caption for picture 2 reads: "York's controversial Queen's Hotel site could have held the nerve-centre of the whole Roman Empire at one stage in its history, an expert has claimed."

6) 1983 - Archaeologists search for Viking remains in Skeldergate

7) 10 August 1983 - York Archaeological Trust working in Skeldergate find evidence the Ouse was once much wider than it was. Medieval river walls were found, showing the river edge was pushed inwards.

8) 1 March 1972 - Archaeologists unearth an 1814 skating rink in Gillygate

9) 23 August 1974 - Visitors to York Archaeological Trust site on corner of Lendal and Museum Street

10) August 1976 - Archaeologists work on a Roman mosaic in Clementhorpe

11) 24 September 1976 - Children from Bishopthorpe School watch Janet Clarke, Jim Spriggs and Chris Clark slide cardboard under the mosaic, which had been covered with glue and muslin to help with lifting. The mosaic was found in 1851 at corner of Clementhorpe and Cherry Street but then re-covered. York Archaeological Trust lifted it in 1976 when it learned houses were to be built.

12) 5 September 1974 - Archaeologists find an 11th century Saxon timber house during the 1974 dig at Bishophill car park. It was believed to be the first Saxon house found in the York area.

13 to 15) April 1974 - York Archaeological Trust at the Lost church of St Helen's on the Walls, Aldwark, showing Saxon foundations

16) 1978 - York Archaeological Trust in Walmgate, opposite Bowes Morrel House.

17) 1972 - A Roman sewer discovered by a contractor below corner of Church Street and Swinegate. It was hailed as one of the city's most important finds. Peter Addyman is pictured in the sewer.

18) February 1979 - Works are carried out in the lane below Guildhall

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