No. 22 Thomas ‘Tom’ Dudley (British 1857-1935): ‘Walmgate Bar (within) York’ Watercolour signed, titled and dated 1879-80.
The Artist:
Born in York, a teacher, diarist and champion of York’s Heritage.
FoYW’s note:
This shows Walmgate Bar seen from inside the walled city. The late Tudor extension had brought extra living space to the upper floors and roof. Its smoke-stained look reminds us that this was a time of coal-fired heating and coal-powered factories close up to the city walls. The city walls themselves here might well have looked cleaner than the 300year old extension because the large archway on the left was less than 20 years old and the pedestrian archway on the right only a little older. Today the extension has been carefully conserved and restored and is often open as a café.
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Posted February 2026 AF
