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| HER Number: | MYO4671 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | YORK CITY WALLS Tower 26 |
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Summary
Modern semi-circular interval tower on York city walls, built in 1957 to replace a a semi-circular interval tower, probably of the period 1266-1318, which collapsed in 1957. It was rebuilt above the footings reusing the former tower materials.
Monument Type(s)
- INTERVAL TOWER (Medieval - 1266 AD to 1318 AD)
- INTERVAL TOWER (Almost entirely rebuilt 1957, 20th Century to Unknown - 1957 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Scheduled Monument
- Conservation Area
Full description
RCHME, 1962, Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum, p123-4 (Bibliographic reference). SYO62.
NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.
Sources and further reading
| --- | Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data. |
| --- | Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1962. Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York, Volume 1 Eboracum. 1. p123-4. |
Related records
| MYO1733 | Part of: YORK CITY WALLS (BOOTHAM BAR TO MONK BAR) (Monument) |
| MYO3631 | Part of: York City Walls in entirety (Monument) |
| MYO4672 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS between Tower 24 and 26 (Chainage 1800-1900) (Monument) |
| MYO4673 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS between Tower 26 and 28 (Chainage 1900-2000) (Monument) |
| MYO4678 | Related to: YORK CITY WALLS Rampart Bootham Bar and Monk Bar (Monument) |
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