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THEATRE ROYAL,
Corner of St. Leonard's Place and Buncombe Street, was
erected in 1765, by Tate Wilkinson, an eccentric actor of
his day. The new frontage in St. Leonard's Place, a
handsome Gothic structure •of stone, was built in 1879.
Underneath is a vault or crypt, consisting of a series of
arches, with short Norman pillars, partly hidden by modern
brickwork. This is doubtless a portion of the remains of St.
Peter's Church destroyed by fire in 1137.
VICTORIA HALL,
Goodramgate, formerly the Temperance Lecture Hall, belongs
to the trustees of the Temperance Society. It will accommodate
about one thousand persons ; is prettily decorated, and is
used for entertainments, religious meetings, &c.
YORK GASLIGHT COMPANY'S
Premises in Monkgate were erected in 1823. The principal
object of interest is the elegant chimney, built in the same
proportions as the column in the forum of Trajan at Rome,
and which can be seen for miles on the east side of the city.
YORK POOR-LAW UNION WORKHOUSE
Is a large and commodious building on the Huntington Road.
The Union includes all the parishes (25) of the city, and 44
of the surrounding districts.
YORK NEW WATERWORKS COMPANY.
The head offices are adjoining Lendal Tower. The
pumping engines and reservoirs are on the banks of the
river Ouse about a mile north of the city. The high service
reservoir is on the top of Severus' Hill. This company
was established in 1850, the earliest mention of waterworks
in York dating from 1677, when Lendal Tower was leased
to a London merchant named Richard Whistler for 500 years
at the annual rent of a peppercorn.
YORKSHIRE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY'S
Head offices (established 1824), with an Italian front, are
situate at the corner of Lendal and St. Helen's Square,
looking down Coney Street ;
they were built in 1848.
The fire engines and escape are in charge of the police.