South Bank, York — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in South Bank?

Churches account for most of the register: Church of St Mary Bishophill Junior, Church of St Paul, The Church of St Clement, Church of Saint Oswald, and Church of St Chad on the Knavesmire. The Bar Convent stands apart. Wesley Chapel and St Clements Church House sit with them, and the Roman Bath Museum and The Kohima Museum are the two museums on the list.

Houses fill the rest, Fulford House, Nunroyd, Danesmead, Ousefield, Saint Oswald's Hall, and The Old House among them. Numbered addresses close it: 122 The Mount, 180 Fulford Road, and 3 Bishopgate Street beside 4 Bishopgate Street.

What is the history of South Bank?

The Roman Bath Museum records the earliest occupation of this ground. Church building followed, and the Church of St Mary Bishophill Junior, the Church of Saint Oswald, and The Church of St Clement carry the old parishes into the modern street plan. The Bar Convent belongs to the later religious history, Wesley Chapel to a different strand of it.

Fulford House, Holly House, and Danesmead stand for the house-building along Fulford Road. The Kohima Museum keeps a military record.

Where is South Bank?

Within York, the district's addresses run along Bishopgate Street, The Mount, and Fulford Road, with the Knavesmire at the far end of them.