Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-10
YORK MINISTER, SOUTH FRONT
J which make this city very interesting
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which make this city very interesting
to visitors.
THE CITY WALLS
are among the most striking features
OF York. and provide "A beautitui walk
from which a good view Of the city can
be obtained. Some portions Of the walls
are built upon foundations laid by the
Romans IN the first century, and pre-
sent details Of historic interest. At Ger.
tain points outside the walls the old
mOat Is still visible. Little imagina-
tion is required to fill the moat WITH
water, and to recall the archers clad
In buff jackets. with their steel bash
nets and breast plates glistening IN
the sum-" Q have been told that In those
days the sun did shine ofttmes in Eng
land) with ss-bows in hand. pass
ing between the merlons and embra-
sures Of the battlementad ramparts.
The line OF walls is broken by turreled
gates, or bars as they are called.
There are six of these entrances, the
chief one being Mickegate bar II IS
a squarely built tower over an arch
way, with embattled turrets, and sur
mounted by stone figures.
THE SHAMELESS.
True to its meaning, 1t Is "a place
where butchers meat Is sold" The
buildings which go to make up this
part of York are among the quaintest
bits of architecture to be found here.
They are built with wooden framework,
filled In and plasterod. The windows
are very small panes, held together
with strips of lead, 10 or 20 lights in
each window The houses are built ga
n 81 hp OF bat
ing the narrow street so far that per-
sons living opposite each other can
shake hands from the windows. There
Is Just room for one cart in the width
Of the road and the sidewalks are 50
narrow that two persons cannot walk
abreast. Some Of the shops are kept
by lady butchers, and II must be sa d
they are quite as successful as their
male competitors. | shall never forget
a question and response ! heard be-
tween customer and lady butcher one
Saturday morning as my companion
and | were messing" about the shops
In search OF zone and three piece Of
meat for sunday. a typical old Eng
lish gentleman came up to the shop,
and after cycling all the cuts and joints
he said, How are your legs this morn
ing2' Fine" replied the lady, land
eight pence a pound" OF course ! had
TO laugh, and Elder Watson rushed me
on 10 the next shop explaining that
what | had heard were customary ex-
pressicns in the market. In Stonegate
the next street 20 the Shambles. is n
quaint building now used az curlo
shop. II was built In 1884, and is still
in good state OF preservation
Other places Of interest IN York are
The Castle, Clifford's Tower. Law
Courts The Old Prison, Merchants
Hall, a building Of the twelfth century,
where all merchandise used to be land
ed and inspected before being dispensed
to the shop Keepers; the Blind school.
once the palace Of James !, st. VIII
Hams college, founded by the Neyiles
In l46O, for the parsons and charity
priests of the cathedral to reside in"
IL was here the royal printing presses
were set up I'm 1912, by Robert Barker
the kings printer, and from which
many of the civll war tracts were is
sued The place Is now divided into
apartments for poor families, In the
museum garden Is the museum con-
tanning relies of old York's history, the
ruins OF ST. Mary's abbey, founded In
1913 by Stephen, a monk of Whitby:
the Multanguar tower. the oldest part
Of the original Roman wall; and the
Hospltium, which Is also filled with an
Equities. Three massive bridges span
the Ouse river at different points along
It's course through the city, all having
been built In recent years.
THE CHURCHES.
York Is n city of churches" 90 of
these are ancient edlflces, each worthy
OF careful study. The churchyards. with
their monuments and sepulchres are /
also interesting to the antiquarian. One
can't refrain from reading the epitaphs
inscribed on the headstones sometimes |
curious ones are seen. The |
most "enterprising' one | ever heard |
u j saw on a monument placed over
he grave OF mother and father II
'oads: This monument " erected TO
heir memory by their son, John Rob-
nson. music seller OF this city" The
owing son evidently believed in adver-
Using.
81. Olave's church is said to be, with
he exception OF the Minister, the old
st ecclesiastical structure IN the city,
Is erection being ascrlbed 10 Livard,
Earl OF Northumbrln. who died In 1896,
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