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| HER Number: | MYO4765 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALLS Layerthorpe Postern |
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Summary
Also known as Peasholme Green Postern. Site of postern first documented in 1280 and demolished in 1829-30. The passageway was narrowed in 1723, and was dilapidated in 1820.
Monument Type(s)
- POSTERN (extant 1280, Medieval - 1280 AD to 1280 AD)
- POSTERN (Narrowed 1727, Early 18th Century - 1727 AD to 1727 AD)
- POSTERN (dem 1829-30, Early 19th Century - 1829 AD to 1830 AD)
Protected Status
Full description
RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p137 (Monograph). SYO63.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p137. |
Related records
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
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