Monk Bar, York
Artist/Photographer | Lambert, Sam (1927-1981) |
Country | UK: England |
City | York |
Subject Date | 1400 |
Image Date | 1969 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Medieval |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 218 York (Lambert 69245/29) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Arches ; Gateways ; Fortifications ; City walls |
NOTES: Monk Bar, the tallest of the four gatehouses in the city walls of York, was intended as a self-contained fort when it was built in the early 14th century. The upper (fourth) storey was added in the 15th century.
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