St Saviourgate

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View along St. Saviourgate.
The medieval parish church of St. Saviour stood on the street.

St. Saviourgate is a historic street in the city of York.[1]

When the foundations of new houses were dug here in the seventeenth century, large numbers of animal horns were found, indicating the site of a Roman temple, next to the palace.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Van (1999). Number 26: The History of St Saviourgate, York. Voyager Publications. ISBN 0952539217.
  2. ^ Francis Drake (1788), Eboracum: or, The History and Antiquities of the City of York, from Its Origin to this Time, vol. Vol. 2, T. Wilson and R. Spence, p. 75 {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help)