We were at the York Castle Museum today and I saw this 19th century Pearling Mill with a wood gear and pinion.  The teeth on the gear look like they were individually mortised into the gear wheel, very interesting.  Also we saw a mechanical Rotisserie system that is mounted in front of a fire place.  The unique thing about this is that it is powered by a weight and pulley system like that found on an old grand-father clock, plus it had two sets of bevel gears incorporated into the power train.  My guess is that the quality of the bevel gears would make Gleason turn over in his grave.

Today we saw the Jorvik Viking Exhibit, the York Castle Museum and had high tea at the famous Betty's Tea & Coffee Merchants  It was very formal looking, but also it was very good.  Not being a big tea drinker we shared a Mocha and a delightful Carmel Tart with some incredible Betty’s homemade ice cream. A truly delightful afternoon break.

York Castle Museum

The museum itself was founded by John L. Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the debtors' prison (built in 1701–05 using stone from the ruins of the castle) and the female prison (built 1780–85).

English Stage Coach

Typical School Classroom

Modern Range...for the period

Oven

Typical Merchants Street

Clifford's Tower

The site of York Castle was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068, known as Clifford's Tower.

Jorvik Viking Centre

The Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in small carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by the York Archaeological Trust in 1984. Its name is derived from Jórvík, the Old Norse name for the city of York. It was a little like a ride at Disneyland, but it was interesting.

The exhibit doesn't allow photography, so all of the pictures are from the Jorvik Viking Centre website.

What an old Viking used to look like.

The Streets of York

York is a pleasant place to just walk around. It has a very English flavor and is very tourist friendly. We did find a small little shop that specialised in Teddy Bears, Stonegate Teddy Bears. Instantly Carol found a Teddy Bear, called "Nobody is Perfect". It was the perfect Teddy Bear for our Granddaughter. She fell in love with the Teddy Bear and has since named it Co-Co, and will not got to bed with out her Co-Co.

Nobody is Perfect

York had many tourist friendly areas, like this one adjacent to the Jorvik Viking Centre

Betty's Tea & Coffee Merchant

Restaurant in York for Dinner

York Wall

View of the York Minster from the wall.

Roof of the York Train Station

One of many gates on the York Wall.

One of many stairs that lead up to the York Wall