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Includes registers of the Bedern, York 1682-1868, transcribed by Rev N B Pace.

Notes on Pavement, Piccadilly, George St, Walmgate, Fossgate, St. Saviourgate, Hungate, Peaseholme Green, St. Andrewgate, Bedern, Aldwark, Ogleforth, Goodramgate, College Street, High Petergate, Lop Lane, Duncombe Place (including buildings), Blake Street, Museum Street, Lendal; Davygate, New Street, Coney Street, St. Helen's Square, Guildhall, Stonegate, Low Petergate, Grape Lane, Colliergate, Pavement and High Ousegate.

Includes a draft document on Bedern by Julian Richards with note attached, as well as catalogue of deeds and indentures and maps and plans of the street with notes.

Includes manuscript notes; newspaper cuttings; 'A Short History of Bedern Hall' by Lawrie Watson; city map; off print of a book by LP Wenham; papers relating to the possible demolition of the Bedern chapel; correspondence with Peter Hanstock and George Whipp; off prints on Bedern Hall (various); and original file with notes in manuscript.

Includes Bedern rents and title deeds: manuscript notes (tied up with picture cord), as well as original file with notes in manuscript.

Bedern scale measurements, including measure from 1852 map 1:1056 (5ft: 1 miles). Also includes drawings and photocopied maps (1852 map).

Includes details from street directories (York) 1851, 1872, 1876, 1893, 1949-50 (sections only) as well as manuscript notes and photocopies.

Papers relating to the bank in Coney St. Swann Clough & Co, Coney St, existed till 1879 and was taken over by Beckett's. The site was bought in 1746 and a house built on it. It was later sold in 1771 to Samuel Compton of Derby and used as bank known successively (1771-1802) as Crompton's, Garforth's and Raper's, or (accounts differ) Willoughby, Raper & Co., including Clough & Swann as partners.

Papers relating to the bank in Coney St. Swann Clough & Co, Coney St, existed till 1879 and was taken over by Beckett's. The site was bought in 1746 and a house built on it. It was later sold in 1771 to Samuel Compton of Derby and used as bank known successively (1771-1802) as Crompton's, Garforth's and Raper's, or (accounts differ) Willoughby, Raper & Co., including Clough & Swann as partners.

Bank book of John Young Esq., in account with Beckett & Co., (following on from Swann Clough & Co).

Typed manuscript document titled 'Heslington Hall and its owners during the past four centuries'. Numbered paged 1-52. Includes handwritten corrections and one inserted page of notes by John Bowes Morrell.

A series of eight handwritten notes or copied sources relating to Heslington Hall. Includes an article from Country Life dated 2nd September 1971; reprint from Historic Houses of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire by G.J.M. FitzJohn entitled 'Heslington Hall'; geneaological notes of the Reresby family; copy of Heslington - A Rural Poem; and an Old Peterite dinner invitation 1983.

Notes on Coppergate, Castlegate, Tower St, York prison, Clifford St, Nessgate, Low Ousegate, Ouse Bridge, Bridge St, Skeldergate, North St, Tanner's Moat, railway offices, Rougier St, Micklegate, Trinity Lane, Bishophill area, and notes on a YAYAS visit to St Helen's Square.

Series of original and copy letters by Hugh Murray to the Deramore family and others, including the architect Francis Johnson and including geneaological details.

A series of six handwritten notes or copied sources on Heslington Hall including undated sale document; notes on the Eynns family; York Civic Trust Plans for the a 'Folk Park' in the grounds of Heslington Hall; and press cuttings from the York Evening Press dated 14 July 1981 about the RAF in Heslington.

Includes notes on Lingcroft Lodge, Naburn (now called Persimmon House), based on a query letter from the company and then a series of research notes. Also includes letters about the will of Edward Lloyd (died 1863), owner of the house, and pedigree of the Lloyd family; and typed letter from Persimmon Limited, dated 17 August 1984 about Persimmon House, Fulford (which is Lingcroft Lodge, Naburn) and its heraldry.

Handwritten notes on Heslington Hall, including a wallet of notes with extracts from a number of books.

Photocopied sources and handwritten notes on the heraldry of Heslington Hall.

Pedigrees of owners of Heslington Hall. Includes handwritten notes and press cuttings. The families mentioned are Greame, Lloyd, Bateson, Eymes, Yarburgh, Hesketh, Neville. Also includes a copy of the Heslington Hall chapter from Wheater's Historic Mansion of Yorkshire, 1866.

Full size copy of Country Life article on Heslington Hall from 19 July 1913. Also includes a short document describing the proposed site for the University of York.

Two handwritten sets of notes on Gilling Castle, including a copy of Sir William Fairfax Books of Arms of Yorkshire and correspondence relating to 'The Great Chamber of Gilling Castle' by Hugh Murray.

Includes Christies catalogue of antiquarian books 1995; newspaper and magazine articles relating to research at Gilling Castle; illustrations and descriptions of armorial bearings at Gilling Castle; first floor plan of Gate House, Sheriff Hutton; and a map of the wapentakes of the North Riding.

Includes notes and newspaper cuttings relating to Gilling Castle research, including the Sotheby sale of Elizabeth panelling and glass 1929, notes and correspondence relating to the sale, book about the armorial glass of the Inns of Court and a booklet entitled 'A Knaresborough Tercentenary'.

Notes for a walk around the Bishophill area to the Knavesmire; as well as St George's Field, Fishergate, Fulford Rd and side streets, barracks, Fulford High Street, Naburn; Walmgate Bar, Lawrence St, Hull Rd to the Beeswing pub, Hull Road, Nunnery Lane, Victoria Bar, Dove St, Terry Avenue, Nunthorpe Rd., Bishopthorpe Rd., Rowntree Park, Nunthorpe Hall and school and the Terry's factory.

Includes Gilling pedigrees and illustrations; drafts and notes relating to 'The Great Chamber at Gilling Castle' booklet; and illustrations of St. Donat's College, Wales.

A collection of copied documents and notes on the Old Nunthorpe estate off the Bishopthorpe Road, including details of the 1902 sale, with maps, and Hugh Murray's notes on residents taken from street directories. The residents mentioned include George Lawton, William Lawton, Sir Wilfred Forbes Home Thompson, Bart., T.F. Wood and J.W. Proctor.

A number of documents about the early activity in the Assembly Rooms. Includes a photocopy of the 1729 list and account of interest and arrears with Subscription list of 1777, listing the 190 original subscribers and the present proprietors. Also includes a List of Nobility and Gentry appearing at the Assembly Rooms in the Race Week of 1776.

Bundle of notes extracted from undefined sources (M23/1) with extracts from the records of the Assembly Rooms. The notes start in 1730 with the purchase of Mr George Gibson's house on Finkle Street to enable a passage to be built for drains. Ends 1773 (marked as p155 of the original source).

Two typed letters from Chessingham Estates (The White House, Bishopthorpe), signed Michael Hammill BSc ARICS, to S. Heppell Esq., 29 Broadway West, Fulford Road, enquiring about houses on the corner of Lawrence Street and Foss Island Road and the Ideal Laundry Site on Trinity Lane.

Book entitled 'The King's Manor' reprinted from Royal Commission on Historial Monuments 'City of York' vol IV. Also includes a letter from John West-Taylor dated 22 January 1985 from the University of York to York Civic Trust entitled 'An appeal to restore the fabric of the King's Manor'.

A number of documents concerning specific York buildings including Estate Agent particulars for 42 and 44 Burton Stone Lane and the Old Rectory, 7a Tanner Row (with an enclosed letter from Edward Waterton asking Hugh Murray if he know about potential buyers) and the Old Manor House, Clifton. Also includes an article on the Tudor House, Stonegate; documents on St Oswald's Hall, Fulford, the Guildhall and a folder of copied photographs from the York Historian of building styles, as well as a bundle of documents and sources about 78 Bootham from 1990 assembled by Hugh Murray to help prevent modification of the house by a developer.

Series of letters and documents relating to the York Housing Association developments of Walmgate. Includes a large Architect's plan of the area and details and photos of 114 Walmgate.

Photocopied articles, house plans and extracts from street directories for Elm Bank House on the Mount. Also includes press cuttings.

Includes 'Old York' (possibly list of slides shown in a talk); notes for the talk 'Servicing the Suburbs' (as they developed); Hungate; Victorian York; development of suburbs; 19th century York; Acomb, Clifton, Haxby Road, Huntington Road, Heworth, Bishopthorpe Road, Fulford and Dringhouses. Each talk note has a list of numbered and named slides.

File of newspaper articles relating to prominent York buildings.

Dissertation on the development and decline of the adult school 1908-1981 by June M. Boaden.

A detailed list of firectories of York and Yorkshire (which include York) from 1781 to 1975. Also list of Yorkshire Directories 1781-1940 from the North Yorkshire County Libraries Holdings. Some duplicate copies.

Notes and press cuttings relating to Rowntrees, Sessions, Rymers, Cookes, Commerce House football team, Barnitts, Waterworks, Bettys, Maxiprint, Stubbs and York Gas Company.

Photocopies of adverts and press cuttings relating to York Dispensary and Langleys Solicitors. Also includes a manuscript index of businesses.

Press cuttings and notes relating to York businesses.

Booklets on York business histories, as well as York tradesmen's billheads and histories; miscellaneous papers on the history of York and press cuttings relating to York businesses.

Handwritten notes on York streets, listed alphabetically from Abbey Court to Ayre's Yard, as well as a brief bibliography of background reading.

Handwritten notes on York buildings.

Handwritten notes.

Includes documents relating to Bootham; Clifton; Holgate and Acomb; Clifton Airfield; Haxby Road; Holgate Road; Holgate and Acomb; Clifton II; The Mount and Dringhouses. Includes details of numbered slides to be shown and explanatory observations.

Photographs of printed images of York streets, including Barker Tower and ferry, Toft Green, Lady Hewley's almshouse, city walls, Station Rise, railway station and buildings, Tanners Moat and key city buildings.

Photographs of various York streets and buildings. Details of each building are not listed.

Research notes on the Hungate slum clearance.

Research notes and photographs relating to numbers 19, 30 and 32 Goodramgate.

Research notes and newspaper cuttings on Skeldergate.

Research notes on the history of Skeldergate.

Research notes and photographs about the history of Skeldergate.

Research notes and photographs about the history of Skeldergate and surrounding area.

Research notes and photographs about the history of Skeldergate and surrounding area.

Research notes, newspaper cuttings and photographs about the history of Skeldergate and surrounding area.

Includes Lendal Bridge and the Minster; the Bridges of York; River Ouse; bridges and the Foss.

Research notes, newspaper cuttings and photographs about the history of Skeldergate and surrounding area.

Newspaper cuttings and photographs about the history of Skeldergate and surrounding area.

Includes details of seven separate talks, with information about the compilation of slides, evidently to quiz the audience and test their awareness of York.

Includes 46 Burton Stone Lane planning permission documents; short guide to Bootham Park Hospital and 'York Explore' brochure.

Includes an article from Social Medicine by D. Brunton entitled 'Evil necessaries', newsper article (mainly on York public toilets) and copy of a 1769 lease of a 'piece of ground on Lendil...'.

Includes manuscript notes by Hugh Murray from 'BLC 2/4' (?), 1893 - 1929 (Minutes of Committee), regarding public toilets and the Board of Health Sanitary Committee. Also includes manuscript notes of minutes 1855-1901; notes regarding Ouse Navigation public toilets, 1847-1872; notes on other committees, 1911-1914; list of public urinals in York 1887-1931; and notes on other council committee minutes.

Includes notes on public conveniences taken from council committees, 1924 onwards; notes on houses of ease, drains and so on in Benson, Laycock, VCH, Raine, YG, YH and other publications; newspaper cuttings on public loo's; York Ascot day poster; bundle entitled 'Loos General' containing newspaper cuttings (mainly about York toilets); and two photocopies of Hugh Murrays 'Where to go in York'.

Includes photocopies of drain and Claset adverts (1890's); notes on a 1579 ordinance on casting filth into the river; list of slang words relating to the use of the toilet; photocopies of Hugh Murrays book on York public conveniences in history (possibly entitled 'At your convenience'); maps of York public toilets 1900, 1999; photos and drawings; list of garderobes; photos of Victorian adverts; printed list of lavatory words and related terms; various loose sheets; and public conveniences, policy, planning and provision by S. Robinson, IWM business Services.

Includes newspaper cuttings relating to York toilets; email entitled 'Privy information'; letters to the Times; and manuscript notes on archaeological dig reports. Also includes photocopy of 1860's committee meeting minutes regarding the supply of water to public urinals; photocopy of 1927 petition about Parliament Street proposal for above - ground lavatories; and includes extract from the 'Report of streets and buidings committee 14/06/27'.

Includes 'British Archaeology' June 1997, with an article on sanitation; manuscript notes on the 1615 ordinance about manure loads on Ouse Bridge; notes on propasals for urinals in the Council minutes 1887-1935; York leaflet in four languages 'Where is the toilet?' (3 copies); Nottingham University course leaflet 'Cemeteries and Sewerage'; photocopies regarding a William Etty statue and public loos; photocopies relating to the 'Chalet Company'; and designs for public loos (Victorian).

Includes information about City of York public conveniences; schedule (opening hours etc.); notes on locations of public urinals; 1928 public notice of inquiry to provide loos in St Sampson's Square; minutes relating to same in Exhibition Square; ground plans of urinals; notes from a 1934 report; notes on the closures of urinals 1976; notes on Medieval London latrines; map of locations in York; Country Life cuttings 3/12/92 on Frank Green's loo; ground plan of public loos; manuscript report by someone who collected weighing macine money 1959-1959; duplicates of maps (above) and drawings; and newspaper cuttings on public toilet provision.

Includes list of cholera victims and addresses; photocopy of part of Hugh Murrays 'Death by Cholera' and associated manuscript notes; list of streets showing location of 'duckets'; plan of duckets; and copy of Hugh Murrays 'Where to go in York'.

Includes two repoductions of drawings, one labelled JS Prout.
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Includes images by Pumphrey and an RCHM plan of the barbicans.
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Includes a Cave engraving and two air photos.
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Includes a plan by Halfpenny.
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Includes images of Bootham Bar, Marygate, Gillygate and Lord Mayors Walk.
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Includes images of Lord Mayors Walk, Jewbury and Foss Islands Road.
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Includes plans and photographs, as well as a photograph of the Barker Tower.
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Includes images of Baile Hill and York Minster from Peasholme Green.
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Includes a plan of the city walls.
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Includes a section from the Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.
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Includes three images of the Roman fortress.
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Includes drawings.
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Includes a copy of a Bartlett engraving.
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Includes images of a pissor, cab shelter and the shop of G. Dickenson.
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Includes images of a motor bus and a stagecoach (1863).
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Includes images by Suffitt and Halfpenny engravings.
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Includes images of the ice house and portcullis before 1861.
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Also includes three images of the Lendal Bridge boundary marks and railways.
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Includes images of the Co-op, schools and the Trafalgar Inn.
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Includes images of shops and adverts.
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Includes images of shops and adverts.
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Includes images of shops and adverts.
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Includes images of shops and adverts, as well as a horse and bus and Swales fine art gallery.
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Includes an old drawing of a sailor with a wooden leg and shop fronts including William Sessions.
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Includes images of the Bricklayers Arms (Palmer Lane), the Cattle Market pub and a school group c.1919. Also includes one image of the Cattle Market Pub in Paragon Street.
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Includes images of the Cross Keys, Reindeer and Magpie pubs, and Harrisons Hospital in Park Grove Street.
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Includes images of the Cygnet Inn, Price Street, and 'Wesley's Window', Pump Court.
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Includes images of St Thomas Hospital, the Edward VII pub and W Johnson greengrocers.
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