Fishergate Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Fishergate Tower by Richard Croft as part of the Geograph project.
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Fishergate Tower
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 15 Apr 2008
Built between 1504 and 1507 on the site of an earlier tower called Talkan Tower - named after Robert de Talkan, Mayor of York in 1399. The small pedestrian gate 'Fishergate Postern' once had a portcullis and controlled access to the city.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.954782
Longitude
-1.07664