An interesting gateway on Yorkersgate
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An interesting gateway on Yorkersgate
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 29 Sep 2018
This rather fancy 18th century gateway looks out of place here, and this is probably a correct assumption as it was almost certainly moved at some point in the 19thC - but from where? The gateway is almost opposite the Talbot Hotel and is thought to have been erected here to give guests access to the newly constructed stable yard [now a food court] on the other side of the road. It has been suggested that the design was by Vanbrugh, but there is no proof of this at present.
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Image Location
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54.134178
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-0.800834