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Despite the rich architectural heritage elsewhere in the city, there's precious little left of York Castle , one of two established by William the Conqueror. Only the perilously leaning Clifford's Tower (daily: Easter-June & Sept 10am-6pm; July & Aug 10am-7.30pm; Oct 10am-5pm; Nov-Easter 10am-4pm or dusk; GBP2; EH) remains, as evocative a piece of military engineering as you could wish for: a stark and isolated stone keep built on one of William's mottes between 1245 and 1262. Immediately east of the tower lies the excellent Castle Museum (April-Oct daily 9.30am-5pm; Nov-March Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm, Sun 10am-4pm; GBP5.75), a remarkable collection founded by a Dr Kirk of Pickering, who in the 1920s realized that many of the everyday items used in rural areas were in danger of disappearing. He took the unusual step of accepting bric-a-brac from his patients in lieu of fees. A whole range of early craft, folk and agricultural ephemera is complemented by costumes, militaria, workshops, two entire reconstructed streets and special exhibitions on subjects as diverse as chocolate, burials and fire engines. Pride of place is given to a dazzling Viking helmet, discovered during the Coppergate excavations and the only one of its kind ever found.
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