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| HER Number: | MYO1714 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALLS (TOWER PLACE TO DAVY TOWER) |
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Summary
None recorded
Monument Type(s)
- TOWN WALL (Late C13, Medieval - 1267 AD to 1299 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Scheduled Monument
- Conservation Area
Full description
Defensive wall attached to No.9 Tower Place (qv), extending approximately 60 metres north-east, now forming southern boundary to Tower Place. Probably late C13. Magnesian limestone ashlar. Approximately 2 to 3 metres high with embattled parapet. Cruciform arrow slit towards No.9 (Davy Tower), and head of weathered buttress adjacent to No.2 Tower Place (qv). On inner side of wall a narrow length of original wallwalk survives behind the parapet. Wall ran originally from Davy Tower on the river bank to Castlegate Postern, demolished in 1826. (An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York: The Defences: HMSO: 1972-: 158).
Listing NGR: SE6040351412
Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005
City of York Council, 1991, 1991 City Walls Structural Survey (Unpublished document). SYO2265.
YAT, 1998, York City Walls, 3416-3479 (Unpublished document). SYO357.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished document: City of York Council. 1991. 1991 City Walls Structural Survey. |
| --- | Unpublished document: YAT. 1998. York City Walls, 3416-3479. |
Related records
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
| MYO1715 | Related to: York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument) |
| MYO1733 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (BOOTHAM BAR TO MONK BAR) (Monument) |
| MYO717 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (DAVY TOWER) (Monument) |
| MYO1731 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (LENDAL HILL HOUSE TO THE LODGE, MUSEUM GARDENS) (Monument) |
| MYO2008 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (MONK BAR TO LAYERTHORPE) (Monument) |
| MYO1075 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (MULTANGULAR TOWER AND WALL ATTACHED TO SOUTH EAST) (Monument) |
| MYO1732 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (MULTANGULAR TOWER TO REAR OF 8 STLEONARD'S) (Monument) |
| MYO1734 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (Red Tower to Fishergate Postern Tower) (Monument) |
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