Baxter Gate is a pedestrianised street in the city centre of

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 ...

, in

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, 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

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. It was built up in the 12th-century, and retained importance as the road connecting

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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.

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Layout and architecture

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, St Sepulchre Gate and French Gate, to Doncaster Market, Market Place. St George Gate leads off its north-west side. The most notable building on the north-west side of the street is Clock Corner at 1 Baxter Gate, a shop with an octagonal clock tower. On the south-east side is 24 and 25 Baxter Gate, built in 1754.{{NHLE , desc=24 and 25, Baxter Gate , num=1314872 , accessdate=12 December 2021

References

Streets in Doncaster