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The following is a list of historic maps of York: c.1610: John Speed's map [1] 1624: Samuel Parsons' map of Dringhouses [2] c1682: Captain James Archer's Plan of the Greate, Antient & Famous Citty of York [3] 1685: Jacob Richards' Survey of the City of York [4] 1694: Benedict Horsley's Iconography or Ground Plot of ye City of Yorke [1]
It is the city centre's main street, central to the network of gates, snickelways and squares. It was created in the early Victorian Era merging two marketplaces, St Sampson's Square and Pavement. [3] York Castle is to the north of a peninsula formed by the Foss flowing into the Ouse
Little Shambles seen on an 1852 map. Little Shambles is a short historic street in the city centre of the city of York, England.The street dates back to medieval times and forms a small branch off street from the main street of The Shambles.
The York County Hospital was established on the street in 1740, and moved into a large building set back from the road in 1851. In 1754, the Grey Coat School for girls was built, while from 1803 until 1840, Manchester College was based on the street, its buildings then becoming St John's College . [ 3 ]
King's Square is an open area in the city centre of York, England. It is popular with tourists, who are often entertained by buskers and street performers. [1] Nikolaus Pevsner notes that "the square has trees, which distinguishes it". [2] The York's Chocolate Story attraction lies on the western side of the square. [3]
DIG: an archaeological adventure (formerly the Archaeological Resource Centre), in St Saviour's Church (YAT) Fairfax House, a Georgian house run by York Civic Trust; JORVIK Viking Centre (YAT) The King's Manor, now part of the University of York; The Mansion House, the Georgian house of York's Lord Mayors; Medieval churches of York including:
In June 2015, York CAMRA listed 101 pubs on its map of the city centre, some of which are hundreds of years old. [225] These include the Golden Fleece , Ye Olde Starre Inne , noted for its sign which has spanned the street since 1733, [ 226 ] and The Kings Arms , often photographed during floods. [ 227 ]
Among the most notable on the north-west side are numbers 54, 56, and 58 Stonegate, 14th-century timber-framed buildings; the 12th-century Norman House, in a courtyard off the road; 48 to 52, and 44 to 46, each with 15th-century origins; Ye Olde Starre Inne, in a courtyard, the oldest continuously operating pub in the city, with a sign which ...