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New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops, under a law set to go into effect later this year. The rule requires food ...
Walmgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. During the Medieval period, the street was the site of a seafish and cattle market. Walmgate Bar was involved in the Siege of York in 1644, during the First English Civil War. During the 20th century, many of the older buildings were cleared away and newer structures put up.
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]
Jubbergate is a short street in the centre of York, England. Originally called Brettegate , it was renamed Joubrettgate in 1280 after it became a home to some of York's Jewish community. The road connects with Newgate and The Shambles in the north, and Parliament Street in the south.
[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
Their sites have been redeveloped with modern housing from the 1970s onwards, as part of an effort to encourage more people to live in the city centre. York City Council now describe the street as "a pleasant place to live and surprisingly quiet during the day considering it is so close to the bustling city centre". [3]
The site street lay mostly within the walls of Roman Eboracum, and two Anglo-Saxon carved stones and a large coin hoard have been discovered in excavations in the area. The location formed part of St Leonard's Hospital in the Mediaeval period, which from 1546 until 1698 was a royal mint, leading to the area becoming known as "Mint Yard".
Notable buildings on the south-east side of the street include 1 Museum Street, built as the city's register office, now its main tourist information centre, and Thomas's of York, a pub built about 1700; and on the other side of Lendal, Club Chambers and River House, two large Victorian buildings near the river. [2] [5] [6]