Restoration of York City Walls

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In the early 1800’s the medieval walls surrounding York, were almost destroyed

This talk takes a look at the decision to save the city walls instead of having them fully removed.  In particular a look at the section which was restored between Bootham Bar and Monk Bar.

Length of Talk: Approx. 1 hour

Also available for Zoom (or similar) presentations

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