Robin Hood's Tower

The walk along the walls from Monk Bar to Bootham is particularly beautiful. Keep your eyes open for the bronze plaque fixed to the wall commemorating the restoration of this section of wall in 1888-9.

A good example of what the Victorians thought a medieval tower should look like can be found at the north angle of the defences behind the Minster. The present tower was built in 1888-89 to replace a much earlier one. The outside is faced with neat limestone blocks and the inside is built of concrete reinforced with re-used tram-rails!