Abstract
The discovery in 2007 of the remains of a late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century communal toilet block within the Block E excavations at Hungate, York, has delivered an important insight into the development of the Hungate area across this period. Re-contextualizing this discovery, from the local to the global and back again, challenges the official historical narratives of Hungate and the dissimilar archaeologies of the modern city.
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I would like to thank City of York Council Archives and Local History for permitting the reproduction of the 1907–08 plan of the Hungate area.
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Connelly, P.A. Flush with the Past: An Insight into Late Nineteenth-Century Hungate and its Role in Providing a Better Understanding of Urban Development. Int J Histor Archaeol 15, 607–616 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-011-0160-z
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