The Shambles, York. by artaddict2
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The word Shambles comes from an Anglo-Saxon word Shammels or Fleshammels literaly meaning Flesh shelves. The shambles was an open air Meat Market where the butchers would prepare and hang their meat from the Medieval wooden stuctures.
York boasts that this is the most visited street in Europe !
Offal and blood would flow down the street and hygeine conditions would have been quite disgusting to people of today.
There is a shrine to St.Margaret Clitherow located in Number 10 The Shambles. She met a gruesome Martyrdom for being a Catholic in a newly Protestant England in 1586
Thanks for taking a look. and thanks for previous comments.
Comments (12)
Wunderbare Aufnahme und so gute Details, besonders das Holz, excellent!!!!!
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
A wonderful look into the past from the present. Good job.
Great capture. The connection of 'shambles' with the older connotation of a slaughterhouse/butchers' market is often forgotten. Not just a 'mess' as the meaning seems to have been watered down to, but a very special messy sort of mess! ;-)
excellent work
A wonderful shot, Alan. York is a very beautiful city. Diane.
Beautiful photo. What a lovely building on a very interesting corner. Interesting history to this neighborhood, too!
Fantastic ! Roby ;O)
Wonderful shot! Very interesting history, too! Thanks for sharing! :^)
excellent shot .we have have a shambles aswell in stockton though it has changed over the years mick
A very nice capture, really, full of that historical flavour I like so much in England. Thank you for the added interesting narrative about the place.5+++
j'adorre cette photo. Elle donne envie de se promener dans ces petites rues.