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<blockquote data-quote="SteveH" data-source="post: 376857" data-attributes="member: 9252"><p>More York after dark....</p><p></p><p>The house of Guy Fawkes' parents... Guy Fawkes was responsible for the gun powder plot, where he planted LOTS of gun powder under the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to kill the King James I. in 1605 and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. (This why the UK celebrate Bonfire night on November 5th). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes" target="_blank">Guy Fawkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3892-edit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>York Minster dominates the rest of the City. There is a ban on any building being taller in the immediate area to preserve the city's historical skyline. Also, new buildings within the city walls must maintain an traditional appearance.... No glass skyscrapers here!</p><p><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3909-edit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Roman Pillar outside the Minster... The pillar was found during maintenance of the Minster's foundations, where it was moved back to it's original location. The pillar was part of a Roman building dated at 71 AD.</p><p><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3918-edit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Plaque on the pillar... The text reads:</p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">THIS ROMAN COLUMN ONCE STOOD WITHIN THE GREAT HALL OF THE HEADQUARTERS</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">BUILDING OF THE FORTRESS OF THE SIXTH LEGION (WHOSE EMBLEM WAS A BULL) IN THE</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">FOURTH CENTURY A.D. IT WAS FOUND IN 1969 DURING THE EXCAVATION OF THE SOUTH </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">TRANSEPT OF THE MINSTER, LYING WHERE IT HAD COLLAPSED.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">IT WAS GIVEN BY THE DEAN AND CHAPTER TO THE YORK CIVIC TRUST WHO IN 1971</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">ERECTED IT ON THIS SITE TO MARK THE 1900 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">THE CITY BY THE ROMANS IN A.D. 71.</span></span></p><p><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3856.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveH, post: 376857, member: 9252"] More York after dark.... The house of Guy Fawkes' parents... Guy Fawkes was responsible for the gun powder plot, where he planted LOTS of gun powder under the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to kill the King James I. in 1605 and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. (This why the UK celebrate Bonfire night on November 5th). [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes"]Guy Fawkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL] [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3892-edit.jpg[/IMG] York Minster dominates the rest of the City. There is a ban on any building being taller in the immediate area to preserve the city's historical skyline. Also, new buildings within the city walls must maintain an traditional appearance.... No glass skyscrapers here! [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3909-edit.jpg[/IMG] Roman Pillar outside the Minster... The pillar was found during maintenance of the Minster's foundations, where it was moved back to it's original location. The pillar was part of a Roman building dated at 71 AD. [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3918-edit.jpg[/IMG] The Plaque on the pillar... The text reads: [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]THIS ROMAN COLUMN ONCE STOOD WITHIN THE GREAT HALL OF THE HEADQUARTERS[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]BUILDING OF THE FORTRESS OF THE SIXTH LEGION (WHOSE EMBLEM WAS A BULL) IN THE[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]FOURTH CENTURY A.D. IT WAS FOUND IN 1969 DURING THE EXCAVATION OF THE SOUTH [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]TRANSEPT OF THE MINSTER, LYING WHERE IT HAD COLLAPSED.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]IT WAS GIVEN BY THE DEAN AND CHAPTER TO THE YORK CIVIC TRUST WHO IN 1971[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]ERECTED IT ON THIS SITE TO MARK THE 1900 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]THE CITY BY THE ROMANS IN A.D. 71.[/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/9/2/5/2/dsc_3856.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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