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On the north-western side Harkers was constructed for the Yorkshire Insurance Company, and the York County Savings Bank Building was also built in the mid-19th century for a local institution. Both are listed, as is the former Terry's building at 3 St Helen's Square .
By the 19th-century, Fossgate was regarded as one of the poorer streets in the city, and the York's Chartist Association Room was on Straker's Passage, just off the street. A Methodist Sunday school was built in 1822, and the following year, it also became an infants' school, closing in 1853.
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
Coppergate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. The street runs north-east from the junction of Castlegate, Nessgate, King Street and Clifford Street, to end at the junction of Pavement, Piccadilly, Parliament Street, and High Ousegate. [1]
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]
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 ]
Market Street is a road in the city centre of York ... the modern buildings at 8-10 Market Street and 20 Market Street are labelled "poorer examples" by the City of ...
Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England.The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse gata, or street. [1]Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", [2] and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "...without any doubt the most architecturally rewarding street in York". [3]