Coppergate is a street in the city centre of

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

, in England. The street runs north-east from the junction of Castlegate, Nessgate, King Street and

Clifford Street Clifford Street is a street in central London, built in the early 18th century, on land that once formed part of the Burlington Estate. It is named after the Clifford family, Earl of Cumberland, Earls of Cumberland. The daughter and heiress of ...

, to end at the junction of Pavement,

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road (England), A4 road that connects central London to ...

, 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). The Coppergate Centre is home to York's B ...

opened in 1984, over the demolished buildings.

Architecture

The back of the church of

All Saints, Pavement All Saints’ Church, Pavement, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in York. Services are from the ''Book of Common Prayer''. History The church dates from the 14th century. The chancel was demolished in 1780 and ...

, 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 in the late-20th century was occupied by

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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 tall and two bays wide. The rear part of the buildin ...

, 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

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