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| HER Number: | MYO4767 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALLS Site of a postern gate |
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Summary
The site of a Medieval postern gate. The original postern gate was enlarged in 1577, but was a single opening four feet wide and nine feet high. Externally the opening was square-headed and internally a flat lintel was supported on two corbel courses. It was replaced in 1840 with a four-centred arch for the Great North of England Railway Company so it could have access to its coal yard. The embrasures above the earlier gate had been covered to form gun loops, but the parapet of 1840 is plain.
Monument Type(s)
- POSTERN (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
- POSTERN (Altered C16, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1599 AD)
- POSTERN (PM, Post Medieval to 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
Full description
NMR: The original Medieval postern gate was enlarged in 1577, but was a single opening 4 feet wide and 9 feet high. Externally the opening was square-headed and internally a flat lintel was supported on two corbel courses. It was replaced in 1840 with a four-centred arch for the Great North of England Railway Company so it could have access to its coal yard. The embrasures above the earlier gate had been covered to form gun loops, but the parapet of 1840 is plain. (1)
The York Town Walls are scheduled. For the designated record please see The National Heritage List for England. (2-3)
The York Town Walls are Listed. (Legacy Listed Building Number 463065). For the designated record please see The National Heritage List for England. (4-5)
1 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 106 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
2 Scheduled Monument Notification unknown
3 World Wide Web page English Heritage. The National Heritage List for England, <http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1004910> [Accessed 12-Oct-2011]
4 List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest York 14-Jun-1954
5 World Wide Web page English Heritage. 2011. The National Heritage List for England, <http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1259262> [Accessed 12-OCT-2011]
RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p156 (Monograph). SYO63.
NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data. |
| --- | Monograph: RCHME. 1972. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences. p156. |
Related records
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
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