YORK - THE TOURISTY BITS

The River Ouse passes right through the centre of York, so it's appropriate that we begin with it. Here's the Ouse at low tide in 1910.

 There's still some commercial traffic on the river.

The majority of movements on the Ouse are from pleasure boats, some of which go out to Bishopthorpe Palace.

A nice day by the river in 2012.

The junction of the River Foss and the Ouse.

There was once plenty of industry by the Ouse. Here, the aftermath of a major conflagation.

One of the most famous scenes of the city walls, Lendal Bridge and the Minster, in tramway days, then the early 1960s and 2023.

Here's a close-up of the Minster.

The choir screen inside York Minster.

There are plenty of other churches in York. This is All Saints.

The Church of St Helen on Stonegate.

St Mary's church on Castlegate.

Here's the ruins of St Mary's Abbey, near Lendal Bridge.

Other notable buildings include St Williams College.

Now, this is the Mansion House.

York Castle sits on its own little hill.

Below is the Castle Museum.

Inside, street scenes have been recreated.

York's narrow streets include Low Petergate.

The Shambles is even narrower.

Entry into the walled city was by means of gates, known as bars. This is Micklegate Bar.

Beyond it is, of course, Micklegate, seen around 1910.

Here's Bootham Bar, close to the Minster.

Walmgate Bar, quite a walk away from the city centre.

Just off Walmgate is Brew York, with its own brewery and bar.

We can hitch a lift with this dray to York Brewery, sadly no longer brewing now.

There was a decent bar upstairs.

That's it for this post. Next time, we'll look at the public road transport in the city.