An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 4, Outside the City Walls East of the Ouse

The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering settlements just outside the walls and areas of the city which only became part of the City of York in the nineteenth century. Particular attention is paid to St. Mary's Abbey and the King's Manor.

RCHME Inventory Volumes. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1975.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Frontispiece: The King's Manor, E. Front
List of Illustrations v-xi
Preface xiii
List of Commissioners xiv
The Royal Warrant xv-xvii
Report xix-xxi
Abbreviations Used in the Text xxii-xxiii
Map xxiv
Growth of the City to 1069 xxv-xxxvi
Sectional Preface xxxvii-lvi
Earthworks and Cultivation Systems 1-2
Ecclesiastical Buildings 3-29
The King's Manor 30-43
Miscellaneous Secular Buildings 44-54
Houses: Bootham 54-63
Houses: Clarence Street 63-64
Houses: Clifton 64-69
Houses: De Grey Street-Heslington Road 69-76
Houses: Heworth 76-80
Houses: Hull Road-Malton Road 80-84
Houses: Marygate 84-87
Houses: Monkgate 87-91
Houses: Muncastergate-Union Terrace 91
Glossary 95-98
Index 99-111
Plate 1: St. Mary's Abbey, Statue 1
Plate 2: St. Mary's Abbey Church, Drawing by W. Lodge 2
Plate 3: St. Mary's Abbey, Excavations of 1827-8 3
Plate 4: St. Mary's Abbey Church, from S. and E. 4
Plate 5: St. Mary's Abbey Church, from N. and Interior W. End 5
Plate 6: St. Mary's Abbey Church, Nave Aisle and part of N. Wall 6
Plate 7: St. Mary's Abbey Church, Vault Details 7
Plate 8: St. Mary's Abbey Church, Jambs 8
Plate 9: St. Mary's Abbey Church, Column Details 9
Plate 10: St. Mary's Abbey, Carved Capitals 10
Plate 11: St. Mary's Abbey, Carved Bosses 11
Plate 12: St. Mary's Abbey, Architectural Fragments 12
Plate 13: St. Mary's Abbey, Details 13
Plate 14: St. Mary's Abbey, Supposed Chapel Site 14
Plate 15: St. Mary's Abbey, Hospitium 15
Plate 16: St. Mary's Abbey, Vestibule to Chapter House 16
Plate 17: St. Mary's Abbey. Water Tower 17
Plate 18: St. Mary's Abbey, Gatehouse and Lodge 18
Plate 19: St. Mary's Abbey, Gatehouse 19
Plate 20: St. Mary's Abbey, Abbey Wall 20
Plate 21: St. Mary's Abbey, St. Mary's Tower 21
Plate 22: St. Mary's Abbey, Abbey Wall and Tower E. 22
Plate 23: St. Mary's Abbey, Postern and Tower 23
Plate 24: The Gardens of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York.', by J. Storey 24
Plate 25: The Yorkshire Museum, Pre-Conquest Carving 25
Plate 26: The Yorkshire Museum, Carved stones 26
Plate 27: The Yorkshire Museum, Capitals and Label Stops 27
Plate 28: The Yorkshire Museum, Fragments from Archways 28
Plate 29: The Yorkshire Museum, Tympanum and Capitals 29
Plate 30: St. Mary's Abbey, Statues 30
Plate 31: St. Mary's Abbey, Statues of Apostles 31
Plate 32: St. Mary's Abbey, Statue of Apostle 32
Plate 33: St. Mary's Abbey, Statue of Apostle 33
Plate 34: St. Mary's Abbey, Statue of Moses 34
Plate 35: St. Mary's Abbey, Statues 35
Plate 36: St. Mary's Abbey, Statues 36
Plate 37: St. Mary's Abbey, Statues of Apostles 37
Plate 38: St. Mary's Abbey, Voussoirs with Scenes from the New Testament 38
Plate 39: St. Mary's Abbey, Voussoirs with Scenes from the New Testament 39
Plate 40: St. Mary's Abbey, Fragments from the Coronation of the Virgin 40
Plate 41: The Yorkshire Museum, Statues of the Virgin and Child 41
Plate 42: The Yorkshire Museum, Heads 42
Plate 43: The Yorkshire Museum, Fragments 43
Plate 44: St. Margaret's Church. St. Mary's Abbey 44
Plate 45: Parish Church of St. Olave. Parish Church of St. Lawrence 45
Plate 46: Parish Church of St. Lawrence. Ingram's Hospital, Bootham. 46
Plate 47: Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Reset doorway 47
Plate 48: Parish Church of St. Lawrence. Parish Church of St. Maurice 48
Plate 49: Parish Church of St. Maurice, Arch from Old Church 49
Plate 50: Parish Church of St. Olave, Exterior and Interior 50
Plate 51: Parish Church of St. Olave, Monuments 51
Plate 52: Parish Church of St. Olave, Panels from a Stone Screen 52
Plate 53: The King's Manor, from N.W. 53
Plate 54: The King's Manor, E. Front 54
Plate 55: The King's Manor, S. Side of Mediaeval House 55
Plate 56: The King's Manor, S. Cross-wing 56
Plate 57: The King's Manor, Hall Range and N. Cross-wing 57
Plate 58: The King's Manor, Mediaeval Kitchen and Bay Window to Huntingdon Room 58
Plate 59: The King's Manor, S. Cross-wing and N. Cross-wing 59
Plate 60: The King's Manor, N. Cross-wing and Hall Range 60
Plate 61: The King's Manor, Mediaeval Kitchen, Hall Range and N. Cross-wing 61
Plate 62: The King's Manor, Central Range and S. Cross-wing 62
Plate 63: The King's Manor, S. Cross-wing and N. Cross-wing 63
Plate 64: The King's Manor, Huntingdon Room 64
Plate 65: The King's Manor, Huntingdon Room 65
Plate 66: The King's Manor, Fireplaces 66
Plate 67: The King's Manor, N. Range 67
Plate 68: The King's Manor, S.W. Corner of E. Courtyard 68
Plate 69: The King's Manor, Central Range from S.E. 69
Plate 70: The King's Manor, W. Courtyard and Central Range 70
Plate 71: The King's Manor, S. Range from S.E. 71
Plate 72: The King's Manor, N. Cross-wing and N. Range 72
Plate 73: The King's Manor, Ante-room to Huntingdon Room and W. Range 73
Plate 74: The King's Manor, Doorways 74
Plate 75: The King's Manor, Heads of doorways 75