Friday, 17 August 2007

King's Square

King's Square is a pleasant leafy square in the centre of York located close to the Shambles and is ideal if you want to park your weary bones for a short rest. There are often various vendor stalls around the edge of the square like the ice cream and lemonade stalls in the second photo. It is also a popular square with street performers. The square is the site of an old church and some of the slabs on the raised section are memorial stones where the inscription is still readable.

Watch out for the cat on the roof of the estate agent. Local architect Tom Adams has them as a signature to buildings he has worked on. There is also a cat stalking up the wall of Barnitt's hardware store next to the square in Colliergate. For more on the cats visit "Cats in YorK" website.


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