Archaeologists have unearthed relics from one of Beverley’s most important medieval trades.
They have been excavating part of the now derelict Hodgsons Tannery site ahead of the planned £120m development. They have found shards of pottery and animal bones, used in the tanneries based on the site in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Locally-reared livestock would be slaughtered in the town with their skins making the way to the Flemingate tannery.
The bones found were thought to have been used in the tanning process itself, while it is thought the pottery could have been thrown away by nearby households.
Approval has been given for work to start on the site, which comprises Hodgson’s and the former Army Transport Museum.
The development will be mixed use, comprising housing, recreational, educational and retail uses.
