The city walls of York are said to be the best surviving examples of medieval city walls in England. Under the medieval stonework are the remains of earlier walls dating as far back as the Roman period.
The Roman walls survived into the 9th century. Then York was invaded by the Danish Vikings who buried the Roman walls under an earth bank and topped them with a tall fence of wooden stakes. The wooden walls were then replaced in the 13th and 14th centuries with the stone wall we see today.
We found that walking on and around the walls is fun and it provides good views of a lot of the old town.
The Treasury is between the wall and the Minster.
The Treasury is between the wall and the Minster.
The Treasury is between the wall and the Minster.
Ok, so not on the wall or next to the wall but pretty close to the wall. The masons are next to the Minster and I suspect that the stone being worked is going into a refresh of the big church.
Ok, so not on the wall or next to the wall but pretty close to the wall. The masons are next to the Minster and I suspect that the stone being worked is going into a refresh of the big church.
Ok, so not on the wall or next to the wall but pretty close to the wall. The masons are next to the Minster and I suspect that the stone being worked is going into a refresh of the big church.
Note the sign in the upper left corner.
The Three-Legged Mare is a pub named for the infamous three-legged gallows which are depicted on the sign. Also known as the "Tree" or
"Triple Tree," it was a gallows made of a horizontal wooden triangle supported by three legs (an arrangement known as a "three-legged mare" or
"three-legged stool"). Multiple criminals could be hanged at once, and so the gallows were used for mass executions, such as that on 23 June 1649 when 24 prisoners (23 men and 1 woman) were hanged in short order.
Note the sign in the upper left corner.
The Three-Legged Mare is a pub named for the infamous three-legged gallows which are depicted on the sign. Also known as the "Tree" or
"Triple Tree," it was a gallows made of a horizontal wooden triangle supported by three legs (an arrangement known as a "three-legged mare" or
"three-legged stool"). Multiple criminals could be hanged at once, and so the gallows were used for mass executions, such as that on 23 June 1649 when 24 prisoners (23 men and 1 woman) were hanged in short order.
Note the sign in the upper left corner.
The Three-Legged Mare is a pub named for the infamous three-legged gallows which are depicted on the sign. Also known as the "Tree" or
"Triple Tree," it was a gallows made of a horizontal wooden triangle supported by three legs (an arrangement known as a "three-legged mare" or
"three-legged stool"). Multiple criminals could be hanged at once, and so the gallows were used for mass executions, such as that on 23 June 1649 when 24 prisoners (23 men and 1 woman) were hanged in short order.