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Market
Cross
North Bar
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A164
St. Mary’s Church
Car Park
Car Park
Car Park
Fire
Station
Norwood
House
Memorial
Garden
Coronation
Gardens
Westwood
Gu
ild
ha
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Treasure House
& Library
Tourist
Information
Office
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Vicar Lane
Tiger LaneTiger Lane
Willow Grove
Coombs Yard
Pasture T
errace
Waltham Lane
Hengate
Sow Hill Road
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Dog and Duck Lane
Dyer Lane
Swaby’s
YardSaturday
Market
Minster M
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Wednesday
Market
Register Sq.
Lord Roberts Road
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Wil
bert Lane
Wilbert Lane
Champney Road
Corn Hill
Sow
Hill
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Morley’s Yard
Spencer Street
Morton Lane
School Lane
School Lane
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eet
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Ro
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Rail
way S
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Well Lane
New
Walkerg
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Wa
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gat
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Wood Lane
Landress Lane
Walk 3
Walk 1 route
Walk 2 route
Walk 3 route
Artwork Locations
Key
Cartmen
Can you find a horse and cart nearthe Market Cross? In the MiddleAges, carts provided the main formof transport to and from themarket. This image from BeverleyMinster shows the cart back tofront because saying ‘putting thecart before the horse’ means doingthings in the wrong order.
Glovers
Glovers made gloves from leathertanned in the town and BeverleyGrammar School pupils would givethem to the officers of BeverleyMinster, when they left schoolwith a bachelorhood. Check theseat at the end of Saturday Market- has anyone lost a glove?
Jerkin Makers
Beverley’s Jerkin makers madeleather tunics and held their ownmarket between St. Mary’s Churchand Saturday Market. Look up – canyou find a tunic hanging around?
Minstrels
Beverley was once theheadquarters of the Northern Guildof Minstrels between the riversTweed and Trent. The Minster andSt. Mary’s contain many carvingsof musical instruments. Whatinstruments are the musicians nearSt. Mary’s playing?
Armourers
Armourers made armour andweapons for Beverley’s soldiersand their horses. Before leaving forbattle, Beverley’s soldiers paradedat North Bar. Can you find thepiece of chain mail? Imaginewearing a whole suit of it!
Bricklayers
The North Bar is the earliest brick-built town entrance in England.Look to the floor and read theNorth Bar accounts. How much didAgnes the Tiler and William Potterget paid?
Farriers
& Lorimers
(Blacksmiths)
Farriers and Lorimers traded alongYork Road, which used to be called‘Lorimers Row’. Outside the Bar,horse fairs were held. Clippety clop –how many horse shoes can you spot?
Wind Millers
The remains of several windmills canbe found on the Westwood. Theywere used to grind grain that waslocally grown. Can you see the post-mill on Pasture Terrace?
Bakers
Medieval bakers were punishedfor selling poor bread - they couldbe fined or ducked on the duckingstool, which was down TigerLane. Walk carefully! Don’t tripover the loaf of bread!
Goldsmiths
Stephen the Goldsmith once workedfor the Canons of Beverley Minsterand made silver shields and plate forchurches and rich merchants. Canyou find him?
Hatters
In the Middle Ages, almost everyonewore hats including men, womenand children. Noble people worefancy hats and jesters wore a fool’scap! Look up – can you spot one?
Fletchers
A fletcher made arrows fitted withfeathers (called flights). Watch out!There is a hail of arrows flyingthrough the air!
Butchers
Many medieval butchers traded inBeverley - some in Butcher Row,others at the North end ofSaturday Market and at the Beck.Can you spot the ox carcass?
Walkers
Walkers were part of the woolindustry. They walked on woollencloth to shrink and thicken itaround the ‘Walker Beck’, whichnow runs beneath Walkergate.How many footprints can you find?
Cordwainers
A Cordwainer made footwear outof the finest leather. Beverley’smedieval shoe market was nearby.Find the shoe patterns, take arubbing and make up a pair ofshoes at home!
Spinners
Spinners were mainly women.Spinning was a cottage industry,originally done by hand, using aspindle whorl. From the 14thcentury, spinning wheels speededup production.
Dyers
Beverley dyers used plants tocreate dyes. Woad made blue,madder and brazil – red, weld-orange and bog myrtle – yellow.Can you find these plants?
Tailors
Tailoring was an importantmedieval craft because all clotheswere hand-made from scratch.There weren’t any ready-madeclothes, like today! Hunt for sixthimbles in Toll Gavel.
Apothecaries
Apothecaries used old-fashionedplants, herbs and roots to treatillnesses and wounds. Can you findthe four healing plants?
Barber
Surgeons
Medieval Barbers didn’t just cuthair – they were surgeons, pulledteeth and healed wounds. Theirsign was the snake and it is stillshown on most ambulances. Lookup – make sure the snake doesn’tfall on you!
Merchants
The Merchants Guild was thelargest in Beverley. The wool andcloth trade made the town verywealthy. Spot the oldmeasurements used by merchants!
Fish Traders
The medieval name for Well Lanewas ‘Fishmarketmoorgate’ - theroad between Westwood and thefish market. How many eels canyou find wriggling along the kerb?
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Wed
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Ma
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Eastgate
Trin
ity L
an
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Railw
ay Street
Hig
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Min
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Ya
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No
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Min
st
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Mo
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Clo
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To
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Ca
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Pa
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Ca
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Pa
rk
Outer Trinities
Th
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Fr
ia
ry
Fria
ry W
alk
Min
ster
Yar
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St. John Street
Bev
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Flem
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Flem
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Hallg
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Way
Flem
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Po
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Wiles Court
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Holmes Church Lane
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Trinity Grove
Gro
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Gr
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West
Ter
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Friars L
an
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Spark Mill Lane
St. Andrews Street
Hull-Scarborough Railway
Armstrong Way
Stat
io
n
Leisu
re
Cen
tr
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Wal
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Wal
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Art
wor
k Lo
cati
ons
Key
Pr
in
ter
s
Hugo
Goe
s, on
e of t
he ea
rlies
tpr
inte
rs in
Eng
land,
set u
p hi
spr
ess i
n Hi
ghga
te in
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und
1500
.He
prin
ted
the e
arlie
st-kn
own
wall
pape
r sur
vivin
g in
Eng
land
–ca
n yo
u sp
ot th
e goo
se in
his
wall
pape
r des
ign?
Ma
so
ns
Mas
ons b
uilt t
he M
inste
r and
St.M
ary’s
. The
y buil
t in
good
wea
ther,
but w
hen
it w
as ba
d,th
ey ca
rved
ston
es. E
ach
mas
onha
d his
own
mar
k, w
hich
heen
grav
ed in
to ea
ch st
one h
eca
rved
. Can
you
find a
ny of
them
?
Br
ew
er
s
Beve
rley’s
bre
wer
s bre
wed
bee
ran
d pe
ople
loved
to si
ng w
hilst
drin
king.
Don
’t tri
p ov
er th
e son
gly
rics a
bout
Joh
n Ba
rleyc
orn!
Ca
rpen
ter
s
The S
un In
n, o
ne o
f Bev
erley
’slas
t rem
ainin
g ha
lf-tim
bere
dbu
ildin
gs, w
as m
ade b
y m
ediev
alca
rpen
ters
– th
e onl
y gu
ildall
owed
to b
uild
hous
es. C
an y
oufin
d th
e mor
tice j
oint?
Sc
riv
en
er
s
Scriv
ener
s wro
te le
tters
and
char
ters
usin
g sh
arpe
ned
feat
hers
calle
d qu
ills. A
lso, t
he D
omin
ican
Friar
s wer
e nick
nam
ed ‘r
aven
s’be
caus
e of t
heir
black
coat
s. Ca
nyo
u se
e the
hidd
en b
lack f
eath
ers
that
lead
to th
e Fria
ry?
Lo
ck
sm
it
hs
Lock
smith
s mad
e loc
ks fo
rch
urch
es, h
ouse
s, ch
ests
and
boxe
s, th
roug
hout
the M
iddle
Ages
. A
padlo
ck o
f the
Viki
ng er
aw
as fo
und
on th
is sit
e – ca
n yo
ufin
d on
e tod
ay?
Can
dle M
ak
er
s
Cand
les w
ere u
sed
to lig
ht h
omes
,ch
urch
es a
nd ta
vern
s. Fa
ncy
cand
les w
ere m
ade o
ut o
fbe
esw
ax, h
owev
er ev
eryd
ayca
ndles
wer
e mad
e fro
m ta
llow
(ani
mal
fat).
Can
you
find
any
bron
ze ca
ndles
?
Fish
mo
ng
er
s
Fishm
onge
rs w
ere s
trict
lyre
gulat
ed. T
wo
scru
tinee
rsex
amin
ed th
e fish
, set
the p
rices
and
fined
for i
rregu
lariti
es, s
uch
as se
lling
stin
king
fish.
Try
not t
ost
ep o
n th
e fish
!
Sa
dd
ler
s
Sadd
les w
ere v
ital w
hen
ridin
g.Ho
rses
wer
e an
impo
rtant
form
of
trans
port
and
ever
y rid
er h
ad to
have
a sa
ddle.
The
y ar
e stil
lm
ade t
o th
is da
y –
but n
ot in
Beve
rley.
Did
som
ebod
y lea
veon
e beh
ind?
Wea
ver
s
Med
ieval
wea
vers
cam
e fro
mFla
nder
s and
Holl
and
and
wer
ekn
own
as ‘F
lemin
gs’. B
ever
leyha
d a
huge
woo
l tra
de a
ndex
ports
wer
e shi
pped
to Fl
ande
rsfro
m th
e Bec
k. Ha
s a Fl
emin
gdr
oppe
d a
piece
of c
loth
?
Ro
pe M
ak
er
s
Rope
s wer
e mad
e and
use
d in
Beve
rley
– es
pecia
lly o
n th
esh
ips a
nd b
oats
that
use
d th
eBe
ck. U
ntil r
ecen
tly, r
opes
wer
e mad
e nea
r Flem
inga
te –
did o
ne g
et le
ft be
hind
?
Cr
eeler
s
Cree
lers a
nd p
orte
rs lo
aded
and
unloa
ded
the s
hips
that
cam
e to
the B
eck.
They
carri
ed g
oods
toan
d fro
m th
e tow
n ce
ntre
. The
ston
e use
d to
bui
ld th
e Min
ster
and
St.M
ary’s
cam
e to
Beve
rley
that
way
.
Wild
fo
wler
s
Wild
fow
ling i
s the
hunt
ing of
duck
san
d gee
se fo
r foo
d, fe
athe
rs an
dfa
t. T
he w
ildfo
wler
s hun
ted n
ear
the B
eck.
Mak
e sur
e you
don’t
let
the g
reyla
g goo
se ge
t aw
ay!
Po
tt
er
s
Potte
ry w
as a
thriv
ing
trade
inm
ediev
al Be
verle
y. P
otte
rsw
orke
d all
ove
r the
tow
n,in
cludin
g at
Pot
ter H
ill. C
an y
oufin
d th
e jug
?
Wa
ter
Miller
s
Thre
e wat
er m
ills w
ere r
ecor
ded
in B
ever
ley in
the D
omes
day
Book
. The
y w
ere s
ituat
ed in
this
part
of th
e tow
n an
d lat
erco
mpe
ted
with
the w
ind
mille
rson
the W
estw
ood.
Can
you
spot
the w
ater
mill?
Ta
nn
er
s
Tann
ing
took
pla
ce b
esid
eFle
min
gate
and
it w
as o
ne o
fBe
verle
y’s m
ost i
mpo
rtant
indu
strie
s. Th
e la
st ta
nner
yclo
sed
very
rece
ntly.
Spo
t the
stre
tche
d hi
de!
Co
oper
s
Exca
vatio
ns in
Bev
erley
hav
efo
und
woo
den
buck
ets,
whe
elsan
d ale
bar
rels
– all
mad
e by
local
Coop
ers.
Hun
t for
the m
ediev
alba
rrel o
utsid
e the
Lord
Nels
on!
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lk
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lk
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troll from the North Bar towardsthe Beverley Beck and absorbthe town’s heritage.
Medieval Beverley was a wealthy town with adiverse population of skilled workers includingcarpenters, butchers, jerkin makers, musicians andarmourers – to name just a few!In total the Beverley town trail depicts 39 medieval
guilds and trades and the sculptures are positionedclose to their original locations. Split the trail up intofour different walks – or spend a whole daycompleting it all in one go!Whether you want to find out where bakers wereput in the ducking stool for selling poor bread, oryou simply want to take in the historic sights ofBeverley, you are sure to have fun whilst learningon the Beverley town trail. Over 700 local school children were involved withcraft activities and ideas for the development ofthe sculptures and works of art – have you spottedany sculptures yet?
Takeastep
backintimeDiscover what life was
like in Medieval Beverley
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