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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 historical information and research notes on the development of public toilets in York city centre. Includes some secondary source material. In particular the information relates to the outbreaks of cholera.

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'.

This series includes 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the slides have been item-level listed as they were stored.

This series includes 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the slides have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information of the contents of the collection.

Includes two repoductions of drawings, one labelled JS Prout.
35mm slides

Includes images by Pumphrey and an RCHM plan of the barbicans.
35 mm slides

Includes a Cave engraving and two air photos.
35 mm slides

Includes a plan by Halfpenny.
35 mm slides

Includes images of Bootham Bar, Marygate, Gillygate and Lord Mayors Walk.
35 mm slides

Includes images of Lord Mayors Walk, Jewbury and Foss Islands Road.
35 mm slides

Includes plans and photographs, as well as a photograph of the Barker Tower.
35 mm slides

Includes images of Baile Hill and York Minster from Peasholme Green.
35 mm slides

Includes a plan of the city walls.
35 mm slides

Includes a section from the Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.
35 mm slides

Includes three images of the Roman fortress.
35 mm slides

Includes drawings.
35 mm slides

35 mm slides

Includes a copy of a Bartlett engraving.
35 mm slides

Includes images of a pissor, cab shelter and the shop of G. Dickenson.
35 mm slides

Includes images of a motor bus and a stagecoach (1863).
35 mm slides

Includes images by Suffitt and Halfpenny engravings.
35 mm slides

Includes images of the ice house and portcullis before 1861.
35 mm slides

Also includes three images of the Lendal Bridge boundary marks and railways.
35 mm slides

35 mm slides

This series includes 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the slides have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information of the contents of the collection.

Includes images of the Co-op, schools and the Trafalgar Inn.
35mm slides

Includes images of shops and adverts.
35mm slides

Includes images of shops and adverts.
35mm slides

Includes images of shops and adverts.
35mm slides

Includes images of shops and adverts, as well as a horse and bus and Swales fine art gallery.
35mm slides

Includes an old drawing of a sailor with a wooden leg and shop fronts including William Sessions.
35mm slides

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.
35mm slides

Includes images of the Cross Keys, Reindeer and Magpie pubs, and Harrisons Hospital in Park Grove Street.
35mm slides

35mm slides

Includes images of the Cygnet Inn, Price Street, and 'Wesley's Window', Pump Court.
35mm slides

35mm slides

Includes images of St Thomas Hospital, the Edward VII pub and W Johnson greengrocers.
35mm slides

Includes images of shops and the market, including the proposed covered market.
35mm slides

Includes images of the Old Ebor pub, Victoria Vaults and a chapel group.
35mm slides

Includes images of school interiors and the St John's Ambulance Association group.
35mm slides

Includes images of a fire, and old drawings of Archbishop Holgate's school.
35mm slides

Includes shop bills and images of shops.
35mm slides

Includes images of the Lantern Tower restaurant in 1908.
35mm slides

Includes images of Civic Week 1928, Hardings old shop and a portrait of Mr Harding.
35mm slides

Includes Merritt & Co shopfront and various adverts. Also includes prints by Henry Cave.
35mm slides

This series includes 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

The original order of this material has been maintained, and the slides have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information of the contents of the collection.

Includes Duncombe Place, York Minster, St Wilfrid's, first traffic lights, Red House and Theatre Royal programme list.
35mm slides

Includes house types in Tadcaster Road; Slingsby Grove; Mayfield Grove and North Eastern Terrace.
35mm slides

Includes Yarburgh family paintings; Deramore Arms; Howe Hill water tower; University chimney; and Heslington Hall (pre-University) gazebo.
35mm slides

Includes Heslington Hall and grounds before the University.
35mm slides

Includes adverts; early photos and colour photos of the hotel.
35mm slides

Includes the hotel and grounds, as well as the tea room.
35mm slides

Includes the interior and exterior of the hotel, as well as team room interior and exterior and tea room advertisement.
35mm slides

Includes the opening of the S.A. Hostel, team room stained glass, exterior and staircase.
35mm slides

Includes railway map of York (Hodgson map showing the station area); posters of historic York; and railway poster of Petergate.
35mm slides

Includes Old York station plans; GNR refreshment advert; GNER timetables: Darlington-York and York-Leeds; coal price list; and posters of York.
35mm slides

Includes Heslington Hall before the University.
35mm slides