8 Fossgate - Izeria

8 Fossgate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The oldest part of the building is the front block, facing onto Fossgate. The early 17th-century, three-story timber-framed building was just one room deep at its inception. It was expanded to the back in the late 17th century, and its previous rear wall was reconstructed in brick. In about 1700, a separate two-storey brick house was constructed at the rear of the site, incorporating what is believed to be part of the wall of the York Carmelite Friary at its base, where it faces onto Black Horse Passage. In the 19th century, a long, two-storey block was built to connect the two existing buildings. The building was Grade II listed in 1954. For more than 60 years until 2020, it was occupied by Connollys Homestyle.

The front of the building is two bays wide, and its upper floors are jettied. The timber framing is visible, and is infilled with plaster. The ground floor has a late 19th century shopfront. Inside, one first floor room has late 17th century panelling and a blocked fireplace, and there is also a staircase of this date.

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15 and 16 Fossgate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed as a house, in about 1600. It is timber framed and both of the upper floors are jettied to the Fossgate front. It was originally just one room deep, with a staircase behind, but in the late 17th century, a brick wing was added at the rear. This has a times served as a separate tenement, known as "Morrell Yard". They are accessed through a passage on the left side of the ground floor, which has a door with a late-17th century hood. Inside the building, some timber framing is visible on the ground floor, and there is a rebuilt brick fireplace. The building was grade II listed in 1954. It currently houses a shop.

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Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate is a street in York, England, known for its short length and unusual name. A continuation of Colliergate, it runs south to meet Pavement, Fossgate, and the Stonebow, a distance of perhaps 80 feet (24 m), and is adjoined by St Saviourgate on its eastern side. St Crux Parish Hall, originally one of York's medieval churches, backs onto it. The street's name was first recorded in 1505 as Whitnourwhatnourgate, and later appears as Whitney Whatneygate. It seems to mean "neither-one-thing-nor-the-other street", although a plaque on the end of the parish hall suggests the meaning "what a street!". In 17th and 18th century documents, the alternative name Salvey Rents or Salvegate is also found. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma is the title of a novel by York author Martyn Clayton.

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