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| HER Number: | MYO4769 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Postern (Queen Margaret's Arch) |
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Summary
The Postern, or Queen Margaret's Arch, was built in 1497 at the same time as the adjacent Postern Tower, (SE 65 SW 632), and formed a gateway through the north-east part of St Mary's Abbey precinct walls.
Monument Type(s)
- POSTERN (built 1497, Medieval - 1497 AD to 1497 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
- Listed Building
Full description
NMR:
1 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 173 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
2 List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest City of York, 14-Mar-1997
RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p173 (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. p173. |
Related records
| MYO1080 | Part of: ST MARY'S ABBEY REMAINS PRECINCT WALLS (Monument) |
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