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The most prominent landmark in York, is the Cathedral of Saint Peter, commonly known as York Minster. The cathedral was constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries. It is an imposing example of Gothic architecture, containing the largest amount of medieval glass than any other of England's churches. |
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The City itself is enclosed within well preserved 14th century walls, which contain four fortified gates, known as 'Bars'. What remains of two Roman towers, can also be seen. In the 1st century AD. the site was occupied by the Romans, who called it Eboracum, and developed it into one of the most important fortresses in Britain. In the 7th century, the town was made the capital of the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. |
Yorkshire is the largest county in England, and as to be expected many famous people have eminated from here, including , although not famous, Robert Johnson, born in Thurnscoe, a mining village in the district of Barnsley.
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Barnsley
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Cooper Gallery
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Town Hall
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War Memorial in front of Town Hall |
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St. Helen's Church - Thurnscoe |
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My father was born in Northumberland and was a miner. He moved around from pit to pit with the work. He met my mother, who was born in Barnard Castle, through a fellow miner Albert Peters, when he was working at Ryhope colliery in Sunderlandand. Albert was courting her sister at the time.They married, and later moved to Thurnscoe where he found work in Hickleton Main colliery, just a stones throw from where they lived. This pre-dated the mechanisation of coal pits, and was all pick and shovel work, and my father often worked on his back in coal faces only three feet high. Both myself and my brother Jack were born here, but our father and mother did'nt want us to end up working down the pit, and some years later, we all moved to Lincoln. |
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