St Saviourgate

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

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

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]

The street runs from the junction of Colliergate and Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, north-east to the junction of Spen Lane and St Saviour's Place.

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. 2, T. Wilson and R. Spence, p. 75
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