Posters detailing when the locks will be drawn.
Includes correspondence about contracts for rebuilding, letters regarding the need for repairs of the bridge, letter regarding the inspection of the bridge and the conclusions of what to do. Also includes contracts for Fowlthorpe Bridge, report on the sta
Copy extract headed 'York Newcastle and Berwick Railway' showing statement of Revenue Account from 1st July to 31st December 1848. The accounts also show details of revenue accounts relating to Newcastle and Carlisle Railway and Maryport and Carlisle Railway.
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Includes election notices and return for a special election held in order to fill a vacancy.
Lease for three lives of land formerly called Ruffam Close in Huntington by Reverend James Richardson, Subchanter and Vicars Choral to James Wilson of Huntington, farmer. Includes a map.
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Zonder titelAct to enable York and North Midland Railway Co. to divert their railways between Market Weighton and Beverley and Copmanthorpe and Tadcaster in the County of York. Two copies.
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The full Whittock drawing of York.
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Full drawing; part view; Minster detail.
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Details along River Ouse. Guildhall, Coney St, Ouse Bridge.
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Details of Clifford's Tower; York castle (prison).
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Details of Ouse Bridge; Lendal Tower.
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Includes posters relating to a lost dog; stolen cucumbers; and slaughtered sheep.
Shows results of the demolition of Lop Lane and a carriage on the right.
Format: B/W print
Provenance: George Washington Wilson of Aberdeen
Also includes a note signed by Chopin.
Details Museum Gardens; Lendal Tower; Guildhall.
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Details along River Ouse. Ouse Bridge, Bishophill; Foss Bridge.
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Details of Scarborough railway bridge sidings.
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Details of Monk bar; Bootham bar; Walmgate bar; Micklegate bar.
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Details of Cliffords Tower; Tower Place; All Saints Pavement and Coney Street.
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Includes details of the quarter sessions and management of prisoners.
Details of Bars: Micklegate, Monk, Bootham Bars.
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Details of City centre - All Saints Pavement, St Saviourgate and Salem Chapel; Priory Street and Wesleyan Chapel and school.
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Details of St Martins Coney Street; Walmgate Bar; Ouse Bridge; Pavement (right) and St Sampsons Square (left).
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Details of railway line and sidings.
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West front of York Minster. Includes an enlargment. The reverse of the images states 'Roger Fenton'.
Format: B/W print
Provenance:
North Street; Railway line and sidings.
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Full drawings; partial view; river views of Guildhall.
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Details of North Street; Foss Bridge; City centre looking towards Pavement; and Museum Gardens.
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Details of Micklegate Bar/ Blossom Street; St Saviourgate; Bishophill and Priory Street.
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Extract from the Yorkshire Gazette headed 'York Newcastle and Berwick Railway - Special meeting of the proprietors'. Two copies. Also includes York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) 'Arrangement of Clauses' (2 copies) and a letter.
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Act to amend The Great North of England Railway Purchase Act 1846 and to enable the York Newcastle and Berwick Railway Co. to complete the purchase of the said railway. (2 copies).
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Details of life and fire insurance the company has to pay, as well as the rent that it has towards some land, lists of casual workers and how much they were paid, how much to pay newspapers for advertisements, papers regarding damaged land payments, charg
Abstract of the title of William Waite esquire to the Manor of Craike in the County of Durham and to a freehold and copyhold estate there. The document goes back to 1710 and includes several family names; Thompson, Crofts, Sunderland, Seward, Spence, Sparrow, Groves, Lief, Coulson and Gillow.
Zonder titelLegal papers relating to land purchase for school areas, and additional purchases and abstracts of title.
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Four packets of notes, extracts and transacriptions from and about legal cases in various courts, including the King's Bench and Common Pleas. Includes packets titled 'Edward the First years, written out', 'Edward the First generally, written out', 'Henry the Third, written out', and 'Chronological list of judges'.
Sketch of a wide street with a large central building, possibly a school, children can also be seen. YAYAS stamp on back.
Format: Black and white, 25 x 20
Provenance: YAYAS (Evelyn collection)
Between (1) Richard Wilson of Riccall, yeoman (2) Elizabeth his wife of Kingston upon Hull to (3) Thomas Motley Weddall of Selby, gentleman and William Grayn of York, gentleman. Refers firstly to the will of William Boswell, late of Escrick Park.
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Zonder titelProbate of the will and codicil of Mr Thomas Benson deceased late of Askham Bryan in the County of York, Gentleman. Executors: Hannah Benson, formerly Hannah Linfoot, his widow and Richard Brown Craggs. Also Deed of Release and Indemnity from Trusts dated 1851.
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Zonder titelAbstract of titles of leases of property at Kilburn in the County of York held of the Archbishop of York under which the the late William Lawn was a sub-lessee. Goes back to 1813. Amended in pencil. Enclosed is a draft deed relating to Kilburn lands.
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Zonder titelIncludes various, bills, receipts and vouchers from Mr H Holmes, Agent to the Foss Navigation Company.
Handwritten notes.
Format: B/W print
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Includes parcel receipt for the York and North Midlands Railway Company, 1852; advertisement for Misses J & E Hall's Hotel, 5, St. Helen's Square York (annotated 1840) and fragment of a bill for 600 quills with letterhead for William Hargrove of No 9 Coney Street, York, 1838.
The feather is in a small cardboard box. Also includes an envelope (now empty), which at one time may have held a lock of the Duke of Wellington's hair.
Shows St. Michaels Spurriergate with tower.
Format: B/W print
Provenance:
One document in particular focuses on the shares of John Lund.
Contains information relating to the meetings of the Ouse Navigation Committee.
The reverse of one is inscribed 'Where was it?'.
Format: B/W print
Provenance: G Fowler Jones
Disclaimer by Francis Hawksworth Fawkes of Farnley Hall in the county of York, esquire in the executorship and trusteeship of Elizabeth Anne Mary Hawksworth late of lendal. Three copies.
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Zonder titelThe plans are folded inside the elevations on a separate piece of card. The elevations depict the entrance front, the principle elevation, and the garden elevation of a grand detached brick building with three floors. It has been coloured using a brown colour wash. The plans show the ground floor and the first floor with flaps of paper being used to propose alterations. These are sketched in pencil with a pink wash on the walls. The date (March 1853) is inscribed on the right hand side next to Frederick Bell's signature. There is also a note in pencil which reads 'Hookstone [?]'.
Mortgage for securing £5,000 and interest by John Roper of Clifton Croft, common brewer (eldest brother of William Fell Roper deceased) to John Robert Mills of York, proctor and Henry Newton of York, solicitor. Includes maps of properties in Walmgate.
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Zonder titelCounterpart lease of Lodge Farm at Sheriff Hutton for 21 years by Leonard Thompson of Sheriff Hutton Park, esquire to Frederick Thompson of Sheriff Hutton, esquire. Attached is a statement on blue paper by Leonard Thompson about compensation for buildings.
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Zonder titelIncludes maps of the site only.
Letters from William Gray Junior to his brother Samual Gray during William's time as secretary to the York and North Midland Railway in York. Includes discussions regarding the railways and on other local issues.
Includes disputes and discussions over what should happen to the land. There are also testimonies from workers such as the surveyor or the lock keeper on what has happened to the land, as well as opinions from town officials on what should happen, and a p
Signed documents of proxy voters giving permission for their votes to be cast, including etails of who they nominated to vote on their behalf.
Shows several people, including two men and two women.
Format: B/W print
Provenance:
The vouchers relate to various accounts
The papers concern the payment of the salary of the governors of the House of Correction.
Includes original prints (pasted onto mounting boards) of:
- Micklegate Bar from within
- Micklegate Bar from without
- The Minster from the Bar Walls
- Tower at Lendal Ferry, west side
- Tower at Lendal Ferry, east side
- Bootham Bar from within
- Bootham
- Tower on the esplanade (Marygate landing)
- Tower at the corner of Marygate and Bootham
- Interior of the Multangular Tower
- Multangular Tower, Museum Gardens
- Monkgate Bar
- City Walls near Layerthorpe Bridge
- The Red Tower, Foss Islands
- City Walls between Walmgate Bar and The Red Tower
- Walmgate Bar from without
- Walmgate Bar from within
- Fishergate Bar with the Catholic Chapel in the distance
- Fishergate Postern
- Clifford's Tower
- Old Wharf, Skeldergate
- York Minster from Monk Bar
- York Minster, Eastern portion
- The Minster Transept from the south
- The Minster from the School of Design
- The Minster from Museum Street
- York Minster, West Doors
- York Minster, north transept
- The Chapter House from the Minster Gardens
- The Deanery
- The Minster Library, Minster Gardens
- Ruins of St Mary's Abbey, Museum Gardens
- Ruins of St Mary's Abbey, Museum Gardens
- Ruins of St Mary's Abbey, Museum Gardens
- Entrance to St Mary's Abbey, Marygate
- Hospitium of St Mary's Abbey, Museum Gardens
- The Chapter House, St Mary's Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital from Museum Street
- St Leonard's Hospital from Museum Gardens
- Priory Gateway, Micklegate
- Remains of St George's Priory, St George's Field
- Church of St Olave and St Mary's Lodge, Marygate
- St Helen's Church, St Helen's Square
- Church of St Michael le Belfrey
- Trinity Church, Micklegate
- Porch of St Dennis Church, Walmgate
- Porch of St Margaret's Church, Walmgate
- Porch of St Lawrence Church, without Walmgate Bar
- Skelton Church
- Doorway of old Palace
- The Guildhall (river front)
- The Guildhall (entrance)
- St William's College, College Street
- Ancient Houses, Pavement
- Ancient Houses, Skeldergate
- King's Staith
- Ancient House, Clifton
- Archiepiscopal Palace, Bishopthorpe
- Porch of Heslington Hall
- Heslington Hall
The images all appear to have been taken around October 1852. Two copies.
Two views - main picture is one large view taken from within, whilst the second is a much smaller view from the opposite direction.
The opinion of Mr Martin Dunn, barrister and counsel, on the titles to various estates in the counties of Northumberland and Durham belonging to the families of Thornton and Croft. Enclosed is a pedigree of the families of Thornton and Croft and goes back to before 1575.
Zonder titelIncludes accounts with the Lord Mayor, accounts of John Brooks with the Foss Navigation Company, Bill of W Plummer and various bills owed.
Assignment in the name of Dr Belcombe's, and additional legal papers.
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Zonder titelConveyance and assignment of the residuary real and personal estate under the will of the late Reverend Robert Croft and general release by the legatees to the trustees. Also has a cover letter.
Zonder titelLetters from Griffiths and Crighton of Newcastle on Tyne, solicitors, to W Gray of York, solicitor. The letters concern the Croft family.
Zonder titelTransfer of residuary real and personal estate under the will of the late Reverend Robert Croft by John Robert Mills and Henry Stafford Thompson to Reverend James Croft, Stephen Croft, Elizabeth Croft and Catherine M Wharton. 2 copies.
Zonder titelProbate of the will of Henry Silversides late of Riccall. Died 22 June 1881. Executor: John Silversides his brother. Gross value £330-13s-0d.
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Zonder titelAlso includes an abstract of the diary prepared by a volunteer.
The Executors of the late Miss Frances Plumbe in account with Swann Clough and Co. Also includes a page of jottings.
Zonder titelIncludes rules and regulations for 1836, 1837, 1839 and 1854.
Includes payment vouchers for life insurance and property damage, checks for employees, newspaper advert payments, details of gaslight companies, rent checks, information about looking after reservoirs, details of payment for damaged land and property tax
Two large black and white photographs. One shows the outside of the Bar including people, sheep and a stage coach published in 1805 by Prince and Cattles of York. The second shows the inside of the Bar and the pub The Jolly Bacchus, from 1854.
Includes:
From Mr Maddick to Jonathan Gray, 1825;
From Emma A Maddock to Jonathan Gray, 1832;
From Robert Maddock to Jonathan Gray, 1836; and
in relation to Mrs Maddock (deceased).
From p8 of Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Whittock. No. 1.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
From p14 of Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Whittock. No. 4.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
From p22 of Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Whittock. Nos. 8a & 8b.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
From p36 of Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Whittock. 2147617. No. 15.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17 and 16 x 11
Provenance: Unknown
From p42 of Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Nathanial Whittock, 2nd edition, copy. IM 5(II). No. 17a.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Hanstock collection
From Murray's 'Bird's Eye View of York' by Whittock. Detail of station next to the city walls. No, 17b.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
Depicts the area between the Bar and the river Foss. 21a.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
Depicts the area of the Ouse at the foot of Lendal.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
Depicts rear of Monk Bar. No. 22.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown
Also includes Cattle Market area.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 17
Provenance: Unknown