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The ‘Baedeker’ Raids over York

‘Raids over York‘ is an interesting and detailed view of the Baedeker air raids on York.

F. R. Stubbs, Ironmonger

While I’ve mentioned F. R. Stubbs before, I don’t think I’ve actually posted the Stubbs ghost sign that sits on the corner of Merchantgate and Walmgate.

‘York’ sign at the east end of York Minster

The ‘York’ sign at the east end of York Minster

Tis a shame it’s made of Astroturf tho’.

York Minster, West Front / James Valentine (between 1860 and 1879)

An old photo of what was, back then, a rather new view.

The 185th Anniversary of the York Minster Fire of 1840

It’s the 185th anniversary of the fire at York Minster on 20^th May, 1840 and here’s a print to mark the occasion!

York Snaps – April 2025

A few little pictures of York in the April sun – including the now obligatory shot of the Bile Beans sign.

The Bile Beans sign on Lord Mayor’s Walk.

Bile Beans and York Minster

The west end of York Minster.

The west end of York Minster with College Street.

York Minster from Low Petergate.

Gallery: 2025 Misc.

Not quite a Tour of Old York but, whilst scrabbling around in the Internet Archives library, I came across two rather wonderful illustrations of the first York station and the sidings that used to extend towards Lendal Bridge.

Map extract from ‘Ordnance Survey Maps – Six-inch England and Wales – Yorkshire Sheet 174 (circa 1853)‘. CC-BY-NC-SA by the The National Library of Scotland. Download here.

Tours of Old York #3: The City of Legions

And onto another Tour of Old York. This time our video comes courtesy of the British Pathe YouTube channel and brings us two and one quarter minutes of footage of York shot between 1930 to 1939.

‘The City of Legions – York’

York Central works on Google Earth

It looks like Google Earth’s satellite view has updated to show some of the new work around the York Central development. The latest imagery is, as of writing, still about six months out of date – but you can really see how the area is starting to change in comparison to 2023 and 2022.

September 28^th, 2024