Monkgate Bar in York England - Monkbar
The tallest and strongest of the bars. A self contained
fortress, it has floors that are stone vaulted, independently defensible and
fireproof. The uppermost floor was added in the 15th century and topped with
figures of warriors raining stones down on the enemy. The present stone
warriors probably replaced the original ones in the 17th century.
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Please take the time to go beneath the main archway to see signs of its past life. The bricked up doorways, the wide grooves which gave support to the portcullis and the pins on which the oak gate would have sat. On the outside, the doors at first floor level would have opened out on to the barbican; which was demolished in 1825.
As you leave Monk bar you will see the Ice House to the outside of the wall, a brick built structure built on the mound of the wall around 1800. During the winter ice would be collected and stored here, packed in straw and covered with soil, it would be used to keep food cool during the heat of the summer.
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