Little Shambles

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Little Shambles is a short historic street in the city centre of the city of York, England. The street dates back to medieval times and forms a small branch off street from the main street of The Shambles. The street was largely demolished in the 1950s and what remains now opens out onto a large, open space with market stalls known as Shambles Market.By the time of the 1940s and 1950s, the area was in a very poor state of repair. Many of the buildings were on the edge of collapse. From the 1920s, York City Council had purchased numerous properties from private owners with the aim saving them from ruin. The Second World War prevented much from being done to the Shambles and during this time, the buildings got worse. In 1948, planners drew up plans for the street and neighbouring areas to make extensive changes. They decided that they would demolish most of the buildings in the area to create a new "medieval" market. Shambles Market was created by the demolition of the vast majority of Little Shambles and many side streets.Along with Little Shambles, many small and equally historic buildings built behind the Shambles were demolished in the 1950s. These included the small snickelways between the buildings that led to some medieval halls and old slaughter houses that the butcher shops used. Today, some of these restorations are seen as insensitive, since a great deal of historic fabric, including slaughterhouses and outbuildings at the rear of the properties, was demolished. The Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society's annual report of 1949 contains plans of the Shambles showing the buildings to be removed.2 Jubbergate is one of the last surviving buildings to form part of Little Shambles. In 1928, the building was restored. It was grade II* listed in 1954, and in 1957, the York Conservation Trust purchased the freehold. As part of the creation of the Shambles Market, the neighbouring buildings that formed the street were demolished, and it is now freestanding, almost surrounded by the market.Another surviving building is 1 Little Shambles, a 15th century, timber framed, grade II listed building.

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39 The Shambles

39 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. Grade II* listed, part of the structure dates to the late 15th century, with an extension added in the late 17th century, followed by a remodelling in the early 19th century.

40 The Shambles

40 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. Grade II listed, part of the structure dates to the early 18th century, with an alteration and shopfront added in the early and mid 19th century.

37–38 The Shambles

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The Shambles

The Shambles is a historic street in York, England, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the 14th century. The street is narrow, with many timber-framed buildings with jettied floors that overhang the street by several feet. It was once known as The Great Flesh Shambles, probably from the Anglo-Saxon Fleshammels (literally flesh-shelves), the word for the shelves that butchers used to display their meat. In 1885, thirty-one butchers' shops were located along the street, but now none remain.

13 The Shambles

13 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. A Grade II* listed building, located on The Shambles, the building dates to the early 17th century, but it was refronted in the 18th century and renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries.The timber supports that ran down to a counter and the canopy of the original open stall are now incorporated into today's façade.As of 2020, the building is occupied The Early Grey Tea Rooms.

41–42 The Shambles

41 and 42 The Shambles is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed in the late 15th century, as a three-storey timber framed building on The Shambles. The upper storeys are jettied on both the Shambles and Little Shambles fronts. The ground floor was later rebuilt in brick, and the upper floors are rendered. Inside, the timber frame survives intact, including a crown post roof.The building was restored in 1950, and continues to serve as a shop and workshop. It was Grade II* listed in 1954.

35 The Shambles

35 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. A Grade II* listed building, part of the structure dates to the mid-14th century, with an extension added the following century. The ground floor was rebuilt in variegated brick in Flemish bond; the two upper levels are rendered.The building contains a priest-hole fireplace.

45 The Shambles

45 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. The building was constructed of brick in the early 18th century. The front, on The Shambles, was altered in about 1800, and has one window on each of the two upper storeys. The ground floor has a late 19th century shopfront. The interior has been altered and does not retain original features.Since 2009, the shop has housed the Shambles Sausage & Pie Company.

1 Little Shambles

1 Little Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. A Grade II listed building, it adjoins the rear of 41–42 Shambles and faces Shambles Market. A former house, dating to the 15th century, it was restored around 1950. It is timber-framed, with the ground floor walls made of orange-red brick in English garden-wall bond. Its upper floors are rendered. It has a pantile roof with a brick chimney stack. There are two doors on the Little Shambles elevation: one for the ground floor and one for the upper floors. As of 2023, the building is occupied by Parlormade Café and Scone House.

9 The Shambles

9 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. The two-storey timber framed building was constructed in the 15th century. Both the upper floor and the attic are jettied to The Shambles. The building might originally have been of three bays, but only two survive, and it now adjoins two roughly built bays, dating from the 16th century. The whole roof at the front also dates from this period. A brick chimney breast dates from the 17th century, with a contemporary fireplace in the attic. In the 18th century, the level of the first floor was raised, and the front was pargetted.The building was grade II* listed in 1954, and was restored from 1955 onwards. Since 2007, the shop has been the W. Hamond jewellers, which specialises in Whitby jet.

14 The Shambles

14 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. Grade II* listed, part of the structure dates to the early 19th century, but also features parts of an earlier structure. An alteration and extension was made in the 20th century.As of 2020, the building was occupied by The Early Grey Tea Rooms.

43 The Shambles

43 The Shambles is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. Grade II listed, part of the structure dates to the late 18th century, with a remodelling occurring in the 20th century.