This York townhouse, now a public house, was the birth place of the Guy Fawkes, born 13 April 1570. Baptised in St. Michael le Belfrey church opposite. Infamous for his 'Gunpowder Plot' to blow up the English Houses of Parliament, London, on 5th November 1605.
When SE6052 : York. located at SE603520 is moved to this square, the story is that "Mad Alice" was hanged here in 1825, apparently only guilty of being 'mad'. The ghost of Alice reputedly drifts along the lane which once was named after her and features in the city's ghost tour industry.