Back in Time

One of the most attractive ginnels in York is now known as Lady Peckitt's Yard. Previously it was Bakehouse Lane and before that Bacus gail (the northeast to southwest lane). It acquired its current name from the fact that Lady Peckitt, the wife of John Peckitt, Lord Mayor of York in 1701, lived in a house down here. Some of the buildings are late 17th century and are the first examples of brick built domestic houses in the city.