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the Blue Coat Boys' School, with its play-ground and gardens,,
and the Merchant Tailors' Hall, shortly arriving at
MONK BAE,
so called after General Monk, the hero of the Eestoration
formerly Goodramgate Bar. It is the loftiest of the four, is
Decorated in style, and is the most perfect specimen of its
kind in the kingdom. It consists of a massive square tower,
over an archway, having a groined roof of stone, with boldly
corbelled and embattled turrets, at the angles of which are
massive and grotesque figures in the act of hurling stones at
an imaginary foe. The front of the bar is ornamented with
the arms of England and France, quarterly, with a knight's
helmet as crest, under a canopy, and the arms of the city on
each side. The iron spikes at the bottom of the old portcullis
still hang in threatening attitude above the ancient gateway.
The interior is of two stories, with vaulted chambers, and
was formerly used as a prison.
Proceeding down Lord Mayor's Walk, the walls may be
seen in very good condition, with here and there on the
inside unsightly excrescences, in the shape of summer-houses
and other similar buildings, impinged upon them ; but
running through private property, are unfortunately not
available to the public. From the corner of Gillygate to
BOOTHAM BAE
the walls are entirely hidden by houses. This bar is a square
tower, similar in form to the others, built on a Norman arch
has turrets at the corners, on which are figures of stone. It
is supposed to have been erected about the fourteenth century,
though some portions are of a later date. The front of the
bar is ornamented with two shields, bearing the city arms,
and one within a garter in a decayed condition. The portcullis
may still be seen in its ancient position.
From this point to the Multangular Tower, on to the entrance
lodge of the Museum (with the exception of a few yards
in front of the Exhibition building and at St. Leonard's Hospital)
down to Lendal Tower, the walls exist in a good state of
preservation. Portions of the boundary walls to the grounds,
of St. Mary's Abbey are still in existence, running behind the
houses on the south side of Bootham to the old tower or keep
at the corner of Marygate. This was blown up during