# Castlegate (York)

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**Castlegate** is a historic street in [York](/source/York), England, which leads to [York Castle](/source/York_Castle).[1]

## History

The street roughly follows a [Roman road](/source/Roman_road) which ran between the fortress of [Eboracum](/source/Eboracum) and the [River Ouse](/source/River_Ouse,_Yorkshire). Remains of residential Roman buildings have been found in excavations. A hoard from the Viking [Jorvik](/source/Jorvik) period has also been found, while [St Mary's Church](/source/St_Mary's_Church,_Castlegate,_York), on the street's north-east side, appears to have pre-Conquest origins.[2][3]

In the Mediaeval period, Castlegate linked the city of York with the bailey of [York Castle](/source/York_Castle), although no references to it are known from before the 14th-century. In this period, its north-east side was dominated by St Mary's, and its south-west side by the [York Franciscan Friary](/source/York_Franciscan_Friary).[3]

In the Georgian period, Castlegate was a desirable location, and the mansions of [Fairfax House](/source/Fairfax_House) and [Castlegate House](/source/Castlegate_House) were erected. It was shortened slightly in 1826, when the castle's prison was extended. The street lost importance after 1881, when [Clifford Street](/source/Clifford_Street_(York)) was constructed to its west, providing a more direct route out of the city.[2][3]

From 1913 until 1954, the headquarters of the *Yorkshire Gazette* were on Castlegate. In 1921, the St George's Hall cinema opened, closing in 1959.[2]

The street currently hosts a mixture of commercial and residential uses, including a small chocolate factory. It was pedestrianised in 2020.[4][5]

## Layout and architecture

The street runs south-east, from the junction of [Clifford Street](/source/Clifford_Street_(York)), [Coppergate](/source/Coppergate), King Street and Nessgate; to its junction with [Tower Street](/source/Tower_Street_(York)), at the Castle Car Park. Friargate leads off its south-west side, while there is access to the [Coppergate Shopping Centre](/source/Coppergate_Shopping_Centre) from its north-east side.[3]

Notable buildings on the north-east side include 1-5 Castlegate, built about 1730 and including the [Blue Boar](/source/Blue_Boar,_York) pub; 7 Castlegate, which is mid-18th century; 9-11 Castlegate, built in 1766; St Mary's Church; [Fairfax House](/source/Fairfax_House); and large 19th-century houses at 29 and 31 Castlegate. On the south-west side lie 12-16 Castlegate, built about 1730; 18 Castlegate, also early 18th-century; 22 Castlegate, built in the late-18th century but including part of the wall of the Franciscan Friary; and [Castlegate House](/source/Castlegate_House).[3]

## References

1. ["Castlegate, York"](https://www.jorvik.co.uk/castlegate-york/). *Jorvik.co.uk*. Jorvik. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

1. [*A History of the County of York: the City of York*](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/city-of-york/pp531-535). London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. [*An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central*](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol5/pp105-115). London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. Knowlson, Laura (29 March 2018). ["New chocolate factory opens in York city centre"](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16127029.new-chocolate-factory-opens-york-city-centre/). *The Press*. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

1. ["Castlegate to be closed to cars"](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18618365.castlegate-closed-cars/). *The Press*. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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