Question

Помогите пожалуйста ответить на вопросы There are no clocks on the outside of York Minster but there are a couple inside. The most remarkable one is in the North Transept, was made by Henry Hindley in 1750. What are the names of the two striking figures below the clock? What legend are they associated with? How often do they strike? What century have they been striking since?

Answer 1

The two carved oak figures, known as 'Quarter Jacks', are around 400 years old or more(так как вопрос про век, можно написать что они from XVI century) and strike the hours and the quarters by tapping the rods they are holding onto the vertical tubes. Their name are Gog and Magog. A legend was attached to Gog and Magog by the time of the Roman period, that the Gates of Alexander were erected by Alexander the Great to repel the tribe.

Answer 2

The two striking figures below the clock in the North Transept of York Minster are known as "Peter" and "Paul." They are associated with the legend of the York Minster tomcat.

According to the legend, during the construction of York Minster, there was a tomcat that lived on the site. The tomcat was believed to have saved the cathedral from a plague of rats. As a reward, two small statues of cats were placed below the clock, representing the heroic tomcat "Peter" and "Paul."

The figures strike the hours on a large bell, known as the "Peter Bell." They strike every hour, providing an audible indication of the time to those inside the cathedral.

These striking figures have been faithfully striking the hours since the 18th century, as the clock was made by Henry Hindley in 1750. So they have been striking since the 18th century, specifically the 18th century refers to the years from 1701 to 1800.