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| HER Number: | MYO4656 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALL between Tower 17 and Barker Tower (Chainage 1100-1300) |
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Summary
Stretch of City Wall between Tower 17 and Barker Tower. Includes 2 road arches on Station Road.
Monument Type(s)
- TOWN WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
Full description
This stretch of Wall has been rebuilt many times. Many of the most dramatic changes were due to the coming and expansion of the railway – a pair of arches were made in the Walls north of Tofts Tower to give access to the original York railway station, and its goods facilities, and two road arches were installed at the expense of Tower 18 as part of the development of the new railway station
outside the Walls. This is one of the few stretches of wall walk that comes down to pavement level (partly a result of the construction of the approach road of Lendal Bridge (1860-63)).
This section terminates with the postern, rebuilt to allow easy access to the railway coal yards outside the Walls. Conservation Management Plan 2021
2020, Lendal Arch Bridge inspection (Unpublished document). SYO2448.
BGS, 2020, Station Road Arch Stone Assessment (Report). SYO2644.
Donald Insall Associates, 2021, York City Walls Conservation Management Plan (Unpublished document). SYO2629.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished document: 2020. Lendal Arch Bridge inspection. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Donald Insall Associates. 2021. York City Walls Conservation Management Plan. |
| --- | Report: BGS. 2020. Station Road Arch Stone Assessment. |
Related records
| MYO1715 | Part of: York City Walls (Baille Hill to Barker Tower) (Monument) |
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
| MYO3827 | Related to: Railway arches through City Wall (1839 and 1845-6) (Monument) |
| MYO4234 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (BARKER TOWER/NORTH ST POSTERN TOWER) (Monument) |
| MYO4655 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS (TOWER 17) (Monument) |
| MYO4661 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS RAMPART (Tower 17 to Barker Tower) (Monument) |
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