NOTES ON A COBBLE-ROAD 
Uncovered under the Vaulted Archway of 
St. Leonard’s Hospital, York, 
By George Benson, a.r.i.b.a. 
TN excavating on the 7th of October, 1915, for a new drain 
A across the north-east end of the vaulted archway of St. 
Leonard's Hospital, a cobble-road sloping towards the river was 
uncovered at a depth of 1 ft. 3 ins. As the road was not shown 
on any plan, it was decided to open out in three other places, in 
all of which it was found. The road is formed of cobbles, and is 
channelled on both sides. The cobbles vary in size from 5 ins. by 
3§ ins. to 7 ins. by 4 ins. The width of the road from centre to 
centre of channels is 4 feet 6 ins. at the north-east end, and 5 feet 
at the other end. 
At the entrance to the Hospital, part of a brick building rested 
on the cobble-road as shown in the Section and in Fig. 1. The 
brickwork is 2 feet 3ms. high. The concrete foundation of the 
Roman Wall has been cut through as shown in the Sections at 
the entrance ; the outer side ol the foundation with set off-is shown 
in Fig. 2. A view of the cobbles at the other end and showing 
them continuing along a trench is seen in Fig 3. 
The cobble-road is below the ashlar facing of the side walls of 
the vaulted gateway, so that it may have been formed after the 
suppression of the Hospital. 
After being exposed for inspection for about five months and 
photographs and sections having been made, the cobble-road was 
covered up. 
W. Watson . 
ig. i. View taken from within the Entrance looking towards the river. 
