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"Shambles" is an obsolete term for an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market.Streets of that name were so called from having been the sites on which butchers killed and dressed animals for consumption (One source suggests that the term derives from "Shammel", an Anglo-Saxon word for shelves that stores used to display their wares, [2] while another indicates that by AD 971 "shamble" meant a ...
Shambles is an obsolete term for an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market. Shambles or The Shambles may also refer to: The Shambles, a historic street in York, England; Shambles, a reconstruction of butcher's market stalls in Shepton Mallet, England; Shambles Square, Manchester, England; Shambles Glacier, Adelaide Island, Antarctica
35 The Shambles is a historic building in York, England. 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.
27–28 The Shambles is a historic pair of buildings in York, England. Grade II listed , parts of the structures date to the mid-19th century, with alterations occurring over the next hundred years. [ 1 ]
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 ...
However, English Heritage objected to the planned changes, as they were concerned that the existing posts were constructed of original wood. [51] The council and surveyors disagreed and responded that the posts were probably replaced in the 1970s. [50] Following the repairs, the Shambles was descheduled as an ancient monument on 21 March 2001. [1]
30 The Shambles is a Grade II listed building building in York, England. Part of the structure dates to the mid-18th century and part was rebuilt around 200 years later. [1] Per Historic England, the building is composed of orange brown brick "in a random bond". It features timber-boxed eaves and a pantile roof.
31–33 The Shambles is a historic trio of buildings in York, England. Grade II listed, parts of the structures date to the early 15th century, with alterations occurring in the 19th century. [1] As of 2023, number 31 (and the adjacent number 30) was occupied by The Shop That Must Not Be Named.