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Baxter Gate
Baxter Gate is a pedestrianised street in the city centre of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. History The street lay outside the Roman fort of Danum, and along the defences of the Saxon burh. It emerged in the Roman era, connecting the fort to the alternative route of Ermine Street. It was built up in the 12th-century, and retained importance as the road connecting Doncaster Market to the Great North Road. In 1350, it was recorded as "vicus pistorum", the street of bakers, which later evolved into "Baxter Gate". The road was widened around 1900. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council describes the street as one of the two main shopping streets in the town, "to a lesser degree St_Sepulchre_Gate.html"_;"title="han_St_Sepulchre_Gate">han_St_Sepulchre_Gate_although_it_is_still_populated_by_some_well-known_national_retailers",_and_that_it_has_"a_lively_mix_of_building_styles and_retailers". _Layout_and_architecture The_street_runs_north-east,_from_the_junction_of_High_S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baxter Gate
Baxter Gate is a pedestrianised street in the city centre of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. History The street lay outside the Roman fort of Danum, and along the defences of the Saxon burh. It emerged in the Roman era, connecting the fort to the alternative route of Ermine Street. It was built up in the 12th-century, and retained importance as the road connecting Doncaster Market to the Great North Road. In 1350, it was recorded as "vicus pistorum", the street of bakers, which later evolved into "Baxter Gate". The road was widened around 1900. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council describes the street as one of the two main shopping streets in the town, "to a lesser degree St_Sepulchre_Gate.html"_;"title="han_St_Sepulchre_Gate">han_St_Sepulchre_Gate_although_it_is_still_populated_by_some_well-known_national_retailers",_and_that_it_has_"a_lively_mix_of_building_styles and_retailers". _Layout_and_architecture The_street_runs_north-east,_from_the_junction_of_High_S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in the Don Valley on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels and east of the Pennines. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 308,100, while its built-up area had a population of 158,141 at the 2011 census. Sheffield lies south-west, Leeds north-west, York to the north, Hull north-east, and Lincoln south-east. Doncaster's suburbs include Armthorpe, Bessacarr and Sprotbrough. The towns of Bawtry, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Hatfield and Stainforth, among others, are only a short distance away within the metropolitan borough. The towns of Epworth and Haxey are a short distance to the east in Lincolnshire, and directly south is the town of Harworth Bircotes in Nottinghamshire. Also, within the city's vicinity are Barnsley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In Northern England, it is on the east side of the Pennines. Part of the Peak District national park is in the county. The River Don flows through most of the county, which is landlocked. The county had a population of 1.34 million in 2011. Sheffield largest urban centre in the county, it is the south west of the county. The built-up area around Sheffield and Rotherham, with over half the county's population living within it, is the tenth most populous in the United Kingdom. The majority of the county was formerly governed as part of the county of Yorkshire, the former county remains as a cultural region. The county was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was created from 32 local government districts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (''Londinium'') to Lincoln (''Lindum Colonia'') and York (''Eboracum''). The Old English name was ''Earninga Strǣt'' (1012), named after a tribe called the ''Earningas'', who inhabited a district later known as ''Armingford Hundred'', around Arrington, Cambridgeshire, and Royston, Hertfordshire. "Armingford", and "Arrington" share the same Old English origin. The original Celtic and Roman names for the route remain unknown. It is also known as the Old North Road from London to where it joins the A1 Great North Road near Godmanchester. Course Ermine Street begins at Bishopsgate, where one of the seven gates in the wall surrounding Roman London was located. From here it runs north up Norton Folgate, Shoreditch High Street and Kingsland Road through Stoke Newington (forming Stoke Newington Road and Stoke Newington High Street), Tottenham, Edmonton and eastern Enfield (Ponders End, Enfield Highway, Enfield W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster Market
Doncaster Market lies in the centre of the city of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. History The market was first chartered in 1248, and was held in and around the church of St Mary Magdalene. It expanded to cover a triangular square, north of the church, on the edge of the then-built-up area. The church was deconsecrated in 1548, and buildings gradually encroached on its churchyard. In 1756, a Butchers' Shambles and butter cross were constructed to the west of the former church, followed in 1778 by a New Shambles. In the 1780s, cattle sales in the market were gathered together, in Parsonage Row. The market was paved, and it was one of the largest in the country for the sale of wool. In 1843, a corn market was opened, although this was later sold and was re-erected in Goole in 1875. In 1900, an underground cold store and public weighbridge were added to the market, and in 1908, the cattle market was extended, with an octagonal auction ring added. In 1971, a plan p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great North Road (Great Britain)
The Great North Road was the main highway between England and Scotland from medieval times until the 20th century. It became a coaching route used by mail coaches travelling between London, York and Edinburgh. The modern A1 mainly parallels the route of the Great North Road. Coaching inns, many of which survive, were staging posts providing accommodation, stabling for horses and replacement mounts. Nowadays virtually no surviving coaching inns can be seen while driving on the A1, because the modern route bypasses the towns in which the inns are found. Route The traditional start point for the Great North Road was Smithfield Market on the edge of the City of London. The initial stretch of the road was St John Street which begins on the boundary of the City (the site of the former West Smithfield Bars), and runs through north London. Less than a hundred metres up St John Street, into Clerkenwell, stood Hicks Hall, the first purpose-built sessions house for the Middlesex ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, based at the Doncaster Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four local authories in South Yorkshire and provides the majority of local government services in Doncaster. The borough council will become a city council when Doncaster is awarded city status, which was announced in May 2022. The directly elected mayor is Ros Jones Roselyn Christine Jones (born 20 December 1949) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who is the Mayor of Doncaster, first elected in 2013. Early life Her father worked at Askern Main Colliery, seven miles north of Doncaster. She .... Doncaster is divided into 21 wards for electoral purposes, electing a total of 55 councillors. From 1973 to 2014, the council was elected by thirds every year except the year in which county council elections took place in other parts of England. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Sepulchre Gate
St Sepulchre Gate is a pedestrianised street in the city centre of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. History The street lay outside the Roman and Saxon settlements of Doncaster. It emerged as the main route into the town from the south-west. It was built up in 12th century, around which time, one of the town's four stone gates was constructed to regulate access to the expanded area of the town. Part of the street outside the wall was also built up, as an early suburb of the town. In 1781, a Roman altar was found on the street. In 1557, the Hospital of St Thomas almshouses were built on the road, being rebuilt in the 1730s and finally demolished in 1963. The road became one of the main shopping streets of the town; Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council describe it as currently the principal shopping street. In 1902, a tramway was constructed along the road, operating until 1931. The street was widened in the early-20th century. In 1968, the Arndale Centre (later kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Clock, On The Corner Of Baxter Gate, French Gate, St Sepulcher Gate And High Street, Doncaster - Geograph
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek τύρσις was loaned from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Street (Doncaster)
High Street is a street in the city centre of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. History The street originated as the alternative route of Ermine Street, passing by the fort of Danum. It was built up in 12th century, around which time, the town's fortification were expanded. It lay entirely within the new borough, leading out to one of the four stone gates, at its junction with Hall Gate. It formed part of the Great North Road, and then the A1 road, until the A1(M) motorway was constructed as a by-pass. In 1346, a Carmelite friary was built to the south-west of the street. In 1902, a tramway was constructed along the street, which operated until 1930. The street was made a conservation area in 1977. Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council describes it as one of the town's "most prestigious thoroughfares", with "massive scale, stone construction and blend of civic and corporate character". Most of the buildings are financial or professional services, with some ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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