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." These figures are associated with a legend that dates back to medieval times. According to the legend, the two figures represent two bakers who were accused of stealing from the minster's kitchen during a time of famine. They were caught and sentenced to death, but their sentence was commuted to perpetual penance by the Archbishop of York. As part of their penance, the figures of Peter and Paul were placed below the clock, and they strike the hours on a large bell.

Peter and Paul strike the hours every two minutes before and after the hour, which means they strike 60 times within an hour. They have been striking since the 18th century, as the clock was made by Henry Hindley in 1750. Therefore, they have been striking for more than two centuries.