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All Saints Church, York
| The Parish Church of All Saints, Pavement lies inside the fork of High Ousegate and Coppergate at their eastern end. According to tradition the first church on this site was built in 685 for St Cuthbert, but archaeology can find nothing earlier than the tenth century building erected in Scandinavian York. This church was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and was probably destroyed by a complete rebuild in the eleventh century. More rebuilding was carried out in the 1500s. In 1336-1671 a row of houses stood in the church yard to maintain a chapel to the Virgin Mary. These were replaced by a market cross, given by Marmaduke Rawden, which itself was removed in 1813. In 1400 the lantern tower was added, along with a clerestory and battlements about 1440. So that the market place could be enlarged, the chancel and aisles were removed in 1782 and a new east wall built. 1834-1837 saw extensive restoration of the tower and lantern. [The History Files] |
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All Saints Church is located at OS Grid Ref. SE6041951734
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