Clifford's Tower, York

Clifford's Tower is the motte of a motte and bailey castle, and is all that remains of that castle.

The original motte and bailey castle on this site was erected on the instructions of William the Conqueror.

This building stood for just over a century before being burnt down in one of York’s bloodiest and tragic moments, when, in 1190, 150 Jews were massacred on the site.

The present tower was built between 1245 and 1262 by order of King Henry 111. It was encircled by a moat fed from the River Foss. By 1800, the moat was no longer in existence. The tower was taken within the confines of the new York County Prison which was built in 1826 and demolished in 1935. The tower is now in the care of English Heritage.

The scale of the mound on which it stands can be seen in a photo that Ian uploaded to his solo project in 2012 - http://365project.org/if1/365/2012-05-30

Katharine

[Therese]

very nice shot, and a very interesting history too!!!

[Julie Ells]

I love the brick work. Thank you for the history of the building.

[Lindsay]

Nice shot of this great building!

[Gill W]

Fab shot, love the texture in the bricks.

[Molly]

Beautiful lighting and a lovely close-up view of this great building.

[Padlock]

Love that shot and that part of York.

[Loopy-Lou]

Fantastic capture.

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful pic. of that nice tower. And , as always , a nice and interesting , story goes with it. Thanks ,Ferry

[bruni]

I love to read the history of these places. took a quick look at Ian's picture. both pictures are fantastic.

[Bob]

Great shot and history. Looking up makes it look so tall.

[beezy]

love the gloomy skys

[Pete Roberts]

Looks good against the grey sky

[Tony]

Great capture and more new words to track down. Will have to learn about "motte and bailey". Thanks for the link to that older image.

[Hazel A]

Interesting shot and information

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Sandi]

Historic image, great commentary and lovely treatment of the beautiful stoneworking....

[Rose]

Wow amazing historic capture!

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid Thank you, its a good place to visit when I have time. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@crawest Thank you. Its an interesting place to visit. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lindsaydaisyboo Thank you. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@gillg Thanks. Its a lovely spot to visit. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thank you. There are a lot of steps up to it, and even more inside, but the views are worth the climb. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@padlock Thank you. I was hoping the daffodils would be out properly when I there. katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bizziebeeme Thank you. Its a great place to visit. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you for your comments. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni Thank you. I like history and like to revise what I know about places. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel Thanks Bob. In Ian's picture you can see how tall a mound it is on. There used to be a big firework display there on Nov 5th until they found it was spoiling the brick work. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@butterfingers1960 Thanks. Got home before the rain! Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pjr Thank you. Did get home before the rain. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont Thank you Tony. Glad you liked the words and link. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12 Thank you. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity Thank you. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@gratefulness Thank you. I am glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@silverhorn Thank you. Lots of history in York for us to capture. Katharine