St Leonard's Place

The site street lay mostly within the walls of Roman Eboracum, and two Anglo-Saxon carved stones and a large coin hoard have been discovered in excavations in the area.

The street runs across the line of the York city walls, a section of which were demolished, along with the barbican of Bootham Bar.

Initial residents included the Recorder of York, C. H. Elsby; the town clerk, Robert Davies; and the architect John Harper.

[5] The street forms part of York's inner ring road, and although the council have investigated pedestrianising it, this would require provision of an alternative route, including a new bridge across the River Ouse.

[2] Much of the western side of the street is taken up by the terrace of 1-9 St Leonard's Place, designed by John Harper and completed in 1834.

The De Grey Rooms and De Grey House