Huge medieval discovery made by accident during sinkhole repairs

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Remnants of what is believed to be one of the largest medieval hospitals in the north of England have been found

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Remnants of what is believed to be one of the largest medieval hospitals in the north of England have been found during repairs to a sinkhole in York.

Emergency work to repair the road outside York’s Theatre Royal ground to a halt earlier this month, after remains of a 12th to 13th century hospital were found beneath the surface.