Ancient_and_modern_York_a_guide

MODERN TOEK. 117
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The Red Tower,—generally neglected, is an object of
peculiar interest. Its situation is remote ; and the exte
rior can only be seen from fields out of the common road,
at the north side of Walmgate Bar. As we have already
noticed, this tower forms the termination of the walls in
this part of the city ; the base of it being washed by a
small lake, formed by the Foss, now, by an impropriety of
speech, called Foss islands, much frequented by skaters
when the waters are frozen ; formally an artificial dock,
constructed by the Romans for the accommodation of their
snipping, &c. The present tower is built of red brick and
stands on a stone foundation, the same as the walls.
POPULATION OF YORK.
The population of York has increased rapidly of late
years. In the year 1801, it was 16,145; in the year 1811,
it was 18,217; and in 1821, it amounted to 20,787; and
in 1831, it reached 26,320, not including the parish of St.
Olave, Marygate, which is in the north-riding. We take
the return of the population of 1 831 , from the report of the
Poor Law commissioners for 1837, which was as follows:—
All Saints, Pavement 508 St. Michacl-lc-Belfray 1,350
All Saints, North-street 1,216 St. Martin-cum-Gregory, . 547
St. John, Micklegate 926 St. Sampson. , 995
St. Giles, (part of) . 1,052 St. Helen's, Stonegate. 707
Holy Trinity, Goodramgate . 540 St. Andrew, . 238
St. Mary, Bishophill, the Younger Minster Yard with Beddern (extaparochial)
901
St. Michael,
(part of)
Spurriergate
. 1,462
642 St, Lawrence. 830
St. Dennis 1,718 St. Saviours. . 1,455
St. Margarets 1,034 St. Mary, Castlegate, 994
St. Maurice 1,114 St. Nicholas, . 103
Holy Trinity Micklegate . 1,108 St. Crux. 874
St Mary Bishophill Scnior(partof) 1,038 St. Peter-Ic-Willows - 413
St. John, Delpike . 350
St. Martin, otherwise
St. Peter the Little 698
St. Wilfrid. 277
St. Martin-le grand,Coney-8treet.586
St. Cuthberts, St Helen-on-the-
Liberty of Mint Yard, . 166
Walls & All Saints, Peasholm 1,805
Total 26,320
Holy Trinity, Kings Court . 706
Adding St. Olave, Marygate,* to this number, the po
pulation of York was, in 1831, 26,945 souls. Assuming
that the population has continued to increase in the same
* The parish of St. Olave, Marygate, not including Clifton, was 625, in 1831.