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This edifice is pre-eminent above the other parish
churches of York, for Ihe great beauty of its architec
ture. It is ornamented with an octangular gothic steeple
of remarkable elegance ; which has no superior, of a simi
lar size, in England. This steeple was restored in 1837,
when the church was thoroughly repaired. The tower
and body of the church are of great antiquity. We find
mention of this church in Domesday-book ; at the date of
which time the bishop of Durham had it, and what be
longed to it of the king's gift. A tradition has been handed
down that a large lamp formerly was hung in the tower to
light the travellers thro' the forest of Galtres, which ex
tended from the suburbs of York to Easingwold. On the
27th. January, 1585, the church of St. Peter-the-Little
was united to All Saints. At the dissolution the patronage
went to the crown. In 1694, the church narrowly escaped
being burnt down by a fire which destroyed several of
the adjacent buildings. In 1782, the chancel, being out
of repair, was taken down, and the ground occupied by
it was added to the market place ; in consideration of
which, the corporation contributed £100 towards rebuild
ing the east wall. Church-room 500. Net value £100.
911 ^amts, fiortfMtmt.
This rectory formerly belonged to the prior and convent
of the Holy Trinity in the city of York, to whom it was
given by William de Paganel. A Bull of Pope Alexander
II. contemporary with William the Conqueror confirms
the grant. At the Reformation the patronage fell to the
crown. The church consists of a nave, chancel, and side
aisles, with a tower and spire, 120 feet in height. The
walls are in a great measure composed of Roman bricks,
grit and pebbles ; a fact, which of itself bears testimony
to their great antiquity. The painted glass of All Saints,
North-street, is extremely fine, and is in admirable state
of preservation. In one of the windows of the north aisle