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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]
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.
The Groves is a district of York, England, covering the area just north of the city centre between Huntington Road and Haxby Road. The district is near York Hospital and the city ring road . In the 19th century the area was populated by poor working-class inhabitants of long rows of back-to-back houses. [ 1 ]
The street originated as a lane leading from York city centre, between the base of the motte of Clifford's Tower and the York Franciscan Friary, to Castle Mills and St George's Field, where there was a Mediaeval chapel. By 1725, it was known as Castlegate Postern Lane, and half its width was paved
In 1972, excavations on the street found part of the city's sewers, providing draining from the bathhouses. [2] The street was recorded under the name Girdlergate from the 14th-century, [3] when it was known as a location for the manufacture of girdles. [4] At that time, it was shorter, running only from Swinegate to Petergate.
Location: York, United Kingdom: Coordinates North west end: Coney Street; Market Street ... Spurriergate is a short street in the city centre of York, in England. History
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[1] [2] [4] In 1910, the city's electricity board moved into offices on the street, also setting up a showroom. [1] The York Dungeon visitor attraction is located on the street. [5] Nikolaus Pevsner described the street as "all of a piece with a series of striking red brick buildings in a variety of styles". [6]