York, Micklegate Bar 1886
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18439
More about this scene
This, the northern gate, stands on the site of the Roman Porta Principalis, the gateway of Eboracum. The barbican was demolished in 1835. The name Bootham derives from Buthum, 'at the booths'. The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice after two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor. He was caught and fined £5 and sentenced to two years in jail. There are stories of ghosts frequenting the bar, including a gentleman dressed in black.
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