Dating from the 1320s, they were built for the Minster’s priests. The cottages are notable for their overhangs where the upper floors project into the street beyond the lower floors. This overhang feature is thought to be the oldest example in England.
York was a crowded, smelly, dirty city in the Middle Ages. in 1330 Edward III sent a clean-up order to York’s mayor beginning: “The King, detesting the abominable smell abounding in the said city more than any other in the realm from the dung and manure and other filth and dirt wherewith the streets and lanes are filled and obstructed…”
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