GHOST STORIES - MICKLEGATE BAR - YORK, UK
Micklegate Bar, York, after the Queen's visit on Maundy Thursday 2012
Recorded on April 5, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
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Situated in the heart of York, The Bar Convent is only a 15-minute minute walk from the city centre and just over 985 feet from York Railway Station. The Grade I listed building offers an exhibition on the history of the site, a garden and free WiFi.
Tea/coffee making facilities, a CD player/radio and a hand basin is provided in each room at The Bar Convent, as well as toiletries.
Breakfast is served in the on-site café, where guests may choose between a hearty full English breakfast or a lighter continental option, including fruit juices, cereals and fresh croissants. Breakfast is served until 10:00 on a weekend, and until 9.30 from Monday to Friday.
Many historic sites can be visited within York’s city centre, such as York Minister - one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Clifford’s Tower, York Dungeon and the National Railway Museum are also on offer.
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A Tourist's Guide to York, England
We head to the walled city of York. founded by the Romans.
We see:
- Walmgate Bar
- Bowes Morrell House
- Shambles
- Margaret Clitheroe House
- Eboracum Roman Bath
- York Minster
- Elizabeth Montagu House
- Micklegate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Guildhouse
Micklegate Street Party, York, following the Queen's visit, Maundy Thursday 2012
Recorded on April 5, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
York, England
I spent a few days in York last week. I hadn't been since I was little and I loved it. York has great history and architecture and so everywhere has bundles of character.
Songs:
Wanderer by Possimiste
Penumbra by Kevin Macleod
Waiting for the Queen, Micklegate Bar, York, Maundy Thursday 2012
Recorded on April 5, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
Castlegate & Goodramgate
Castlegate
Castlegate was and is of course the street leading to the castle. There are two Georgian buildings of note in the street, both designed by the Yorkshire architect John Carr (1723-1807). One is Castlegate House, dating from 1759 and built for the City Recorder, Peter Johnson. The other building is Fairfax House dating from 1755. The latter house has a fine collection of Georgian furniture and other Georgian items known as the Terry Collection. A church has stood on the site of St Mary's Church in Castlegate since pre-conquest times, and although most of the present church is 12th-13th century there is a dedication stone in the building which dates to around 1020. The names Ervard, Grim and Aese are mentioned on the stone. St. Mary's became redundant as a church in 1958 but reopened in 1975 as the home of The York Story, a heritage centre which displays the history of the city in models and reconstructions and audio-visual displays.
Goodramgate York
Goodramgate was created in the Viking period, 1100 years ago as a street to connect the former eastern Roman gateway ( where Kings Square is today) with the former northern Roman gateway ( close to the current MonkBar gateway). Originally called Gutherumgate it was named after a local warrior, although some people believe it was after King Guthrum, who was defeated by King Arthur. Today Goodramgate is home to a variety of shops and businesses including pubs, restaurants, tea rooms, choclatiers, jewellers and York’s largest collection of charity shops.
The variety of the architecture on this street is amazing, spanning 700 years. Lady Row is the oldest row of houses in York dating back to 1316 and is one of the earliest examples in England of medieval “ jettied” houses, where the upper story jetties away from the lower portion. The houses were built for Holy Trinity Church which is situated behind them in a beautifully secluded site. Take a look inside the church and marvel at a building which has remained more or less unaltered since the 18th century. It has no gas or electricity or running water.
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Bootham Bar
Bootham Bar in York
GHOST STORIES: York Castle Museum.York.UK
GHOST STORIES:DICK TURPIN & THE SPIRIT'S WITHIN. (York Castle Museum)UK.
More History & Haunting's at one of Yorks Historic Haunting Grounds, where Highwayman,Dick Turpin spent his final days before he was executed.
Reenactor, York - explaining term 'Flash in the pan'
Recorded on April 5, 2012 using a Flip Video camera.
Following the arrival of the Queen for the Maundy Thursday ceremony at York Minster, reenactors 'camped' in Holy Trinity Micklegate's churchyard and gave demonstrations.
York, England - Day 1
We spent a couple of days in York, England before taking train to Scotland. Loved York!
York England Tour
York England Tour. This video features a concise guide to York, emphasising things to see and do, as well as relate some local history pertaining to many of the historic structures in the city centre.
A Victorian Railway Station Today
Today’s station sits on the East Coast Mainline (ECML) that runs trains from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh as well as incorporating other routes to the South-West, Harrogate, Kingston Upon Hull and Scarborough. The current station was designed by Thomas Prosser and William Peachey and originally had 13 platforms. York station is a principal stop in the north of England providing access to the rail network. During the 1960’s the Beaching cuts axed many of the unprofitable branch lines. Prior to this, you could travel to almost anywhere by rail including rural villages.
Micklegate Bar was a prominent gateway into the city. On the approach to the bar is a stretch of straight road known as Blossom Street and The Mount. Straight roads are typical for a Roman road such as this one. Today they are adorned with properties of Georgian and Victorian periods, but even in Roman times it was one of the most affluent areas of the city. Also typical to Romans is how they buried there dead alongside roads and this Roman road is no exception to the tradition. This could possibly be because they wanted the dead to hear the living going on with their every day lives.
York St Mary’s Abbey is found in York’s Museum Gardens and is situated next door to the Yorkshire Museum. It was the largest and richest Benedictine abbey in the North of England. Henry VIII had his men pull the abbey down in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the 1500’s. This was because he wanted to redirect funds towards military purposes and some argue simply for the crown.
York Minster and Cathedral
York Minster is both a Minster and a Cathedral. The word “minster” derives from the latin word “monastarian” and the local monks would go out to teach or minister. The reason why it is also a cathedral is because it has the throne of a Bishop. It derives again from latin “cathedra” and literally means seat, of which in York is the seat of an Arch Bishop.
The Minster’s History
The minister is managed as it were, by a Dean and a Chapter. However, the term minster is used when a church is established in Anglo-Saxon times. Some well known features of the minster is its Rose Window and Chapter House that you find at the rear of the minister. It also has a wide decorated gothic nave that contains a Great East Window that is over 600 years old. It is the largest expanse of stained glass in the country. The five sisters window is located in the north transept that is 52ft high.
York has had a Christian presence since the 4th century but it is believed that it could be earlier due to missionaries sent from Rome. However, the first church on the site was a simple wooden construction built in 627 to baptise the King of Northumbria. Then a more substantial building was constructed that fell into disrepair. In 741 it was destroyed in a fire and another more impressive structure was constructed until it was damaged in 1069 by William the Conqueror. It was destroyed completely by the Danes and rebuilt yet again in 1080.
Walmgate Bar
Walmgate Bar is one of the five main gates to the City of York. Walmgate Bar (or gate) is somewhat unique as it is the most complete in the UK in the sense that it still has its barbican and its portcullis. The barbican is the structure on the outside of the gateway that trapped enemies between the gate of the bar and the gate of the barbican so that missiles could be hurled at them from the walls at the top of the Barbican. The portcullis is the iron grid gate that could be hoisted up and lowered down. The rear of the bar contains a white Elizabethan extension resting on two stone columns. The gate is a cafe and you can enjoy sustenance on the barbican itself.
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When not to use the bike lane - Micklegate Bar
It's less than a foot wide in places, the arch isn't wide enough for a bus, so a car and a bike have no chance of being safe in this space.
Admittedly I only found out it was here today after ascending Micklegate
York Urban Cyclist. Micklegate Bar changes.
Micklegate Bar now outbound for pedal cyclists only. Plenty of riders using the route, and time to establish lane use on Blossom St, without Charge of the Light Brigade manoeuvres by closely following motor vehicle drivers. Still a couple of silly billy cyclists....
Walking the York Walls
Alina and I (Marissa) walking along the York Walls towards the Minster
York, United Kingdom
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York - A Micklegate minute
A view from the window of Old Orleans on Micklegate looking over to O'Neills in November 2006
York at a glance part 3: Vlogging on the Bar Walls
Me and Becky went all the way round the Bar Walls yesterday and we decided to vlog our journey, we had a few adventures during the day and I added all pictures from the day at the end :)
I had to use a different video editor so hopefully the video has come out ok, I did check it but let me know if there are any issues, thank you for watching!
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