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Town marks 600th anniversaryof its defence against attackers
BEVERLEY residents were out in force yesterday to celebrate the 600th anniversary of a gateway which once guarded the town.
The North Bar was built in 1409 to oppose attack from Molescroft, along what is now Molescroft Road.
Enemy troops would have found their advance blocked by a portcullis, the slot for which can still be seen in the structure – which consists of 112,300 bricks put in place by workers paid only a few pennies a day.
It still has its eye-catching cornice above the entrance, formed by laying a diagonal line of bricks between two projecting brick works.
Three other bars, or gates, were also built as part of the defences – Newbegin Bar, Keldgate (or South) Bar, and Norwood Bar, to which smaller bars and turnstiles were added in the 15th century.
Yesterday's celebrations involved a parade by primary school children from Beverley Minster.
Other highlights included a North Bar opening ceremony – marking the first time the gates have been closed for a long time – a reading of a proclamation, and medieval re-enactment
The celebrations were seen in the Market Place, North Bar Within, and around the Minster. There was live music, art exhibitions, dance workshops and other events.
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