this is the guardrobe, to give it its proper name. the toilet, a latrine, built for henry iii. the most extraordinary thing about it, it s a flushing toilet. flushed with rain water down this channel, fed by a tank on the roof, apparently predating other flushing toilets by around three centuries. along with the stories contained inside the tower, you can now walk above it. literally one of the best bits. come off the suspended walkway, up original stone stairs, many of which have been restored. these new ones at the top. to bring you onto this incredible roof deck, with a panoramic view of york. and look at that, york minster, in the distance. really spectacular and stunning.
welcome to the smallest room in the tower. this is the guardrobe, to give it its proper name. the toilet, a latrine, built for henry iii. the most extraordinary thing about it, it s a flushing toilet. flushed with rain water down this channel, fed by a tank on the roof, apparently predating other flushing toilets by around three centuries. along with the stories contained inside the tower, you can now walk above it. literally one of the best bits. come off the suspended walkway, up original stone stairs, many of which have been restored. these new ones at the top. to bring you onto this incredible roof deck, with a panoramic view of york. and look at that, york minster, in the distance. really spectacular and stunning.
where you tell personal story, give testimony, that s a brilliant and beautiful way of conveying something more than just sort of blank facts on a page. along with the stories contained inside the tower, you can now walk above it. let s show you one of the best bits. come off the suspended walkway, up the original stone stairs, many of which have been restored, these new ones at the top, to bring you onto this incredible roof deck with a panoramic view of york. and look at that! york minster in the distance. really spectacular and stunning. daffodils planted on the mound commemorate one of the tower s most tragic events, the massacre of around 150 jewish people who sought refuge here in 1190 at a time of violent anti semitism. so much history, so