Spa Bridge Scarborough, taken January 2017
Ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, York, taken this month
Bootham Bar, York. The entrances to the old part of the city of York are called, Bars. In other UK cities they are also known as Gates. Confusing, but we Brits like to confuse!!
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Next week’s prompt is Nature.
Happy Snapping!
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Comments on: "One a week Photo Challenge- Arch" (19)
Interesting arches.
Here is my contribution for Arch – https://rainbowjunkiecorner.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/one-a-week-photo-challenge-arch/
York is lovely. Used to visit when we lived in Leeds, but there were always too may tourists 😦
I like the time warp you created going from modern to medieval!
Glad you liked time travelling.
Some lovely photos there but the picture at the top is actually the Spa bridge. Valley bridge is the road bridge just before that one, assuming you’re driving under them both heading towards the sea! I was at that York ‘gate’ recently too. I love seeing these photos that are local to me.
Well I never, I have always known that as valley bridge. I have corrected that now. Thanks.
Great arch photos Cathy. Like the St Mary’s ruin the best it reminds me of an early episode of All Creatures great and Small and Tristan’s monk ghost trick.
I had forgotten that episode. I wonder if its available anywhere?
I love your photos of York. I really like the city even though I had a nasty experience when I got my purse stolen on the train up there once. When I did my OU degree I spent a couple of weeks there on the university campus at ‘summer school’ and sampled quite a few of the bars and pubs 😉
Glad you liked York, hope this brought back some happy memories
Snap! I’m just uploading my photo of the ruins of St Mary’s 🙂
Great minds thinking alike!
three stunning photos. It’s hard to choose but I think the last one is my favourite. I love those little slitty windows!!! When was it built, do you know?
There is lots of fascinating info about the York walls here but the arch is about 900 years old http://www.yorkwalls.org.uk/?page_id=3702
Thanks! Pretty bloody old, then…..:)
The arch is 11th century and the rest of the building is 14th century. Apparently its been an entrance to York for nearly 2000 years, from when it was a Roman fortress.
Lots of great arches! I have a few to choose from to. In Southampton one of our old gates is called the ‘Bargate’ wonder if there is a connection.
Look forward to seeing your pictures. How interesting Bargate- making doubly sure you know its the way in.