York, England. Founded in 71-AD - Demolished in 1924 - Current Restoration Began in 1940.
The other day we rode a train into York—a popular destination when traveling in the northern region of The UK. While I was taking pictures of the ruins I’m about to show you, I assumed they were in their current state because of time. It wasn’t until I began digging into the history of York to write this article I learned the collapsing of these nearly 2,000 year old architectural marvels isn’t natural.
The entire city of York is encompassed by a 13 foot tall by 6 foot wide Yorkshire Stone wall constructed by the Romans ‘around’ 71 AD. This is one of the corners of the wall believed to have stood taller than its surrounding structures and served as a look out point for enemy invasions. It’s now amongst the medieval ruins bordering the York Museum Gardens.
Time and the elements are contributing to the collapse of these historical structures but they’re in their current state courtesy of World War 2. Hitler’s strategy for retaliation against England for being so successful attacking Germany during World War 2 was to establish the Baedeker Blitz—an all-out air assault where targets were chosen based on cultural and historical value rather than military benefit. York, located in North Yorkshire, England, fell victim to that air assault.
This is a section of the 13 by 6 foot wall still standing and, looking strong as ever, completely surrounding York.
To make the 31 mile journey to York, from Bradford, we hopped on the 607 bus and caught a ride to Bradford Interchange. From the interchange, we caught the yellow line train on platform 11 to Leeds, England. We exited the Leeds train and grabbed a cup of coffee prior to boarding the outbound blue line train on platform 3 from Leeds to York—I was able to capture a few landscape images of England along the way.
Welcome to York—a picturesque city in North Yorkshire, England, home to more than 200,000 people and most popular for its historical landmarks, wide variety of cultural activities, and magnificent architecture.
A short walk about 100 yards to the right of town square in the above image is York Minster—a gorgeous cathedral devoted to Saint Peter in 1338. I got several pictures of the church, both inside and out but first, the ruins, what’s left of them.
St. Mary’s Abbey—once the richest Abbey in Northern England. The church was originally founded in 1055 by Saint Olaf II of Norway and refounded in 1088 by King William Rufus of England who dedicated the church to the Virgin Mary the following year.
The Multiangular Tower—what remains of the York Wall surrounding the Roman fort of Eboracum, constructed between 71 and 74 AD.
Hospitium—located a few hundred yards to the east of St Mary’s Abbey was constructed to give pilgrims and “lesser guests” hospitality when passing through Fort Eboracum.
Just on the other side of these ruins, less than 200 yards away, is 21st century York where you’ll find all of your current retailers such as Apple and H&M, along with multiple mom n pop type shops, several tea cafes and a wide variety of restaurants.
Directly in the center of York is York Minster—a Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter. Constructed between 1338 and 1408, it’s the largest church of its kind in Northern Europe and survived the World War 2 attacks by Germany in 1942.
Our final stop on this tour is a look at what the city of York is mostly known for today—tourism. With countless shops and eateries lining the single lane, cobblestone roads, built around existing thousand year old structures, the photo capacity seemed endless—York is full of nostalgia. @jlsplatts, when was the last time you installed a light fixture like the one in this first image?
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beautiful place
We’re really enjoying our time here @o4wx.
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Great article @dandays, I love the pictures of the York Minster Cathedral. It's hard to imagine the construction of that place, just a ginormous feat. You really know how to tell the story. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing you adventures with us.
Whoever says this comment isn’t a pleasant sight first thing in the morning can’t be trusted. 👍🏿
I’m glad you liked this one farm-mom, I really appreciate the confidence, thank you! More to come—promise. That monster was amazing and, you’re right, “ginormous feat.”
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I powered up 134, full steem ahead @dandays. I also read your article about "hearing and listening", I was so blown away, I was speechless and discussed when you mentioned, Bush and Clinton. I'll tell ya what, I love to follow current event, politics and the like. I love biographies. But I am getting to the point that I just can't hear any more BS. This world better wake up, we are killing our planet, killing each other, lying, cheating, nice example for our children huh?
Hey. sorry for the rant but that's the left overs from reading your article.
It was very well written, although can't say I enjoyed it....Peace
I’m so glad you read it farm-mom, I appreciate that! Rant any time. 👍🏿 I enjoy it.
Yeah well ask @thebigsweed how really well I can rant...I can go on for days,@dandays Yup once I get my hooks into something, there's no stopping me. heheehhe
I absolutely adore seeing picks of old European architecture and I love reading about the stories behind it. England is incredible place and I bet you guys must enjoy it very much. So much history and mystery. I love watching English series on Netflix, such as Midsomer Murders, Sherlock, Father Brown and now Ripper Street. Anyway, I look forward to see more of your England adventures 😊
Good morning! Thank you for reading this one, I’m glad you liked it.
If you mean enjoy it, as in, shopping for long term lets then, “guilty!” We absolutely enjoy it. The people here are so nice, Lena, it’s places like this that remind me there’s hope for humanity. And the food is surprisingly affordable here too. I never would’ve guessed that.
It’s a good thing you enjoy reading about the history behind these structures miss Lena because I enjoy the research part.
Thanks for stopping by @lenasveganliving, it’s always a pleasure to hear from you.
Oh yes! I do love it! And I am very happy you like England...........I am surprised that food is so affordable. Here in Canada is quite expensive. I wish you all the best and I hope this is the country to where you can finally settle down 😊
Hello my friend, and world traveler. York Minster, what a place to see. When I saw the pics of York Minster I figured it had to at least take a couple hundred years to build this architectural marvel. After doing the math I was shocked to learn it only took 70 years. Buildings of this nature always intrigue me. Being around construction for much of my life, I am always amazed at what man was capable of building, so long ago. I can only imagine the man power it must have taken, and the skilled workers that had to be involved with its construction. Great pics all around.
The Yorkshire Stone wall would be something our president would be interested in.😁
Looked into the link Baedecker blitz. These raids once again show just how sick Hitler was. It was a good thing that the RAF stepped up their game, otherwise much of what is still standing may not be around.
The pictures of the country side are just beautiful.
Thanks for sharing with all of us, this once in a life time adventure.
So much to see, and so much history that otherwise would remain unknown to most of us.
I know that most people just skip over most of the links, but keep them coming. I thoroughly enjoy reading them as they answer all of the questions that pop into my head while reading your awesome posts.
On a completely different note, you have stated that the people over there are very friendly, and I was just wondering if any of them have brought up the stepping down of Theresa May. From what I have read about the new Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, it sounds like a lot of people feel he is not capable of leading the country.
Jut a little something I found while taking a look at the guy.
"But Boris Johnson, like Donald Trump, is notoriously unpredictable and incautious."
"It’s often said that anything —a speech, a threat, a jingle — delivered in an upper-class British accent sounds more sophisticated (to American ears at least). Boris Johnson, however, challenges that assertion. He has a long history of sounding absolutely asinine, posh accent notwithstanding."
"A one-time journalist, Johnson is a walking, talking embodiment of the Peter Principle: the tendency of a person to rise in a bureaucracy to their level of maximum incompetence."
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/30/boris-johnson-and-the-new-battle-of-britain/
Boy, that depiction sounds very familiar.
I will leave it at that.
Stay safe my friend and keep up with the masterful posts.
Fascinating article—that was a fun read. I learned more about Europe and UK with that article than I have with any of the tv’s I don’t watch—thank you, sir! I appreciate that. And thank you for reading this article I put together, your comments are always a shoe in to hall of fame. Good morning, Bob! Happy Thursday, sir.
I can’t say anyone has mentioned Theresa May specifically though I haven’t heard one person say they’re in favor on Brexit, not one. Everyone is pretty pissed. On that subject, oh dude.. have you seen this documentary just released on Netflix last week? Eh, it’s incredible! I highly recommend ya’all check it out. It details the same group of tech geniuses, all THREE of them, who have psychologically controlled elections on two successful occasions now, Brexit and.. wait for it, wait for it, the Trump election. One of the most fascinating lines I heard in that documentary I’ll never forget. The young girl of the three, she’s barely in her 30’s (31), Brittany Kaiser, said “oops, we won.” While simultaneously laughing about the brexit election. Man, it was almost terrifying to hear her say “oops, we won” hahahahaha. <- just like that.
Speaking of those two links i just attached for you.. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy the links I attach, it’s where I’m getting my information from so I want you guys to see what I saw plus it’s my defense should someone call BS on me. I’ll keep’em coming, sir. 👍🏿
True story: Bob, as we were touring through York Minster, in one particular section, they’re doing a lot of restoring inside. Oh my goodness! @puravidaville will vouch for me, my exact words were “I wish I could get a picture of the scaffolding for Sweed.” I wish I could describe it but, the truth is, I didn’t stand a chance at even capturing it on photo so I can’t explain it. “Monumental feat” we’ll call it—it was amazing! I have no idea how they thought to erect that scaffolding, Bob, but it’s a good 70 feet in the air and never touched the ground, totally suspended and amazingly strong looking. I stared at it for quite some time wondering just how long it took to erect that scaffolding?! It was incredible, I thought about you as we saw it.
Thanks for stopping by @thebigsweed, your comments always make my morning.
We do have netflix and we will definitely watch, The Great Hack.
Oops we won, was exactly what Trump had to be saying.
From what I have gathered, he had no real intention on really winning the election.
I can remember saying to Robin during the campaign as it started to gain steam, this guy is trying to undermine his own election with some of the s--t he is saying. Little did he know, much of the s--t that was comming out of his mouth was exactly what many people wanted to hear, and oops he won.
Brittany Kaiser, read her bio, and she came from money and went to some of the most prestigious schools, what a mind.
I wonder how much of this stuff will play out in the next election.
@dandays, your blogs keep me on my toes, and are more news worthy and informative than the garbage you get from the media controlled by so few.
A great watch that they have turned into a mini-series is The Loudest Voice.
It is about the inception of Fox News, the main character Roger Ailes, CEO of Fox news is played by Russel Crow. Boy, was he a creep.
See you on #FFF, later my friend.
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Howdy sir dandays! I love this post. Incredible history and amazing buildings and that wall, wow! Did you get to go up on that to see the 6 foot wideness of it? And that cathedral! Man, I love cathedrals and castles. Are you going to tour any castles? I suppose that cathedral has been rewired several times?
Good morning Janton. Yes, actually, we did walk along the top of the wall. Funny you should mention rewiring, oh heck yeah there’s been many-0 electrical contractors inside that Minster. In fact, while we were there, one big section had some scaffolding erected for whatever work they’re doing and the scaffolding itself must’ve taken months to install! I attempted to get a picture of it but couldn’t do it justice so I declined.
We’re actually surrounded by castles it seems, though we haven’t found one that’s available for tours I guess but all of the old architecture here is gorgeous—a bunch of castles.
Thanks for stopping by @janton.
Howdy sir dandays! well if you were up on that wall why didn't you get pictures posted of it? I think that's an epic fail sir dandays. lol...hey, are any of those castles for sale? And don't you think you should buy one if there are?
This one was taken from the top of the wall, sir. It’s a nice walk way now, nearly 2k years later. Hey @jlsplatts, I mentioned you and this light fixture, I don’t think you caught it.
Many light fixtures like that one on top of the 6’ wide wall in texas, Janton?
Howdy today sir dandays! I just marvel at the structures and architecture over in Europe. That street lamp itself is an amazing work of art! Thanks for showing this, so incredible. If I was the jealous type I'd be jealous!
Hey did you see this post?
https://steemit.com/funny/@janton/a-few-cheap-laughs-87edb68b2aa71est
The only reason I mention it is because I rarely do comedy but I'll eat my hat if you don't laugh when you read this one! let me know if I'm wrong.
Did you say eat my hat?! En route—don’t eat it yet.
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