Lantern Tower

This is the lantern tower on All Saints Church, Pavement, York. First time I have viewed it from this angle and if you zoom in you can see the modern lantern. In the medieval period, a lantern was hung from the tower to act as a beacon for travellers in the Forest of Galtres to the north. As I was walking past the Coppergate Centre I saw these colourful umbrellas looking very cheerful in the sunshine. The streets were still fairly quiet but more people around than there were when I visited a couple of weeks ago.