Tanner Row 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.

History

The area covered by the street was part of the civilian settlement associated with Roman

Eboracum Eboracum () was a castra, fort and later a coloniae, city in the Roman province of Roman Britain, Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the ...

. Archaeological investigations have uncovered remains of a bathhouse, and a house, and two mosaic pavements. The street originated in the Mediaeval period as part of North Street, running along the back of the plots of the buildings on the north side of

Micklegate Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England. The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse ''gata'', or street. Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", and was d ...

. The street gradually became built up with warehouses, coach houses, stables. An increasing number of the Micklegate plots were divided, with new houses constructed on the street. By the late Middle Ages, the street was associated with tanners, and in 1524 it was recorded as "Barker Rawe". In 1700,

Lady Hewley's Almshouses Lady Hewley's Almshouses are a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. Sarah Hewley founded almshouses on Tanner Row in 1700, run by the Lady Hewley Trust. These were demolished to allow the construction of York railway stati ...

were built on the street, surviving until they were demolished for the construction of the city's first railway station.

Layout and architecture

The street runs south-west, from the junction of North Street and Wellington Row, near south bank of the River Ouse, to the junction of Toft Green and Barker Lane. Approximately halfway, it crosses the junction of George Hudson Street and Rougier Street. Station Rise leads off the north-west side of the road, as does the short Tanner Street. Notable buildings on the south-east side of the street are the late-15th century

1 Tanner Row 1 Tanner Row is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building was originally constructed in the late 15th century, as a Wealden hall house, which by the date was a common design in South East England, but rare in Yor ...

; the early-18th century 7 Tanner Row; The Old Rectory, built as a warehouse in about 1600; the Corner Pin, built in the mid-18th century; 19 and 21 Tanner Row, built in 1899 for the York Equitable Industrial Society; 37, and 39 Tanner Row, both built about 1850, and 43 Tanner Row, built as a workshop in the 1840s. On the north side lie the side of the

Aviva Building The Aviva Building is an office building in the city centre of York, in England. The building lies by the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse, on a prominent site in the centre of the historic city. It was designed by the Hurd Rolland Partnershi ...

; the former York railway station, now the headquarters of the

City of York Council City of York Council is the local authority for the city of York, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. York has had a city council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has be ...

; and the Grand Hotel and Spa.

References

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