White Cat - Golden Fleece, York, Great Britain. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Most people visiting this old haunted pub, miss the white cat protruding from the wall above the second floor window, Directly above the much photographed Golden Fleece pub sign.

"The York Cat Trail provides both visitors and locals, young and old with the opportunity to find and photo the numerous statues of cats which are on York's old buildings.

These were put there to frighten away rats and mice. The statues were also thought to ward off wandering evil spirits and to bestow good luck and good health on people. The older statues are thought to date back to the Victorian Era whilst those removed or rotted are believed to have origins in medieval times, when a rat may have helped carry the bubonic plague.

If a Cat statue scared such vermin away then it was indeed your lucky day! Enjoy the trail." Text Source: (visit link)


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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: White Cat Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown. Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown. Materials used: Plaster & Concrete. Location: Golden Fleece - Pavement - Shambles - York.

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