York Part 2

York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in the city of York in Northern England. It is the seat of the Archbishop of York (the second highest office of the Church of England), and cathedral for the Diocese of York, and is run by a Dean and Chapter under the Dean of York. Its formal title is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York.
It has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic choir and east end, and Early English north and south transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window, (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters Window, each lancet being over 16 metres high. The south transept contains the famous Rose window.


The Minster is built in the shape of a cross, this is the view if you stand where the cross meets at the centre looking straight up Inside the minster, changed the white balance setting on the caamera to give this rosy coloured effect.
Looking from the southern end of the minster.
The Minster has one of the best collections of Stained glass in England. There are 128 windows, containing about 2 million individual pieces of glass. The Great East window of York Minster is the single largest area of medieval glass in the world, it is about the same size as a tennis court
City walls which surround York.
Holy Trinity Stocks, the originals stocks are inside the church and date back to the 16th century
A cobbled street in York
Most of the Minster in its full glory.
The chapter house inside the minster at the Northern end.The beautiful and airy octagonal room is one of the oldest parts of the Minster. It was begun in 1260 and completed in 1286.
Created as a meeting place for the Dean and Chapter of York Minster, it is still used for the same purpose.
Each of the seven walls of the Chapter House has six seats to emphasize the equality of the Chapter members. No one can sit in the center. The eighth side of the octagon is the archway of a passage leading to the nave. There are also seven windows - among the oldest in the Minster, with glass dating from 1270. Above the archway on the eighth wall, the stonework of the seven windows is repeated.

Another view and entrance to the Minster
Guy Fawkes plaque found in the streets of York
Self explanatory, its an old pub !!
The Little Devil in Stonegate.
In the 16 Century Stonegate became famous for its book shops and printers. At 33 Stonegate there used to be a printers, outside at the corner of the shop is a little Devil. This guy got any blame when metal type was miss spelt when going to Press. It is said to unlucky to look into his eyes!