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The Blue Bell is a historic pub in the city centre of York, England. The pub lies on the south-west side of Fossgate.

15 and 16 Fossgate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed as a house, in about 1600. It is timber framed and both of the upper floors are jettied to the Fossgate front. It was originally just one room deep, with a staircase behind, but in the late 17th century, a brick wing was added at the rear. This has a times served as a separate tenement, known as "Morrell Yard". They are accessed through a passage on the left side of the ground floor, which has a door with a late-17th century hood. Inside the building, some timber framing is visible on the ground floor, and there is a rebuilt brick fireplace. The building was grade II listed in 1954. It currently houses a shop.

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate is a street in York, England, known for its short length and unusual name. A continuation of Colliergate, it runs south to meet Pavement, Fossgate, and the Stonebow, and is adjoined by St Saviourgate on its eastern side. St Crux Parish Hall, originally one of York's medieval churches, backs onto it. The street's name was first recorded in 1505 as Whitnourwhatnourgate, and later appears as Whitney Whatneygate. It seems to mean "neither-one-thing-nor-the-other street", although a plaque on the end of the parish hall suggests the meaning "what a street!" In 17th and 18th century documents, the alternative name Salvey Rents or Salvegate is also found. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma is the title of a novel by York author Martyn Clayton.

Fossgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England.

St Crux is a parish hall in York, in England, which incorporates the remains of a Mediaeval church.

The Electric Cinema was the first purpose-built cinema in the city of York, in England. It is a Grade II listed building.Early films were screened in various temporary locations in York, and in 1908, the New Street Wesleyan Chapel was converted into the Hippodrome Cinema. In 1911, National Electric Theatres constructed the Electric Cinema as the first purpose-built cinema in the city, lying on Fossgate, in the city centre. In 1951, the cinema was renamed the Scala, but it closed in 1957.The empty cinema was purchased by Macdonalds furniture shop, which already occupied the building next door. The shop closed in 2016, and the following year, it reopened as the Cosy Club restaurant and bar.The oldest part of the building is the boundary wall at the rear, the base of which is mediaeval, with later additions, and was originally part of the wall of the York Carmelite Friary. In front of it is a late-19th-century building, which has been fully incorporated into the main, front, part of the building, which dates from 1911. The front to Fossgate is covered in glazed tiles and faience, and takes the form of a large arch, supported on columns. Inside, various plaster mouldings from the cinema survive, as does the decorated panelled ceiling.

18 and 19 Colliergate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed in 1748, as a house for Ralph Yoward. In 1830, it was divided into two tenements, an extra storey was added to the rear of the north half, and the interior was largely refitted. A shop front was inserted on the ground floor in the early 20th century, and in 1963 the southeast corner was rebuilt. In the early 21st century, the building was occupied by a careers service. In 2026, the upper floors were converted into two apartments, while the ground floor and basement were retained in commercial use. The building has been grade II* listed since 1954, and Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as the best building on Colliergate. The building is constructed of orange brick, with dressings of painted stone, a timber cornice with dentils and modillions, and a pantile roof. It is three storeys high, with a basement, and the front is five bays wide. The windows are sashes with painted stone sills, the staircase window at the rear having a round head. There is a stone band at second floor level. The original drainpipe survives on the front, with a hopper depicting a cherub's head, and embossed with the date 1748 and initials RY. Inside, the original staircase hall has been removed, but the staircase at the rear survives, as does the former servants' staircase above the first floor. The north rear room has an early-19th century fireplace and plasterwork, while there is a large fireplace in a basement room which was originally the kitchen. Several rooms on the upper floors have early fireplaces, woodwork and plasterwork, the most impressive being the first floor saloon, with a fireplace to a design by Batty Langley.

The Golden Fleece is an inn in York, England, which has a free house pub on the ground floor and four guest bedrooms above. It dates back to at least the early 16th century, and claims to be the most haunted public house in York.

Pavement is a street in the city centre of York, in England.

The Central Methodist Church is a Grade II* listed building in the city centre of York in England. The church lies on St Saviourgate. It was constructed in 1840, as the Centenary Chapel, marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the first Methodist societies.The building was designed by James Simpson in a classical style, with an Ionic portico. It consists of a basement and two stories above. To its rear, he built vestries, classrooms, band rooms, and a house for a caretaker. In 1861, the buildings to the rear were extended, to provide more classroom space. They burned down in 1863, and though they were rebuilt, they again burned down, and were again replaced in 1872. The chapel was extended in 1881 and 1885, the schoolrooms were extended in 1895, and two new vestries were added in 1909.In 1887, the chapel became the head of a circuit. In 1908 and 1926, it hosted meetings of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. In 1982, its congregation merged with that of the Wesley Chapel, Priory Street, and it was then renamed as the "Central Methodist Church". The chapel can seat 1,500 worshippers in a horseshoe formation, some on oval gallery above. On the ground floor, there are original numbered box pews. The three-manual organ with 2,500 pipes was installed by John Brown in 1841 and rebuilt in 1931. Notable monuments include a sarcophagus dedicated to Joseph Agar, and a tabernacle dedicated to the Reverend David Hill, a local missionary to China.The church hosts regular services, although as of 2016 its congregation averaged only 45. It also holds Carecent breakfasts for homeless and disadvantaged people. The building provides space for some charities and voluntary groups in first floor offices. In 2016, its minister announced plans to add a new reception space, improve access for disabled people, and start offering the space as a community centre during the week.In October 2021, the church was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

Sir Thomas Herbert's House, often known as Herbert House, is a Grade I listed building in York, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.

21 Colliergate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The site on Colliergate has been in use for many centuries. There are some fragments of Mediaeval timber framing visible in the side walls of the ground floor, while on the second floor there is timber framing visible from around 1600. The house was rebuilt in the early 18th century, and in 1732 it was converted into Margaret Mason's Hospital, an almshouse for six widows. In 1783, the front and rear walls were demolished and rebuilt in brick, then in the mid-19th century, the heights of the floors in the front were raised, to match those in the rear. In the 1940s, the almshouse was altered to provide five bedsit rooms, but it closed by 1958 and was later converted into a shop. The building was grade II listed in 1968. The original doorframe was destroyed when the shop was burgled in the 2023, following which the tenants applied for permission to install a steel gate. The building has a timber framed core and external walls of orange-pink brick, with a slate roof. It is three stories high and a single bay wide. The front has a gable. On the ground floor are two doorways, one to the shop and one to a passageway, and a shop window with small panes, below a cornice. The upper floors each have a single sash window. Inside, a staircase installed in the mid-19th century runs the full height of the building.