Micklegate Bar
This gatehouse was the traditional ceremonial entrance for royalty, who would typically approach the city from the south. The exterior of the bar bears a royal coat of arms, the …
Holy Trinity, Micklegate
On the site of a pre-conquest building, it includes remnants of a Benedictine priory church. It is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of five great northern …
St John, Micklegate
The simple rectangular building dates from the 12th century. In additional to its role as a church it has also functioned as an arts centre and a bar.
Barker Lane
An ancient Lane, wide enough to now be navigable by car (just.) It connects Toft Green with Micklegate.
St Martin’s Lane
This lane passes the Ackhorne pub and connects the church of St Martin cum Gregory, Mickelgate with St Mary Church, Bishophill Junior.
Micklegate
Micklegate is derived from the Old Norse mykla gata, meaning ‘great street’. ‘Gate’ is Norwegian for ‘street’, reflecting York’s Viking influences.
Jacob’s Well
Previously the parish room for the Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, this unusual medieval building was an inn for much of its life following the Dissolusion of the priory …