Museum Street (York)
Museum Street is a road in the city centre of York, in England. History The area covered by the street lay partly within the walls of Roman Eboracum, and entirely within the current Mediaeval York city walls. It emerged as a narrow lane running immediately south-east of the boundary wall of St Leonard's Hospital. It was first recorded in the 1260s as Ffotlesgayle, or "Footloose Lane", possibly referring to people resident at the hospital who were unable to walk easily. The section north-east of Lendal later became known as "Finkle Street", a name which has since been reused for a different street in the city centre. By the 18th-century, the entire length of the street was known as Back Lendal. It became increasingly important, as St Leonard's Landing lay at its south-western end, from which the Lendal Ferry ran across the River Ouse. In 1782, the street was widened, the wall of the hospital and part of the building being demolished, but the construction of a new terrace on the north-west side again restricted its width. In 1830, the Yorkshire Museum was opened to the north of the former hospital, and the grounds became the Museum Gardens, with the main