Tower 32 on the northern section of York's City Wall has been known as the 'New Tower' since at least 1380, so it's not really 'new' at all.

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The external face of Tower 32, viewed from the east in early spring...

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...and from the north in early autumn.

The tower was originally semi-elliptical in shape and, prior to 1851, it had no wall on the city side.

The lower portion of the tower's outward-facing wall (including the three elongated cruciform arrow slits) is believed to date from the mid-14th century (circa 1333 to 1366).

The upper portion (including the crenellations) is the result of 'restoration work' during the 19th century. One of the stones in the re-built upper section includes an oilet that would originally have formed the end of a different style of arrow slit. (See Image 1, towards the top-left of the tower's wall.)

A brick-vaulted roof was added to the tower in 1871, but this was replaced with a flat concrete slab in 1950.