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The Minster Library,
Dean's Park:
built c.1230
by
archbishop Walter Gray
as a private chapel
for his York palace
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All Saints Pavement:
between High Ousegate &
Coppergate: said to be the
resting place of 39 Lord
Mayors, and is the Guild
Church of York
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The Golden Fleece, Pavement
the oldest and most haunted
Coaching Inn in York
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Street performer outside
the Cafe Rouge,
Low Petergate
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Photo taken from
Low Petergate of
Lunds Court
formerly known as
Mad Alice Lane
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Photo of a figure on the
wall at the junction of
Petergate and Minster
Gates, the writing on the
base says: "The figure
above is that of Minerva
Goddess of wisdom and of
drama by
John Wolstenholm 1801"
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Looking down Petergate
to Boothambar
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Viking Longboats next
to the River Ouse
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St Helen's Square with
the Mansion House
(red & cream building in
the background)
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Lloyds Bank on the
corner of
Blake Street and
St Helen's Square
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St Helen's Square with
St Helen's Church in the
background: civic church
with 15th C glass, first
mentioned in 1235,
ancient church of
the glass makers
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Mansion House: home to
York's Lord Mayors during
their year in office since the early 18th C. The
foundation stone was laid
in 1725 and the building
completed in 1732.
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Castlegate with St Mary's
church in the background
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St Mary's Church,
Coppergate
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The Jorvic Centre with
St Mary's in the
background
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The Punch Bowl on
Stonegate
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The Punch Bowl on
Stonegate
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Graveyard, St. Denys's
Church, Walmgate
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St. Denys's Church,
Walmgate
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It's the smallest street in York but has the longest
name. A local custom of whipping small yelping dogs called Whappets was
observed in this area in medieval times. In 1505 it was known as
Whitnourwhatnourgate, it was later changed to its present name.
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