Ancient_and_modern_York_a_guide

154 ANCIENT AND
valuable spring, often used medicinally, on the lower part
of the walk ; and near it are cold baths.
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Within the last few years a variety of improvements
have been effected, some whereof have incidentally been
named ; the whole of which, tend to secure the conve
nience of the inhabitants, and impart a renovated charac
ter to this venerable city. A fine new street, called St.
Leonard's-place, has been been formed from Bootham to
Blake-street ; the space from Thursday Market to Pave
ment has been thrown open, and a broad and imposing
street, called Parliament-street, formed. Chuich-street,
from Thursday Market to King's-square, at the top of
Goodramgate, is now a wide and regularly built street ;
and from St. Sampson's-square to Jubbergate, an excel
lent new Fish Market has been constructed. Colliergate
and St. Saviourgate have been widened and greatly im
proved. Extensive improvements have been effected in
High Ousegate and Spurriergate. Fishergate, and espe
cially Castle Mills Bridge and the property adjoining, have
altered greatly for the better. The approach to Monk
Bar has been made broader. Several new terraces have
been formed in various quarters without the walls ; and
within, a variety of projections and obstructions have
been removed. In the neighbourhood of the Cathedral,
the transformations have been wonderful. On the north
side of the Minster, which, about sixteen years ago, pre
sented a mass of rubbish and the meanest buildings, that
almost entirely obscured that side of the edifice, delightful
gardens are laid out, ornamented with two fine houses,
the Deanery and Residence. The gardens are open to
the public ; and a most charming walk they form—com
manding an uninterrupted view of the north side of this
vast temple and its unequalled chapter-house. During
the progress of the improvements, part of the cloisters of
the Anglo-Norman palace for the archbishops, built by