Peasholme Green is a street on the eastern edge of the city centre of York, in England.
The broad south-western end of the street was a market for pigs in the 16th century, for wool fleece in the 18th century, and then as a hay market from 1827. From 1823, it also held six annual fairs for the sale of linen, yarn, hemp and flax. During this period, the road was alternatively known as "Union Street", from the Union Buildings. In 1955, Stonebow was constructed to link to the south-western end of the street, and the road layout was altered, it assuming a more uniform width. It remains an important cross-city route, with large numbers of buses.
Buildings on the north-west side of the street include the St Anthony's Hall, a 15th-century guildhall, with its 18th-century former coach house; and the 15th-century St Cuthbert's Church. On the south-east side lie The Black Swan pub, with 16th-century origins; and the King's Pool development, large government offices designed by Keith Mackenzie-Betty and completed in 1994.
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