Gillygate
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Location | York, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°57′51″N 1°05′02″W / 53.9642°N 1.0840°W |
North east end |
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South west end | Bootham |
Gillygate is a street in York, in England, immediately north of the city centre.
History
The area occupied by the street lay outside the walls of Roman
By 1401, a chapel dedicated to St Antony existed on the street, but this was replaced by St Antony's Hospital by 1420 and became a private house in 1558. St Giles Church was demolished in the 16th century, although burials in its graveyard continued into the following century, and the north-west side of the street remained large open fields in the 17th century. Some small-scale industry existed in this period, including stone and coal yards, a smithy, and a clay pipe manufacturer.[2][3]
While Gillygate lies just north-west of the York city walls, unlike elsewhere on their circuit, the buildings screening the wall have not been cleared, and so can only be occasionally glimpsed from the street.[3] In 1972, Nikolaus Pevsner described the street as "a run-down Georgian Street with two interesting houses", these being 3-5 and 26-28 Gillygate.[4] It is now a street with predominantly independent shops. In 2013, the City of York Council claimed that "over the last 30 years, the quality of shops and businesses here has risen generally". However, it forms part of the city's inner ring road, and has heavy traffic.[3]
Layout and architecture
Gillygate starts at a junction with
Notable buildings on the north-west side of the street include 3-5 Gillygate, built in 1797 by Thomas Wolstenholme; early 19th-century buildings at 9, 11, 13, 19 and 21 Gillygate; 18th-century houses at 23 and 25 Gillygate; more early-19th century buildings at 59, 61, 65, 67, 69, 71 and 73 Gillygate; and the
References
- ^ a b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York. Vol. 4. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1975. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Character area 5: Gillygate" (PDF). City of York Council. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ISBN 0140710434.