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HER Number:MYO4771
Type of record:Monument
Name:York City Walls Skeldergate Postern also known as The Crane Tower (site of)

Summary

Apparently a narrow pointed archway with a single gate flanked on either side by a small round turret, extant from 1315. Also known as the Crane Tower from its proximity to the city crane. First documented in 1403, it survived fairly intact until 1750, but was finally destroyed in 1878 except for the underground footings.

Grid Reference:SE 6031 5131
Map Sheet:SE65SW
Parish:York, City of York, North Yorkshire
Map:Show location on GoogleMaps

Monument Type(s)

  • POSTERN (Documented 1315, Medieval - 1315 AD to 1315 AD)
  • BOOM TOWER (Documented 1403, Medieval - 1403 AD to 1403 AD)
  • POSTERN (demolished 1808, Early 19th Century - 1808 AD to 1808 AD)
  • POSTERN (Demolished 1878, Late 19th Century - 1878 AD to 1878 AD)

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area

Full description

NMR: [SE60305130] Skeldergate Postern [AT] (Site of). (1)

Skeldergate Postern, first documented in 1315 and demolished in 1808. It consisted of a single narrow arch flanked on either side by a round turret. (2)

History and descripton of the postern. (3)

1 Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 1:500 1891
2 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 90 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England
3 An inventory of the historical monuments in the City of York. Volume II: the defences 90-1 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, England

From NMR record

Crane Tower, also known as the Skeldergate Postern Tower. First documented in 1403, it survived fairly intact until 1750, but was finally destroyed in 1878 except for the underground footings. It was circular, 23 feet in diameter, with a battered base A conical roof gave it a similar appearance to the North Street Postern Tower. From the tower a chain could be stretched across the river to the Davy Tower.


RCHME, 1972, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume II The Defences, p90-91 (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. p90-91.

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MYO3631Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument)

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