I know, I might have posted before about York once or twice but on this post, there are no trains! It's a beautiful and historic city all year round but there is something even more magical about the place on a mild Autumn day under an almost cloudless azure sky.
The wife and my Mum had gone off to Betty's Tea Rooms as I was left alone to enjoy the day and after parking the car, took the scenic route on course to the Railway museum. More train pictures will have to wait because this post is in honour of the riverside.
The river in question is the River Ouse runs right through the centre of York on its journey from its source where the Swale meets the Ure in Linton and continues out to the Humber and eventually into the North Sea and due to its depth and being navigable was one of the natural factors that made this such a perfect site for the Romans to base themselves when they first arrived here almost 2000 years ago!
The bridge you can see is Lendal Bridge designed by Thomas Page who in another fairly big city, also designed Westminster Bridge! It's one of three main road bridges in the city centre and just to the rear of it is Lendal tower, built into the city walls and which the bridge connects to Barker Tower, both of which have their origins in medieval times.
A beautiful stroll in a beautiful city by a beautiful river on a beautiful day. And then it was time to see some more trains!
As always, all pictures were taken by me and the exact location of Lendal Bridge has been added to the wonderful @pinmapple.
Additional information sourced from wikipedia
Sorry pigeons. I didn't mean to frighten you...or perhaps I did to get this photo of you in flight!
Another gate within the roman walls that surround this historic and beautiful city.
The roof of Barker Tower on the West Bank.
Rivers have always been places of industry, and here, the former home of the long defunct 'Yorkshire Herald' newspaper sits comfortably by the rest of the more splendid buildings.
It might be a beautiful day with a fair amount of tourists but the river boats mainly sit idle at this time of year.
Museum gardens looked absolutely stunning in their Autumnal finery.
A squirrel hunted for nuts to stash away before the harsh winter descends.
A beautiful location for a stroll. This path is actually named Judy Dench walk after the famous actress who was born here.
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