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A History of the County of York
… been 'put in a clothing'; the walls, Pavement market, and Ouse Bridge had been repaired; new brass weights for the … and responsible respectively for the area between Ouse and Foss, for Micklegate, and for Walmgate and … they still apparently compiled a common roll. 67 The Ouse and Foss bridges were each in the charge of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… The Micklegate area lies entirely on the W. bank of the Ouse, which forms one side of a roughly rectangular enclosure formerly linked to the rest of the city only by Ouse Bridge. This sector of the defences includes Micklegate … first mentioned in 1380, could be stretched across the Ouse to Davy Tower. Palisades were set in the river during …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… in number 20the Nene, which entered at Peterborough; the Ouse, which entered at St. Ives; the Granta, which entered at … the Lark, which entered at Mildenhall; the Little Ouse, which entered at Brandon; and the Wissey, which entered … In 1292, a royal commission ordered that the waters of Ouse and Nene should be stopped at Outwell from their course …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… or 1069 but, like York Castle on the other side of the Ouse, was destroyed by the Danes in September 1069 and … to be caryed and converted towards . . . repayring of Ouse brig'. 19 This tower was no doubt the king's gaol called … 17; Figs. p. 88, opp. p. 41). It stands 200 ft. W. of the Ouse and 760 ft. S.W. of the contemporary motte of York …
A History of the County of York
… John, Hungate Parochial; demolished 16th cent. * St. John, Ouse Bridge End Parochial. * St. Lawrence, Lawrence Street … St. Andrewgate HOLY TRINITY MICKLEGATE 1934 St. John, Ouse Bridge End 1953 St. Martin, Micklegate 1586 St. Gregory … and the mayor' to unite the church with St. John's, Ouse Bridge End, but in 1553 it was decided to repair the …
A History of the County of York
… the 'privy council'—were held in the council chamber on Ouse Bridge. They were conducted with a certain formality and … heaviest. For the greatest tasks—repairs to the staith, Ouse Bridge, the walls, bars, and streets—the corporation …
A History of the County of York
… to secure improvements in the navigability of the Ouse. Anyone throwing rubbish into the river was threatened … Parliament in 1621 and 1651, while in 1657 a Bill for the Ouse was enacted, but was apparently not implemented. 84 …
A History of the County of York
… encamped within a mile of the walls on both sides of the Ouse, but the investment was not complete until Manchester's … to the city, namely the navigability of the River Ouse, concerning which there were discussions both inside and …
A History of the County of York
… Houses were more closely packed on the east bank of the Ouse, but within the walls generally clusters of buildings … use as a hospital and a 'house of work'; 12 some houses on Ouse Bridge were replaced in 1635 by shops; 13 and in 1622-3 … 90 19 109 17.4 12. St. Sampson 98 10 108 9.2 9. St. John, Ouse Bridge End 79 15 94 15.9 1. St. Martin, Coney St. 75 8 …
A History of the County of York
… outside the city walls, lying between Bootham and the Ouse: the precinct walls enclosed about 12 acres of ground … wall. 6 On the south-west the precinct was bounded by the Ouse but the exact position of an abbey wall on this side is … to complete the building of 'their wall on the said water [Ouse]'. 8 The precinct wall was set back from the river, …