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The south-western side of the square is occupied by the Mansion House and there is also access to the York Guildhall, which can be seen through a gateway. 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.
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]
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 ]
The Hospitium. North west of the centre is the walled Museum Gardens, the Hospitum, St Olave's Church and ruins of St Mary's Abbey. North west of the gardens is Bootham.The city's medical facilities are concentrated at Bootham with Bootham Park Hospital and York Hospital.
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 ]
The street remained important over the following centuries, and in the 17th century, the Talbot Inn was established, one of the main inns in the city. [4] In the 18th- and 19th-centuries, parts of the street were rebuilt, and buildings around the front of York Minster were demolished, to open up access to it.
[1] [2] The street now forms part of the city's central shopping area, although it has been described as "secondary in terms of retail outlets". [ 3 ] Layout and architecture