1988

SE6051 : The Shambles, York

taken 36 years ago, near to York, England

This is 1 of 18 images, with title The Shambles, York in this square
The Shambles, York
The Shambles, York
The Shambles, a well preserved medieval area, has existed for over 900 years and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The medieval city’s butcher shops were located here and the name “Shambles” comes from the Saxon word "Fleshammels", which means, "the street of the butchers."

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Category: Street scene
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · York [1536] · Street [693] · City [319] Title Clusters: · The Shambles, York [18] ·
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SE6051, 3839 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Frederick Blake   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 17 June, 1988   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 17 May, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 604 518 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:57.5262N 1:4.8583W
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