Ripon Town Hall - motto
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Ripon Town Hall - motto
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 2 May 2016
The city's motto is "Except the Lord keep the cittie, the wakeman waketh in vain". From Psalm 127 verse 1, but here a reference to the historic practice of the night watchman or wakeman, who still proclaims the curfew every evening Image See Image for context.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.135882
Longitude
-1.523975