Goodramgate

Coordinates: 53°57′41″N 1°04′47″W / 53.9615°N 1.0798°W / 53.9615; -1.0798
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Goodramgate
View east along Goodramgate, to Monk Bar
Map
Location within York
LocationYork, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°57′41″N 1°04′47″W / 53.9615°N 1.0798°W / 53.9615; -1.0798
South west endKing's Square
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North east endMonkgate

Goodramgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England.

History

The area now covered by Goodramgate lay within the walls of Roman

Jorvik era, being named after someone called "Guthrum" or "Gutherun".[1]

The street was first recorded in about 1180. In the Mediaeval period, the street lay in the parish of

College Street. The original site of the York Dominican Friary may have been on the street, although it moved to Toft Green in 1227.[1][2] By this time, the street contained some large, stone, houses, associated with wealthy merchants.[3]

Many Mediaeval buildings survive on the street, although some were destroyed when its south-western end was widened in 1771, or when

Swedenborgians and the Primitive Methodists.[1]

The street has long been a centre for retail, with a market created in 1502 for beds, mattresses and upholstery. It is now lined with shops, bars and restaurants, including two small supermarkets built in the 1960s.[1][2]

Layout and architecture

View west along Goodramgate

The street runs north-east from the northern tip of

snickelway Monk Bar Court also lead off the north-western side, while Aldwark, Bedern, and Powells Yard lead off the south-eastern side.[2]

Notable buildings on the south-east side of the street include 13, 15, 17, 23, and 25 Goodramgate, all with 16th-century origins; 31 and 33 Goodramgate, also of Mediaeval origin; the 15th-century

30–32 Goodramgate, with parts dating from the 1380s; 38 and 40 Goodramgate, with 15th-century origins; and the Old White Swan, with a 16th-century core.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Character area 10: The medieval streets". City of York Council. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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