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Oliver Cromwell visited Clifford's Tower in 1650, and received a salute from the guns stationed on top of it. [96] The cost of the garrison was levied on the city of York. [97] A massive explosion in 1684 destroyed the roof, floor and central pillar of Clifford's Tower, leaving only the walls intact.
Fairfax House (centre), seen from York Castle Fairfax House is a Georgian townhouse located at No. 27, Castlegate, York , England, near Clifford's Tower and York Castle Museum . It was probably built in the early 1740s for a local merchant and in 1759 it was purchased by Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley , who arranged for ...
York: Country: England: ... York and Selby Magistrates’ Court is a Grade II listed building on Clifford Street, York. [1] ... Behind is a clock tower. References
Castlegate is a historic street in York, England, which leads to York Castle. [1] ... as viewed from Clifford's Tower. Maison 31, Castlegate. St Mary's Church. References
Designed to improve access to the new Skeldergate Bridge, it was named Clifford Street after nearby Clifford's Tower. [3] [2] The Friends Meeting House was extended, with a new main entrance on the new road. From 1882, the York Tramways Company ran horse-drawn trams along the street. In 1892, a building was opened to house the city' police ...
Clifford's Tower, where the Jews of York were killed in 1190. Isolated attacks on Jews also occurred at Colchester, Thetford, and Ospringe. A significant loss of life occurred at York on the night of 16 March (Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat before Passover) and 17 March 1190. [24]
St George's York; The Shambles, York's best-preserved medieval street; The Snickelways, a collection of narrow streets and passages; Treasurer's House (NT) [a] York Castle. Clifford's Tower (EH) [a] York Castle Museum (YMT) York City Art Gallery (YMT) York Dungeon; York Minster; York's Chocolate Story
It was described as having a Romanseque arch as the entrance, supported by columns with carved capitals; surrounding the walls is a parapet crowned with ornamental terminals; and in the centre of the building a tower rises to a height of 85 feet (26 m). The principal frontage is on Clifford Street.