Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) York City Walls
Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) York City Walls
York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as York City Walls, the Bar Walls and the Roman walls (though this last is a misnomer as very little of the extant stonework is of Roman origin, and the course of the wall has been substantially altered since Roman times).
The Multangular Tower in the Museum Gardens is the most noticeable and intact structure remaining from the Roman walls. It was constructed as part of a series of eight similar defensive towers. The walls are almost certainly the creation of Septimius Severus; however, the Multangular Tower is probably a later addition of Constantine the Great around 310–320 AD. It has ten sides, based on a regular fourteen-sided figure designed so that a circle through the internal angles of the internal face is tangential to the curve.
The majority of the remaining walls, which encircle the whole of the medieval city, date from the 12th – 14th century, with some reconstruction carried out in the 19th century and later. From the east corner of the Roman walls, the medieval wall extends to Layerthorpe Bridge. After the bridge, the King's Fishpool, a swamp created by the Normans' damming of the River Foss, provided adequate security for the city, and no walls were ever built in this area.
The walls resume beyond the now canalised Foss at the Red Tower, a brick building which has been much restored over the years. They continue south and west around the Walmgate area, terminating in another tower (Fishergate Postern), near York Castle, which was formerly surrounded by its own walls and a moat.
A small stretch of wall on the west side of Tower Gardens terminates at Davy Tower, another brick tower located next to the River Ouse. This originally ran up to the castle walls, with a postern on Tower Street.
Beyond the Ouse, the walls resume at Skeldergate, where there was once another postern. They climb past Baile Hill, take a right turn and proceed north-west parallel to the Inner Ring Road. Near the railway station, they turn right again in a north-easterly direction, finishing at Barker Tower on the Ouse.
Barker Tower was once linked by a chain across the river, parallel to the 19th-century Lendal Bridge. A small stretch of wall then leads to the entrance to Museum Gardens, the Multangular Tower and the original line of the Roman walls.
Although much of Bootham Bar was built in the 14th and 19th centuries, it also has some of the oldest surviving stonework, dating to the 11th century. It stands almost on the site of porta principalis dextra, the north western gate of Eboracum. Most of Walmgate Bar was built during the 14th century, although the inner gateway dates from the 12th century. It was originally called Walbegate, the word Walbe possibly being an Anglo-Scandinavian personal name.
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Views Around the City of York, North Yorkshire, England - 8th June, 2014
This film features views around the historic city of York on a very sunny Spring Sunday in June 2014, when the city was extremely busy with tourists. The film was made on a walk from York Railway Station around the City Centre and walls.
Identified features and locations within the video are as follows: Station Rise, Station Avenue, Railway Workers War Memorial, Station Road, Scarborough Bridge, River Ouse, Museum Street, Lodge House, Museum Gardens, Multangular Tower, Owl Adventures, Yorkshire Museum, St. Mary's Abbey ruins, Gatehouse, St. Olave's Church, Marygate, St. Mary's Tower, Bootham, Exhibition Square, King's Manor (University of York), St. Leonard's Place, High Petergate, St. Michael le Belfry, York Minster, Roman Emperor Constantine statue, Stonegate, St. Helen's Square, Mansion House, St. Helen's Church, Coney Street, St. Martin's Church, Spurriergate, Low Ousegate, Ouse Bridge, King's Staith, Skeldergate Bridge, Clifford's Tower, York Castle Museum, River Foss, Fishergate, St. George's Roman Catholic Church, George Street, York Barbican, Paragon Street, Walmgate, Fossgate, The old Scala Cinema building, Pavement, Shambles, Church of All Saints Pavement, St. Sampson's Square, Parliament Street, Jubbergate and Newgate Market.
This is a lovely city, with a rich cultural history, and well worth a visit if you are in England.
Pieces of York 04 THE MULTANGULAR TOWER
A history of The Multangular Tower
England 2019 Episode 10: York
The 15th c. St Olave's Church borders a lush and inviting park leading to the picturesque ruins of St Mary’s Abbey. The abbey dates to the 12th c. and fell into decay following the dissolution of the monasteries.
Reminding us that York's history dates back to a much earlier era, the ruined Multangular Tower reinforces one corner of the Roman town wall. Dating to circa 300 AD, this 12-sided structure was likely a catapult tower to protect the city from river invasion. The lower stones are Roman, the upper medieval.
Nearby, St Leonard's Hospital dates to the 13th c. and at one time was the largest hospital in the North of England. Today's picturesque ruins incorporate the hospital chapel and vaulted crypt. Some birds were on display in an adjoining park.
King’s Manor, built in 1270, was originally the home of the abbott. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, it became Henry VIII’s manor house. Today it is part of the University of York.
York has a nice circuit of restored 13th c. walls which can be walked, offering views of the town with the Minster in the distance. We ascended the walls at Bootham Bar, one of York's 4th c. Roman gates, and descended at Monk’s Bar, whose medieval gatehouse incorporates effigies of guards poised to hurl stones down on potential intruders.
The 12th c. Holy Trinity Church Goodramgate is hidden in a small, secluded churchyard. The church itself is full of character, with floors and arcades that are charmingly uneven. Light filters through the windows, illuminating honey-colored stone. The family box pews are from the 17th century. The east window has marvelous stained glass from the early 1470s. The church is candle lit as there is no electricity.
Perhaps the most famous lane in York is The Shambles, where butchers’ shops were located (a “shammell” is a butcher’s bench). Tourist shops now fill these fine half-timbered Tudor buildings. It is thought that the Shambles was the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter films. The building with the bay window is the Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow, a 16th c. Catholic layperson who was crushed to death under her door by Protestants for hiding priests in her home. The tiny chapel serves as a reminder of both the beauty of devout faith and the horrors of religious extremism.
On a nearby street, a clothing store was originally The Sign Of The Bible bookshop back in 1682, hence the wooden bible that still hangs above the doorway. The shop next door was occupied by a printer, marked by the devil crouching under the eaves. Printing was often referred to as the black art on account of the ink, and as a result, an apprentice in the industry was often known as a printer’s devil.
The Yorkshire Museum tells the story of York from the Roman era through medieval times. On display are Roman sarcophagi, funerary monuments, and even a mosaic floor. The medieval ecclesiastical art include four larger-than-life statues from the 12th c. that were positioned above the entrance to St Mary's Abbey Church, depicting Moses (left) and three Apostles.
Our home for three nights in York was the Alhambra Court Hotel, within easy walking distance of all the sights.
The most noteworthy sight in York is the magnificent York Minster, so I prepared a separate video for it (see next episode).
Pieces of York 05 THE ANGLIAN TOWER
The Anglian Tower and the inside of the Multangular Tower in York
Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) Museum Gardens
Places to see in ( Yorkshire - UK ) Museum Gardens
The York Museum Gardens are botanic gardens in the centre of York, England, beside the River Ouse. They cover an area of 10 acres of the former grounds of St Mary's Abbey, and were created in the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society along with the Yorkshire Museum which they contain.
The gardens are held in trust by the City of York Council and are managed by the York Museums Trust. They were designed in a gardenesque style by landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith, and contain a variety of species of plants, trees and birds. Admission is free. A variety of events take place in the gardens, such as open-air theatre performances and festival activities.
There are several historic buildings in the gardens. They contain the remains of the west corner of the Roman fort of Eboracum, including the Multangular Tower and parts of the Roman walls. In the same area there is also the Anglian Tower, which was probably built into the remains of a late Roman period fortress. During the Middle Ages, the tower was expanded and the Roman walls were incorporated into York's city walls. Most of the other buildings dating from the Middle Ages are associated with St Mary's Abbey, including the ruins of the abbey church, the Hospitium, the lodge and part of the surviving precinct wall. The remains of St. Leonard's Hospital chapel and undercroft are on the east side of the gardens. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society constructed several buildings in the gardens during the 19th and early 20th century, including the Yorkshire Museum and its octagonal observatory. The museum houses four permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology and astronomy.
The gardens, which were given to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society by the British Royal Family in 1828, occupy part of the former grounds of St. Mary’s Abbey. The society acquired the land to build a museum to house its collections; the Yorkshire Museum was completed in 1830. The land was granted to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society under the condition that botanical gardens would be established on the site. These were created during the 1830s in a gardenesque style design by landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith. They originally contained a conservatory, a pond and a menagerie, which was destroyed when a bear escaped from it and had brief control of the area.
York Museum Gardens cover an area of 10 acres (4.0 ha) on the north bank of the River Ouse, just outside the city walls in the centre of York. There are four entrances to the gardens: on Marygate (off Bootham) by St Olave's Church, on Museum Street by Lendal Bridge, via a path at the side of King's Manor, and from the riverside walk next to the River Ouse. The site slopes gently down towards the river and is made up of historical buildings and undulating lawns interspersed with plants and trees. The gardens are open to the public during daylight hours, so the opening and closing times vary throughout the year. Normally admission is free but there are charges for some events. In 2010 it was estimated that the gardens attract 1.3 million visitors a year. Drinking alcohol, cycling and ball games are not allowed in the gardens.
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York England three museums
There are three major museums in York in the UK that you would probably enjoy visiting: the Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum of history and National Railway Museum. Three of Great Britain's main museums in one historic town.
The Castle Museum is one of the greatest attractions of York, easy to walk to on the south edge of the old town.
The Castle Museum contains a remarkable assortment of items with a special focus on the late 19th century, at the dawn of the modern age, when technology went through rapid changes.
Next we visit the Yorkshire Museum which takes you from prehistoric times up through the 16th century with a large collection of Roman and Viking artifacts especially. The museum was founded in 1830, making it one of the oldest in the country. The museum displays a number of Roman objects which have been discovered in York.
Another one of the top attractions in York is England’s largest railway museum, located adjacent to the train station,
The museum is a five-minute walk from the railway station either via a staircase from the station platforms or on the road just to the south. The National Railway Museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is one of the world’s largest railway museums, perhaps the best, and it covers 20 acres, attracting nearly one million annual visitors, featuring 103 locomotives and nearly 300 other rail cars.
It should be no surprise that interest in railroads is advanced here because this region has a long history of pioneering train travel. The first station opened in 1839, just ten years after the British invented the steam locomotive. Rapid expansion of train services required a larger station, which opened in 1877 as the largest train station in Europe, and the original steel and glass structure still functions today. Trains still provide a great way to get to York.
Limes Congress 2009 - Roman York Tour
Kurt talks about the C14 dating of the alder piles under the Multangular Tower. Apologies for the sound quality.
Pieces of York 10 THE ROMAN MAP
Comparing the map of the Roman City with York today
York Spring Wall Walk (4K)
York walk on the wall in spring - no better time to experience York. Filmed on an iPhone 6s in 4K and edited with premiere CS6
‘York In 30 Seconds’ - Snickleways of York
One of the ‘York In 30 seconds’ series
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Pieces of York 09 STONEGATE CROSSROADS
The crossroads where Stonegate meets Petergate
Pieces of York 06 CHAPTER HOUSE STREET
Pieces of York 08 THE CONSTANTINE STATUE
Outside of York Minster, sits a statue of Roman Emperor Constantine
St Mary's Abbey, West Malling Rising Reveal Drone Shot
A beautiful rising reveal fly-by preview of St. Mary's Abbey drone shot by Capital Wireless. Full video, see:
Pieces of York: 01 - PREHISTORIC YORK
The Beginnings of the City of York
Limes Congress 2009 Roman York Tour - I think there's something wrong there!
The discussion about the early dating of the piles continues ... With contribution from Patrick Ottaway, among others.
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Eboracum (Latin /ebo'rakum/, English or ) was a fort and city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Roman Empire and ultimately evolved into the present-day city York, occupying the same site in North Yorkshire, England.
Two Roman emperors died in Eboracum: Septimius Severus in 211 AD, and Constantius Chlorus in 306 AD.