Benchmarking

This is the cap of a tube set in the floor of the Nave of York Minster as a level mark to show if the building is shifting. It was placed here after extensive restoration work to find out if it had been successful in halting the subsidence that threatened the fabric of the Minster. 
Benchmarking is a variation on the geocaching phenomenon in which individuals actively seek out these marks using a hand held GPS and log their finds on line. Who knew? Not me until I looked up from taking this picture to be congratulated by a couple of young lads on finding a 'passive station bolt'

Runes

This is the word Northumbria written in Viking runes. Before English kings took over this part of the country and made it part of the kingdom of England, calling it "Yorkshire", the county was part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. York (or Jorvik) was the capital city.

Windy Day

A dramatic sky is forming behind this wind turbine. It led to some pretty dramatic weather too. Taking part in Skywatch Friday

Harvest

Just before all the rain and the subsequent flooding we had a dry few days. Hopefully many farmers took advantage as this one did and made hay..........

Last Supper

St Martin le Grand on Coney Street is an 11th century church so this very modern depiction of the last supper inside the church was rather a surprise. Dating from 1967 it is  by Frank Roper. Designed as a reredos for the altar it is made from gold-painted aluminium. What do you think of it? It is a little too 'home made' for my tastes and was originally hidden away at the back of the church but is now on display under a modern stained glass window. The church suffered badly from bomb damage during WW2 hence the modern interior.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday

Cafe society

Well York with a little touch of France anyone? You can sit in the window and watch the world go by, or be watched by the world as they pass by.
Taking part in  Ruby Tuesday

That Old Lion Again

Regular readers of this blog (discerning folk one and all) might just recognise this lion as it has featured before. It is one of a pair guarding the entrance to the garden of Greys Court, and it rather obligingly  posed for this silhouette!!
Taking part in CDP theme day for October