A new and complete history of the county of York . Essex, the architect, and more fully refuted by Sir H. C. Englefield;indeed no person who has attentively studied the peculiarities of ancient architec-ture can fail to recognise the Norman style in these arches. Above the gate is ashield of arms suspended from a garter, and beneath is inscribed RenovataA. D. MDCCXXVII. Higher on the building are the arms of old France andEngland, quarterly, between those of the city of York, all emblazoned in each shield is a small Gothic canopy. Above the royal arms is a helmet,crested with a li
A new and complete history of the county of York . Essex, the architect, and more fully refuted by Sir H. C. Englefield;indeed no person who has attentively studied the peculiarities of ancient architec-ture can fail to recognise the Norman style in these arches. Above the gate is ashield of arms suspended from a garter, and beneath is inscribed RenovataA. D. MDCCXXVII. Higher on the building are the arms of old France andEngland, quarterly, between those of the city of York, all emblazoned in each shield is a small Gothic canopy. Above the royal arms is a helmet,crested with a lion passant gardant, the whole gilt. These arms and crest werepainted and gilt anew in 1827. On the city side are the arms of France andEngland, quarterly.+ * In York jthe term gate is used to describe a street or lane, as Micklegate, Castlegate, &c. ;whilst the greater gates are denominated bars, Micklegate bar, Bootham bar, &c.; and the lesserones posterns, as Castlegate postern, Laythorpe postern. &c. + Archtrlogia, vol. vi. p. ME©]! TIE BAt,f©EK. ?
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