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The Old Cordwainers Hall

The site of the ancient Cordwainers Hall on Hungate is being investigated as part of an excavation by the York Archaeological Trust. It is illustrated in a map dating from the early 18th century.

"Horrendous Find"

During the course of the dig, various artefacts have been discovered one of the most striking being this corbel found upside down and re-used in the foundations of the Hall. Dr.Peter Connelly, of the York Archaeological Trust believes it to date from the late 13th to mid 14th century. Dr. Connelly said “What is very clear is that whoever constructed the stone foundations for the Cordwainers Guildhall treated the object with no more intrinsic value than the other non-carved stones re-used in the foundations. Therefore, The Cordwainers themselves never used the object and it would have not been visible as part of the guildhall.”

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YORK CORDWAINERS |The Refounded Company |Events open to the Public |20th Century Past Masters of the Company |21st Century Past Masters of the Company |The Cordwainers and the 2010 Mystery Plays |CONTACT US |The old Cordwainers Hall in Hungate |New Master 2011/2012 |Charter Weekend 2010 |Court of Assistants 2009 - 2010 |Message Board |Guestbook