Duncombe Place
High Petergate |
Duncombe Place is a street in the city centre of York, in England.
History
The street was first mentioned in 1346 as Lop Lane, and it later became known as Little Blake Street. Initially a very narrow street, the eastern entrance to
The street has a long history of Catholic worship, with a house, probably 7 Little Blake Street, occupied by a priest as early as 1688, and by 1764, 170 Catholics were meeting in a chapel there, dedicated to St Wilfrid. In 1806, it was sold to the
Architecture
The street runs north-east from the junction of Blake Street, Museum Street and St Leonard's Place, to the front of York Minster, where Petergate, Minster Yard and Precentor's Court meet.[1][4] It is the main approach to York Minster for visitors arriving from York railway station.[4]
Almost all the buildings on the street are listed. The north-west side is dominated by the
References
- ^ a b c An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Deans Of York". The Times. No. 44179. London, England. 26 January 1926. p. 17.
- ^ A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0300095937.