We hopped off of the HoHo and crossed the street to get to the City Walls. We climbed up to the top of the steps and arrived at the top of the City Walls. There was a room there that had the portcullis, that gate thing that gets dropped down to close off access through the gate. After that we walked along the top of the walls, looking over at lawns, houses, champagne gardens and the huge ditch where the moat once was. It was sunny and still warm and we had a great time.
The lion du astro-turf
The wind is blowing us a bit
This plaque commemorates the site of a Roman fortification circa 300 CE
The stone steps leading up to the top of the walls are worn down in the center of the steps
Hi, how are you.
An anti-pigeon gate
The portcullis was lowered back iin early 2000's but it got stuck in the ground and has not been lowered since
Pretty roomy up here
Walking along the walls
The Minster towers behind us
Sweet pea!
There was a spire planned for the tower to the left. It was not built as it probable would have caused this tower to collapse. It still took some 240 years to complete
The towers that were built are still quite something to see
Looking over the walls
Not sure what this stone tower is
Horse head and shadow int he champagne garden
We thought about heading down to get a glass of bubbly but opted to continue our sunny wall walk
Commemorating a restoration of this section of the wall in 1898
One of the four gates into the city center
With stone knights on top
Another tiny staircase
Seen on the wall of a barber
The whole band in a super sized wagon
Vikings!
One very detailed sign along the Shambles
Cakes!
Potions and spells
Two nuts and one nutcracker
Gert and Henry's and Leslie
This building is sagging in the middle
