Outing . o and three-quar-ter miles in length, to keep out the heathen An Intimate Excursion 725 warriors. Parts of the old walls are stillstanding. The popular promenade isaround the top of the new wall built beforeColumbus discovered America and beforeour own New York was thought of. The York Minster, or Cathedral, is oneof the finest and most famous of all those ofwhich England is justly proud. As anarchitectural creation it is a gem whichmodern designers have not equaled. Inprocess of building for over three hundredyears, it was consecrated in 1472. As we Scarborough and Bridlington, popul
Outing . o and three-quar-ter miles in length, to keep out the heathen An Intimate Excursion 725 warriors. Parts of the old walls are stillstanding. The popular promenade isaround the top of the new wall built beforeColumbus discovered America and beforeour own New York was thought of. The York Minster, or Cathedral, is oneof the finest and most famous of all those ofwhich England is justly proud. As anarchitectural creation it is a gem whichmodern designers have not equaled. Inprocess of building for over three hundredyears, it was consecrated in 1472. As we Scarborough and Bridlington, popular sea-shore resorts largely patronized, but as wewere anxious to get into Scotland wedecided to omit the side-trip and to push onnorth. We stopped at Northallerton for lunch,and reached the picturesque town of Dur-ham and crossed the river Weir under thewindows of its cathedral and castle aboutfour oclock in the afternoon. An hourlater we passed through Newcastle andcrossed the Tyne by the wonderful High. Al fresco breakfast at Elmwood. stood before its wonderful altar in thesubdued light of early evening we could nothelp thinking of the countless throngs whohad knelt here in the past centuries andwho had gone out even of twilight song service was being heldwhile we were there and the mellowtones of the great organ and the chantingof the choir were wafted in sweet harmonythrough the transepts and nave to thefurthest corners of the great cathedral,there to be lost in distant echoes. It is but a short run from York to Level bridge designed by Robert Stephen-son. This is 112 feet above the water; therailroad crosses on the upper part andvehicles upon the lower roadway, which issuspended from the upper platform. Aswe had brought no coals to Newcastle, andas it is a most uninteresting town (ingeneral appearance much like the poorersuburbs of Pittsburg, being the great coalcenter of England) we pushed on over themagnificent road through Morpeth, passingthrough the old
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