City Walls Attached To Tower Place is a Grade I listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. A Medieval City wall, defensive wall.

City Walls Attached To Tower Place

WRENN ID: still-frieze-rush
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: York
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 June 1983
Type: City wall, defensive wall
Period: Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

YORK

SE6051SW CITY WALLS 1112-1/21/6 City Wall attached to Tower Place 24/06/83 (Formerly Listed as: TOWER PLACE Wall to south of footpath running from No.9 to Tower Street)

GV I

Defensive wall attached to No.9 Tower Place (qv), extending approximately 60 metres north-east, now forming southern boundary to Tower Place. Probably late C13. Magnesian limestone ashlar. Approximately 2 to 3 metres high with embattled parapet. Cruciform arrow slit towards No.9 (Davy Tower), and head of weathered buttress adjacent to No.2 Tower Place (qv). On inner side of wall a narrow length of original wallwalk survives behind the parapet. Wall ran originally from Davy Tower on the river bank to Castlegate Postern, demolished in 1826. (An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York: The Defences: HMSO: 1972-: 158).

Listing NGR: SE6040351412

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