Micklegate Bar, York 1977
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This authentic 1970s colour photograph captures the historic approach to Micklegate Bar in York, North Yorkshire, in 1977. The image provides a factual record of the city’s most important medieval gateway, showing the central arch and the Royal Arms decorating the stone facade. The street scene documents a variety of British and European vehicles waiting at the junction. To the left, the half-timbered facade of the Windmill pub is visible, while the right side of the frame features the Bar Hotel and traditional dark-brick Georgian architecture. Pedestrians and a motorcyclist in period attire add to the social context of this Northern English city. As a self-contained archival record, this shot is a valuable resource for local historians and collectors of vintage Yorkshire photography.
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