Coppergate is a street in the city centre of
York
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, in England. The street runs north-east from the junction of
Castlegate, Nessgate, King Street and
Clifford Street
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, to end at the junction of
Pavement,
Piccadilly
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,
Parliament Street and
High Ousegate
Ousegate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. It is divided into High Ousegate and Low Ousegate.
The street forms part of the city's central shopping area. High Ousegate is pedestrianised, but Low Ousegate is a key transport ro ...
.
History
The site of the street lays outside
Roman York's walls and was a glass-making district. It was abandoned after the Roman period and re-occupied during the 9th-century,
Viking York. During the 11th-century, housing existed on the street, found through archaeological finding.
Some time between 1120 and 1135, it was first recorded as a centre for coopers, from which its name derives.
Over time, the
Pavement Market spread onto the street.
The south-western end of the street was widened in 1900, leading to the replacement of most Mediaeval buildings.
In 1976, major Viking remains were found immediately south of the street, while a cinema and the Cravens confectionery factory were demolished.
Coppergate Shopping Centre
Coppergate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in York in North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Coppergate, one of York's medieval streets ("gate" coming from the Old Norse ''gata'', or street).
History
Prior to the development of the ...
opened in 1984, over the demolished buildings.
Architecture
![Street in York - panoramio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Street_in_York_-_panoramio.jpg)
The back of the church of
All Saints, Pavement, lies on the north side of the street, followed by a row of shops with their main entrances on High Ousegate. Numbers 3–7 was built in two stages in the 1900s, and late-20th century was occupied by
Habitat
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. On the south side, Galtres Chambers and the 16th-century
Three Tuns pub are both listed buildings, as are two structures with 15th-century origins:
26 Coppergate
26 Coppergate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England.
The front part of the building dates from the late 15th century, and is a timber framed structure, three storeys high and two bays wide. The rear part of the building ...
, and
28–32 Coppergate
28–32 Coppergate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England.
The rear part of the timber framed building originated as a five-bay hall house, built in the 15th century. It may be the building recorded as having been built ...
.
References
{{Streets of York
Streets in York