Bootham Bar
Medieval gatehouse on a Roman gate site, with a portcullis slot and stone figures above its arch.
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This guide to Bootham Bar in York looks out through the gate and up the road called Bootham, toward the royal Forest of Galtres that once pressed against the city walls. It follows Norman kings and their deer, the wolves that gave the woods their reputation, and a church lantern across town that burned through the night. Stand inside the arch, facing out toward Bootham, as you listen.
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