Yorkshire

                                                                       Yorkshire

Headed north for a wire bond workshop and ended up in York. We thought because it was not in season, whatever that means, that it would not be crowded, wrong again it was Christmas Market. York was all dressed up for Christmas and there were masses of people.

Shambles Street,   Diagon Alley Inspiration

The old medieval all surrounded the central village shopping area. We walked the city walls and viewed the cathedral.  Toured the Roman museum.  And saw again the serial killer ( Henry the 8th) handy work. Henry ran out of money so went and took down the guys with money which were the monks and their monastery to fill his fat life style and left on beautiful wall standing of the monastery but took everything.

Seems to me a recurring theme. If you have money beware the powers that be will take you down.  Now if you have power and money no worries. Rich get richer poor get poorer. Way of the world.

Cathedral at York

Next day headed out to the Yorkshire country side and visited Saltaire. This little town was a utopia idea, Ann Ryan for real.  Salt a business man in the alpaca wool business saw the problems the mills in Bedford and tragic life of the people and set out to do something about it. Built a wool mill and named it Saltaire.  Salt built the mill, homes, the whole town and gave people a better life. The church architect was a Lockwood. Really strange shape.

Church at Saltaire

Gallery

Over the years it changed and now the mill is a mall and art gallery. Spent the day then headed home.