Clan Rising

Step Into History

Walk York in 1800

AI rebuilds York street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.

Step Into History · City walk

Georgian York, 1800

York in 1800 is a prosperous Georgian provincial city where the medieval Minster towers over tightly packed brick and timber houses and the sound of horses and sedan chairs fills the streets. The walk moves from the river and raceground into the city, passing coaching inns on Micklegate, the Assembly Rooms and Fairfax House, finishing at a broad riverside view beneath the Minster's silhouette.

35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of York as it stood in 1800 (“History of York”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Fulford Approach
  2. 2. Knavesmire (Raceground)
  3. Race Stand Pavilion · interior
  4. 3. Micklegate Bar
  5. 4. Micklegate
  6. 5. Coaching Inns Yard
  7. Coaching Inn Yard · interior
  8. Front Parlour · interior
  9. 6. Petergate
  10. Apothecary Shop · interior
  11. 7. The Shambles
  12. Butcher's Shop Interior · interior
  13. 8. Stonegate
  14. Haberdasher's Front Room · interior
  15. 9. Minster and Yard
  16. Minster Choir · interior
  17. 10. Minster Close
  18. Chapter House · interior
  19. 11. Dean's Park Edge
  20. Deanery Dining Room · interior
  21. 12. St Helen's Square
  22. 13. Assembly Rooms Front
  23. Egyptian Hall · interior
  24. 14. Blake Street
  25. 15. King's Square
  26. 16. Castlegate
  27. Assize Courtroom · interior
  28. 17. Fairfax House Facade
  29. Fairfax Saloon · interior
  30. 18. Clifford's Tower
  31. 19. Bootham Bar
  32. 20. Bootham
  33. 21. Skeldergate Riverside
  34. Riverside Warehouse · interior
  35. 22. Ouse Bridge View