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Boating on the River Ouse On the right is the Lendal Tower, which has stood next to the River Ouse since about the 1300. It was originally part of the City's defences. In medieval times a great iron chain which was stored in the tower was pulled across the river to Barker Tower on the opposite bank. The chain was a barrier to boats on the river, protecting the city in times of trouble and enabling tolls to be charged for entry. In 1677 the tower was leased for 500 years to the York waterworks company. Water was pumped from the tower into pipes that ran throughout York. This role continued for 200 years, until in 1836 a dedicated engine house was built (this is the red-brick building adjoining Lendal Tower). From then on the Tower has had various uses as offices, store and private residence. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Figurehead in Stonegate This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Gert & Henry's pub This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Guildhall It was built in 1445 for the 'Guild of St Christopher and St George' and the Corporation, the cost being divided equally between them. The accounts still exist and include a record of 3 pence given to the workmen to celebrate the laying of the foundations. A council meeting is recorded there in May of 1459. Council meetings are still held on the site, now in the rather grand Victorian Council Chamber that was completed in 1891. When meetings weren't taking place, the hall was put to all sorts of uses. It was sometimes a Court of Justice, including for the infamous trial of Margaret Clitherow for practising Catholicism in 1586. She was put to death for refusing to accept the jurisdiction of the Court. The Second World War had a more direct impact on the hall, it was it and badly damaged by German bombs during the so-called Baedeker Raid of 1942. Ironically the Guildhall had been in the process of restoration at the time. It was 18 years before the stone shell of the building was restored, complete with a modern stained glass window, and re-opened by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on 21 June 1960. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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King's Staith This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Little Shambles This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Little Shambles Tearooms This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Monk Bar Monk Bar is the largest and most ornate of the bars, it dates from the early 14th century. It was a self-contained fortress, with each floor capable of being defended. On the front of the bar is an arch supporting a gallery, including 'murder-holes' through which missiles and boiling water could be rained down upon attackers. Monk Bar has the city’s only working portcullis, in use until 1970. Like the other main gateways, Monk Bar originally had a barbican on the front. This was demolished in 1825. The rooms above the gateway have had various uses over the years, including as a home and as a jail for rebellious Catholics in the 16th century. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Monk Bar from Goodramgate This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Monk Bar, Richard III Museum This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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River Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Golden Slipper in Goodramgate This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Ye Olde Starre Inne This inn dates back to 1644. The cellar may date back to the 10th Century. The Starre was mentioned in an account by William Foster, landlord, annoyed at having to serve a bunch of Roundheads at the bar (he himself was a Royalist). The English Civil War's Battle of Marston Moor was fought near York, and 3,500 Royalists met their end here. The Star's cellar was used as an operating room for the wounded, and it is said that their screams can sometimes be heard throughout the inn. Stonegate was the centre of York's printing industry, which is perhaps why it is mentioned in many accounts, and the sign that traverses Stonegate was first erected in 1793. Many ghost stories are attached to the Old Starre, but there is an unusual one in that two cats were said to be bricked up in the pillar between the door and the bar. It is said that they can be heard scampering through the pub, and that dogs will bark and bang their heads against the pillar trying to reach the cats. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The City Wall in the Foss Islands Road area This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Street performer in front of the Cathedral This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Stonegate This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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St Michael Le Belfrey This is the only pre-Reformation church in York to have been built all at one time (1525-1536), by John Forman, Master Mason to the Minster. Guy Fawkes was baptised here on 16th April 1570. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Skeldergate Bridge lighting This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Purpleman of York This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Mulberry Hall Mulberry Hall Fine China and Crystal Specialists premises in a timber frame building dating back to 1434. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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