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Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes tramways amendments (possibly notes for Hugh Murray's book, plus 'list of plans and illustrations' and sections redrafted. Also includes photostats of 1878 initial proposals for tramways in York, photocopies of two articles on the history of tranways by George Jackson, and a photostat of the Tramway Orders Confirmation Act 1879.

Includes Hugh Murray's manuscript with paste-ups, sections 3 - 4, (numbered in red) plus notes, manuscript timetables (c 1900), figures regarding tracks, expenses and receipts and population information. Also includes negotiations between York Corporation and the Tramways Company (1899-1906) plus report dated 1907 of agreement to sell the undertaking to the Corporation, memorandum on the position of the Tramways Company and proposals, poll of owners and ratepayers, and article from 'Modern Tramway' Magazine entitled 'Perspectives of Modern Tramways 1978.'

Pencil manuscript of Hugh's book 'Horse Tramways of York' 1880-1909, 140 pp., wired together.

Includes working documents, council papers, press cuttings, and additional materials relating to the H Murray publication 'The Horse Tramways of York'. Also includes a railway chronology of York; and City of York report of the Tramways Committee 1909.

Includes lecture notes, after dinner speech, retirement speech (including biographical details), and general notes on railway history.

Includes press supplements on the closure of the carriage works and the opening of the National Railway Museum, photos and elevations of the railway offices, Station Hotel invoices and old publications.

History of number plate DN7.

Handwritten research notes compiled by Hugh Murray.

The cuttings relate to the launch of Hugh Murray's book on historic pubs in and around York.

Held in a ringbinder folder. Includes newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes.

Notes on the wills of goldsmiths, arranged alphabetically.

Papers grouped by Hugh Murray: notes and photocopies of Huntington Collection, York, silverware by Mrs E.M. Sessions; Sessions correspondence regarding York silver booklist; list of Freemen Goldsmiths; photocopy of 'Notes on printers and printing'; and typed list of York Silversmiths.

Directory of York Goldsmiths and Silversmiths by H. Murray, as well as an article on Christopher Harrington, York 1614. Includes a list of names.

Includes trades and occupations listed in cemetery; manuscript list of names; standard trails for schools - guidance and trails; site plan of the masons' workshop; and a list entitled 'Box 29'.

Details of monumental inscriptions 'A-G'.

Details of monumental inscriptions 'PP-ZZ' and 'Southwell SW'.

Includes plans of the cemetery spaces. Arranged by area.

Yorkshire Evening Press supplements for the Silver Jubilee, 1977; York in 1893, 1993; Queen Anne School, 1910-2000, 2000; Yesterday York, 2007; and York from the Air, 2000.

Correspondence concerning Hugh Murrays Whittock publication. Also includes a typescript copy of the text.

Cuttings relating to defences, Clifford's Tower and York Castle and prison. Topics include bars; city walls; posterns; E Ridsdale Tate's 15th century York; manuscript notes; Peter Addyman's article on Baile Hill; Exhibition Square; 1644 siege; portcullis' lowering; Lendal Arch; wall and bar repairs and the tourism budget.

Blake Street - historic locations (mostly Assembly Room issues).

College Street - history of Sir Williams College, numerous pictures of the site and restoration issues.

Fishergate - gasworks explosion, military activity and Redfearn chimney demolition.

Foss islands Road - fortifications and housing.

Fossgate - images of property development, bridge renovations and the Merchant Adventurers Hall.

Goodramgate - Guild of Freemen parade, history of the street, handwritten notes of Hugh Murray and the development of Deansgate.

Heworth - buildings, car parking and gas works.

Holgate Road - housing development.

Huntington Road - workhouse issues and Alfred Dickens home.

Kings Staith - building development.

Layerthorpe District - development of the area, including the gas supply. Includes references by Hugh Murray.

Lord Mayors Walk - development of junction.

Includes Station Rise, Station Road, Stonebow, Stonegate, Tadcaster Road, Tanners Moat, Tanner Street, Terry Avenue, Swinegate and Tower Street.

Includes Parliament Street and Patrick Pool.

Card index arranged alphabetically by surname. It would appear that this index relates to authors of articles relating to York.

Covers clockmakers, watchmakers, money makers, chairman and York pubs.

Covers York streets. Arranged alphabetically. A-T only.

Covers heraldry and what appears to be prominent families.

Details the Pearson connection between Leeds Metropolitan University, School of Built Environment and the firm of S. Pearson and Son Ltd (Public Works Contractors). Includes stained glass illustrations and photographs.

Notes on the history of the Pearson firm. Includes a fact sheet on the Parliament Street buildings, House of Commons; notes on Pearson firm's building projects and dates; and detailed notes on the Parliament Street Building, London.

Biography of Weetman Dickinson Pearson. Also includes brief pedigrees of other members of the family; history of the Buckendon Estate, Hertfordshire; correspondence and notes relating to the preservation of the Pearson Glass and three CD-ROMs of Pearson talks.

Image of the The Albert Kitchener, with two wooden chairs drawn up and rag rug.
Format: Black and white print, 13 x 9
Provenance:

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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'.

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

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 history of Skeldergate.

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.

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

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Eadon (brief note only); Foster; Fox; and Ferguson/Towers.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Gibbs; Gaines; Gibson; Guy; Gilyot; Green and John Goodricke (article in Sky & Telescope November 1978). Also includes William Garforth of Askham Bryan and Wigginthorpe.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Hemmens; Heppell, Hungerford and Hick. Includes an audio cassette and photo of Miss Hick (Annie) who died in 1991 aged 92.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Inglis; Ireland; Iddison; Jackson; Johnson including correspondence with Mona Christian); Jalland; Jones; Kinipe; King including birth certificate of Ken King and Kilvington.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: McAndrew; Marsh; Meek; Myers and Morrell.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Rieveley; Raper; Richardson; Robinson; Rigg; Rymer and Russell.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Shannon (family of John Shannon); Shaw; Skelton; Simcoe; Smith (bellfounder); Smales; Shepherd (builders); Sampson (printer); Scobey; Summers and Fraser; Stockdale (of Old Malton); Stephenson (plumbing

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Smallwood (death of Marion, wife of Councillor Derek); Slater; Spurr (chemist and druggist); Saunders; Scruton; Sherwood; Smallpage; Sessions (printers); Saunderson/Sanderson; and Scawin/Tonge.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Taylor (two batches seperately grouped by Hugh Murray); Thistleton and Thompson.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Wolstenholme; Worthington; Weatherly; Waudby; Williams; Wormeley; Warrill; Wharton/Walton; Wood; Wilkinson; Whytehead; Waddington and Whittington.

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Yeomans and Yorke.

Alphabetical list of 158 pedigrees. Also includes notes on Caultey, Dinsdale, Ramsey, Sessions, Dove, Marsh, Burdekin, Hearon, Cobb, Taylor, Beckett, Czech Graves in York Cemetery, Keswick (Builder) and other York stonemasons: Had, Thompson, Hebden Todd, Jakeman, Bellerby, Kilvington, Bowman, Hepp, Heppell, Whipp, Booth, Heppell, Barnes, Leeman, Birch, Simpson, Charlton, Chepplow, Horsley, Husband, Thallon, Bentley, Barly, Knipe, Benson, Rowntree, Wheadley, Heppell and Bell. Also includes a copy of the Hungate Area 1881 census.

Includes papers relating to the descent of the Mauleys of Mulgrave Castle, as well as seven black and white photographs from the Wallace Collection of the gilt bronze band around the top of the horn; letters to and from the Master of the Armouries and Dr. Gee relating to the horn; and various coats of arms and notes on the Cap of Maintenance.

Handwritten correspondence, family trees and pedigree charts. Also includes two identity cards in an envelope.

Original birth, death, burial records with various handwritten notes relating to the Cosser, Nixon & Edmonson families.

Various Pedigree charts for Cosser family with handwritten notes.

Includes genealogies, information relating to record offices, details relating to the Borthwick Institute for Archives and correspondence.

Includes notes on York goldsmiths and silversmiths, including details of wills, and copies of secondary source material.

Files of press cuttings relating to various aspects of York history, and the history of further afield. See file level descriptions for more detailed information. Also includes additional papers where these were originally stored with the newspaper cuttings files.

Detailed index cards compiled by Hugh Murray during the course of his research. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

List of Duncumbe's charitable gifts, notes including a photocopy of his obituary by James Raine. Includes notes on the condition of his memorial cross; notes from Yorkshire Gazette 1858-1881; proposed plan for widening Little Blake Street to form Duncumbe Place; copy of his will and his father's will and a press cutting about York market.

Research notes compiled by Hugh Murray on various churches and York Minster, as well as church graveyards. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Papers relating to York Civic Trust, including meeting minutes, agendas, financial papers and project papers. Also includes papers relating to the Sheldon Memorial Trust Awards and Bishophill Action Plan 1972, which were co-located with the Civic Trust papers.

Research notes relating to public houses, schools and postcards relating to York.

Series of talks, and research notes for talks, compiled by Hugh Murray during the course of his work as a local historian. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Research notes on stained glass painters and stained glass windows. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Includes tradesmen's bills and correspondence of H A Hudson.

Published river charts relating to the navigation of rivers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Two bundles of photocopied maps and plans of York and the surrounding area.

Two British Library microfilms and one from North Yorkshire County Record Office. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.

Includes positive slides and glass plate negatives.

Includes a map of the area; chronology of Backhouse family and nurseries in Toft Green; and handwritten notes about Tanner Row and Toft Green.

Format: Black and white card, 8 x4
Provenance: Globe, 3 Micklegate

The toddler is quite possibly a little boy.
Format: Black and white card, 8 x 4
Provenance: Globe, 3 Micklegate