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Nestled in the
centre of the historic city
of York, in the North of England,
you will find a tiny street filled with
the quaintest of lopsided, leaning
and overhanging timber frame
buildings. This street is known as
The Shambles.
On a recent whistle‐stop visit to
the city of York I was quite taken
with buildings of The Shambles,
with their wonky walls and
looming overhead stature.
Although I didn’t have a ‘real’
camera with me at the time, I
managed to take a few halfway
decent shots with my husband’s
mobile phone for further
contemplation upon my return
home. I must add, that I really
think that these photos do not do
full justice to the street that was
given the Google award of most
picturesque street in Britain of
2010.
From reading the occasional
plaques upon street walls and
snippets at Tourist Information
points, I learned that The Shambles
was once filled with butchers
shops dating back to medieval
times.... I had to learn more!
centre of the historic city
of York, in the North of England,
you will find a tiny street filled with
the quaintest of lopsided, leaning
and overhanging timber frame
buildings. This street is known as
The Shambles.
On a recent whistle‐stop visit to
the city of York I was quite taken
with buildings of The Shambles,
with their wonky walls and
looming overhead stature.
Although I didn’t have a ‘real’
camera with me at the time, I
managed to take a few halfway
decent shots with my husband’s
mobile phone for further
contemplation upon my return
home. I must add, that I really
think that these photos do not do
full justice to the street that was
given the Google award of most
picturesque street in Britain of
2010.
From reading the occasional
plaques upon street walls and
snippets at Tourist Information
points, I learned that The Shambles
was once filled with butchers
shops dating back to medieval
times.... I had to learn more!
