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Micklegate
Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England. The name means "Great Street", from the Old Norse gata for street. Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "...without any doubt the most architecturally rewarding street in York". The street contains three medieval churches and four Grade I listed buildings. Most buildings are three- or four-storey Georgian structures. The name Micklegate is sometimes applied to a slightly broader area, including the side streets Toft Green, Priory Street, Trinity Lane and St Martin's Lane. The Micklegate ward for elections to the City Council covers a larger area, spreading beyond the city walls.
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70 and 72 Micklegate
70 and 72 Micklegate is a shop in the city centre of York, in England.
The building originated around 1500, as a two-storey timber-framed house, on the north side of Micklegate, a major route into the city. In the 17th century, a third storey was added, and around the same time, the whole building was extended to the rear. From 1802, the building was occupied by a saddler, who sublet parts of the large house, and made extensive alterations. The building was refronted in 1823, and further extensions were added to the rear. The rear extensions were partially demolished and rebuilt between 1970 and 1980.
The building's facade is of dull red brick with narrow mortared joints. There are bow windows at first floor level, and at roof level there is a cornice and an early drainpipe. The ground floor shopfront is 20th-century, although an early fanlight survives above the door to No. 70. Inside, 17th-century doors survive in the attic of No. 70, while there is a reused door from about 1700 on the second floor. The decoration in the front room on the first floor dates from the Regency period, and the staircase is from the 1800s. In No. 72, the staircase and much of the decoration dates from around 1810.
From 1948, the entire building was occupied by Ken Spelman Books, until it closed in January 2022. The building has been Grade II* listed since 1954.
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Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York
Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in York.
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Bathurst House
Bathurst House is a historic building in the city of York, in England. Grade II* listed and standing at 86 Micklegate, part of the building dates to around 1727; it was made into three storeys around 1822. The iron railings at the front of the property are part of the listing.
The property was built for Charles and Frances Bathurst. Upon Frances' death, she was buried in the church of St Martin-cum-Gregory across the street. Her tombstone stated she was "a person of excellent accomplishments both of body and mind, and adorned the several stations of life she went through".
From 1872 to 1879 it was used as offices for a District Goods Manager of the North Eastern Railway Company. Then it became the business premises of Grays, a musical instrument dealer.
It became a hotel between 1911 and 1921, then York YWCA. The University of York owned it in the 1960s, before it became the home of Barron and Barron, chartered accountants, having sold for £1 million in 2017.
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Jacobs Well, York
Jacobs Well is a mediaeval Grade I listed building in the Micklegate area of York, England. It is the church hall of Holy Trinity, Micklegate.