York Within the Walls: Bar Walls: Skeldergate to Micklegate Bar

  

Looking at the 'new' Skeldergate entrance to the walls.
Looking at the 'new' Skeldergate entrance to the walls.

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Tower 1

Built to provide a new end to the wall in 1878 when the wall extending to the river bank was demolished for the building of Skeldergate Bridge. Skeldergate Postern had been demolished in 1807 and a new arch in the walls, built in 1831, was demolished with the wall in 1878. (Ref. 1c)

Photo: taken 16 April 2006. Photo Copyright Dave Woodcock 2008.
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