Doors Within The Walls 2 - 20 St. Andrewgate

Just a little way from the side entrance of Barnitts along St. Andrewgate is this magnificent door that I just could not resist taking a photo of.

Barnitts Side Entrance

This side entrance into Barnitts located in St. Andrewgate leads into the garden department of the store. This part of the building used to be the Territorial Army drill hall and bears the motto "Pro Aris et Focis" often used by the military, which literally translates as "for our alters and hearths". Like all Latin translations this in turn translates as "for God and country". The alters and hearths is maybe fitting for the current use as a hardware store. I think the doorway probably rates as one of the finest within the city walls and I hope that Barnitts will take good care of it.

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.