tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788612438871161565.post3660860131064790277..comments2023-08-28T02:28:58.673-07:00Comments on Atmospheric & Haunted Places: City of YorkBenjamin Lovegrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608705025434507357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788612438871161565.post-39692426261468411992010-05-01T08:41:18.474-07:002010-05-01T08:41:18.474-07:00I haven't been to the re-vamped Jorvik. It is ...I haven't been to the re-vamped Jorvik. It is a bit 'theme park' but I was always impressed by the fact that the buildings are built into the post holes of the actual historic buildings - so the streets are as the Vikings would have seen them.<br />:-)Su_Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847666627709808316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788612438871161565.post-57922515160444485242010-04-30T08:36:26.509-07:002010-04-30T08:36:26.509-07:00I walked along York City walls as well, found them...I walked along York City walls as well, found them quite impressive. The only place I think I didn't visit was the Jorvik Viking Centre, someone told me it wasn't very good, although I am interested in the vikings.Benjamin Lovegrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608705025434507357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3788612438871161565.post-45173329773000274522010-04-29T13:57:45.927-07:002010-04-29T13:57:45.927-07:00You keep visiting my favourite places! York Minste...You keep visiting my favourite places! York Minster is awesome - especially the chapter house. My writing group spent an afternoon there erm...writing! Great for atmosphere!Oh and John Thornton's 15th century Great East Window - the largest example of mediaeval stained glass in the world!<br />Clifford's Tower has atmosphere of a different kind - In 1536, political leader Robert Aske was hanged in chains to die above Clifford's Tower on the orders of King Henry VIII, following the failure of Aske's 'Pilgrimage of Grace' protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It always makes me shudder when I go in! <br />And Micklegate Bar where the Duke of York's head along with that of his son the Earl of Rutland and the Kingmaker's father - the Earl of Salisbury were placed after they lost the battle of Wakefield in 1460.<br />Actually you could probably write a blog just about York!<br />:-)Su_Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847666627709808316noreply@blogger.com