York Part 1

Staircase inside Clifford Tower at York. More info on the tower is below. One of the entrances into the walled city of York
The Shambles, tiny streets and original buildings mix with the new.

Clifford's Tower. Here you can see part of the high mound upon which the tower was raised by William I.
Clifford's Tower is all that remains of York Castle. William the Conqueror built a wooden castle here in 1086, atop a high conical mound over looking the River Ouse.
That first castle was burned by rebellious natives, and a second one built. That building saw one of the most horrifying episodes in York's colourful history in 1190.
A mob of citizens rioted against the Jewish population of York, and 1190 of the Jews took refuge inside the castle. Many of the Jews committed suicide rather than allow themselves to be captured by the bloodthirsty mob outside, and more died when the building was set on fire. The remainder were slaughtered by the mob.(Courtesy of britainexpress.com)
A view from the top of the tower.
Caroline and another view of inside the tower walls.
Taken inside the Castle Museum. This is the actual cell where the infamous Dick Turpin was held. His ghost paid Caroline a visit !!!
Inside the Castle Museum again, this time a 1960's themed room.
A young girl innocently eats an ice cream outside of the musuem
The street of kirkgate as it would of looked in early victorian times

The Merchant Hall at York, In 1357 a number of influential men and women came together to form a religious fraternity and to build the Hall. By 1430 most members were merchants and mercers, and alongside the fraternity they set up a trading association or guild. They used the Hall to transact their business affairs, to meet together socially, to look after the poor and to pray to God.