The view north from York Minster
Set aside from the rest of the city, the area north of the Minster is where the officials that ran the cathedral built their large private residences. The building on the left is the new Minster Library, formerly the chapel of the Archbishop of York's palace, built in the late 13th century. There are glimpses through the trees of the city's Bar Walls, the last section to be made a public amenity in the 1830s to protect the seclusion of the cathedral's top officials.
Pencil drawing done over two evenings.
The view north from York Minster
Set aside from the rest of the city, the area north of the Minster is where the officials that ran the cathedral built their large private residences. The building on the left is the new Minster Library, formerly the chapel of the Archbishop of York's palace, built in the late 13th century. There are glimpses through the trees of the city's Bar Walls, the last section to be made a public amenity in the 1830s to protect the seclusion of the cathedral's top officials.
Pencil drawing done over two evenings.