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[[File:The Bar, Richmond – geograph.org.uk – 620133.jpg|thumb|right|The
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”’The Bar”’ is a historic structure in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire]], a town in England.
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”’The Bar”’ is a historic structure in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire]], a town in England.
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The gateway is built of stone and consists of a semicircular arch with a [[chamfer]]ed surround.<ref name=”nhle” /> It is described by [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] as “perfectly simple”, with a two-centred arch outside, and a segmental arch inside.<ref name=”pevsner”>{{cite book |last1=Grenville |first1=Jane |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author2-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=The Buildings of England |title=Yorkshire: The North Riding |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=2023 |orig-year=1966 |location=New Haven and London |isbn=978-0-300-25903-2}}</ref> On the west side are [[buttress]]es.<ref name=”nhle” />
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The gateway is built of stone and consists of a semicircular arch with a [[chamfer]]ed surround.<ref name=”nhle” /> It is described by [[Nikolaus Pevsner]] as “perfectly simple”, with a two-centred arch outside, and a segmental arch inside.<ref name=”pevsner”>{{cite book |last1=Grenville |first1=Jane |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |author2-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |series=The Buildings of England |title=Yorkshire: The North Riding |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=2023 |orig-year=1966 |location=New Haven and London |isbn=978-0-300-25903-2}}</ref> On the west side are [[buttress]]es.<ref name=”nhle” />
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[[File:Friars Wynd (Richmond, North Yorkshire) (1).jpg|thumb|right|Friar’s Postern]]
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Friar’s Postern, the [[postern gate]] on Friar’s Wynd, is [[grade II listed]]. The semicircular archway is built of stone and is set in a surviving fragment of the town walls. The arch has been reconstructed using original material, with just the outer west [[jamb]] being original.<ref name=”page” /><ref name=”pevsner” /><ref>{{NHLE |num=1131212|desc=Small semi-circular stone archway set in fragment of the original town walls, Richmond|access-date=17 September 2025}}</ref>
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Friar’s Postern, the [[postern gate]] on Friar’s Wynd, is [[grade II listed]]. The semicircular archway is built of stone and is set in a surviving fragment of the town walls. The arch has been reconstructed using original material, with just the outer west [[jamb]] being original.<ref name=”page” /><ref name=”pevsner” /><ref>{{NHLE |num=1131212|desc=Small semi-circular stone archway set in fragment of the original town walls, Richmond|access-date=17 September 2025}}</ref>
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