Includes papers relating to The Retreat, Old Baile, Bar Convent, Peasholme House, St Martin's Coney Street Vicarage, Guildhall (1935-1938), George Hotel (1855), St Oswald's Fulford, Assize Courts, The Retreat, Riverside development and York Mansion House.
Sans titreIncludes registers of the Bedern, York 1682-1868, transcribed by Rev N B Pace.
Sans titreIncludes Bedern rents and title deeds: manuscript notes (tied up with picture cord), as well as original file with notes in manuscript.
Sans titreBedern scale measurements, including measure from 1852 map 1:1056 (5ft: 1 miles). Also includes drawings and photocopied maps (1852 map).
Sans titreIncludes details from street directories (York) 1851, 1872, 1876, 1893, 1949-50 (sections only) as well as manuscript notes and photocopies.
Sans titreTyped 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.
Sans titreA 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.
Sans titreA 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.
Sans titrePhotocopied articles, house plans and extracts from street directories for Elm Bank House on the Mount. Also includes press cuttings.
Sans titreFile of newspaper articles relating to prominent York buildings.
Sans titreBooklets 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.
Sans titreHandwritten notes on York streets, listed alphabetically from Abbey Court to Ayre's Yard, as well as a brief bibliography of background reading.
Sans titreResearch notes on the Hungate slum clearance.
Sans titreResearch notes and newspaper cuttings on Skeldergate.
Sans titreIncludes 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.
Sans titreIncludes maps, a booklet with sketches, correspondence, notes relating to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and drafts of Hugh Murrays book on town plans.
Sans titreNotes on maps for York, Beverley, Scarborough, as well as lists of subscribers to the maps.
Sans titreIncludes typescript pages, list of Peckitt works, notes relating to the genealogy of Peckitt and Fenton, papers by Brighton and photocopied articles.
Sans titreIncludes newspaper cuttings, secondary source material and handwritten notes regarding the supply of electricity to York and the history of street furniture.
Sans titreThe supplement was a special edition of the York Evening Press.
Sans titrePhotocopies of OS maps and street plans of York.
Sans titreIncludes hospitals and medicine: Bootham, County, Retreat, Hospitals. St Mary's Convent; Nunthorpe Hall; Clifford St; St John's College in WW1; St Leonard's Hospital (photocopy); Purey Cust; Naburn closure; St Leonard's Hospice; Military Hospital; Poppleton Gate; District Hospital; Yearsley Bridge; Fairfield; Nine hospital closures; County Hospital; Medevac helicopter; District Hospital plans 1961; York Medical School; York Dispensary; Clifton Hospital and York Medical Society anniversary.
Sans titreAlwark - mostly Esher report and redevelopment.
Sans titreBedern - Esher report and redevelopment and restoration of Bedern Hall.
Sans titreBishophill District - archeaological dig at Buckingham House and general redevelopment initiatives.
Sans titreBishopthorpe Road - layout of shops and development issues.
Sans titreHistorical buildings in Bootham - notes by Hugh Murray and correspondence regarding specific sites.
Sans titreBridge Street - redevelopment of shops, closure of Boyes and erosion issues.
Sans titreChapter House Street - copies dated 1993 in Treasurers House to Hugh Murray from Lewis, and cuttings of Treasurers House.
Sans titreClifford Street - development of Technical College and history of Water Lane.
Sans titreConey Street - buildings and shop adverts, archaeological digs and finds, notes of Hugh Murray and papers relating to the Baedeker Raid.
Sans titreCoppergate - phase 2, showing controversies over plans for future development.
Sans titreDuncombe Place - renovation of the Red House.
Sans titreJubbergate - White Rose restaurant issues.
Sans titreYork and District (e.g. Elvington and Castle Howard) stained glass and medieval art - artists, designers and glass itself, including York Minster and parish churches.
Sans titreThe cuttings all relate to Roman Catholic heraldry, Papal heraldry and York Minster heraldry.
Sans titreIncludes Petergate, Piccadilly, Pump Court, Queens Staithe, Queen Street, Regent Street, Rougier Street and St Andrewgate.
Sans titreIncludes Trinity Lane, Walmgate, Wellington Row, Whipmawhopmagate and other streets.
Sans titreIncludes Micklegate Stray, Monkgate and the Mount.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic prints 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 prints have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreRailway press cuttings.
Sans titreIncludes a list of boats with their owners, type, date and routes; newspaper cuttings, including a photocopy of the York Courant 27/5/1777; manuscript notes on re-used paper (including an invitation to a wedding); multiple copies of a York Waterworks invitation dated 1908; and a letter from Hugh Murray to the Royal Humane Society dated 1981, regarding life-saving medals.
Sans titrePress cuttings of the arguments for and against the council selling off the Lord Mayor's car number plate. Also includes facsimile of the 'Sheppee Overseas Special' about light steam commercial vehicles.
Sans titreHardback handwritten notebook of Public Houses in York. Includes lists of different names for pubs. Also includes a facsimile of 'A Directory of Pubs in York 1450-2003', information about pubs in Acomb, and the history of a pub.
Sans titreThe cuttings relate to the reopening of the Tap and Spile and Ackhorne pubs.
Sans titreFiles relating to heraldry in York and elsewhere. Includes transcripts of a series of lectures carried out by Hugh Murray on the subject, and details of ecclesiastical heraldry. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.
Sans titreTyped lists of Goldsmith Freemen arranged alphabetically. Some numbered pages, 12 - 79 but many without numbers.
Sans titreList of Goldsmith Freemen, marked 'Old List' and folder marked 'dups'.
Sans titreIncludes list of York Goldsmiths by R.C. Hope; photocopies of duty paid at York Assay Office 1805 - 1821; lists of references to York Goldsmiths and photocopies of 'York Assay Office' and 'Marks on York Plate'.
Sans titreHugh Murray's 'A Directory of York Goldsmiths, Silversmiths and associated Craftsmen': proofs of illustrations and prelims and a link batch of manuscript notes.
Sans titreVarious documents including list of goldsmiths from 1272-1558; members of York Mercers' Guild 1420-1502; article on Yorkshire Water; the latter days of York Assay office - article; booklet on York Silver 1475-1858; YAYAS Times November 1996 and YPS annual Report 1965.
Sans titreCorrespondence and press cuttings between ABA and John Bradfield about funeral laws and practice including green burials, boundaries and public footpaths.
Sans titreIncludes plan, marked out in purchase and consercration dates; Act to amend the burial acts 25 August 1857; plans and proof of cemetery 'trails'; printed trails 2-6 (multiple copies) and additional pamphlets.
Sans titreIncludes Cemetery hall file with manuscript notes in Hugh Murray's hand; and plan of cemetery with locations of graves of York Mayors and descriptions / mini biographies.
Sans titreIncludes papers regarding individuals; list of graves and locations (with correspondence); obituaries and death announcements; and Fawkes and Hawkesworth pedigrees.
Sans titreIncludes papers on bereavement services; poverty in York; cemetery trails; graves; regulations for burial grounds 19th century; Leeds General Cemetery notes by Hugh Murray; 1941 ARP document; and offprints of articles on cemeteries by Julie Rugg and Catherine Crompton.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings regarding the cemetery and cremation reports of Cemetery Committee 1910, 1911 and 1913; as well as Hugh Murray's handwritten notes.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic prints 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 prints have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreNotes, photocopies and pedigrees for Berry; Burton; Barclay; Blackburn; Bathurst; Brearley; Benson; Broxup; Birch; Baines (see Graham); Barber; Bwye; and Balmford.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Croft; Chapman; Coates and Chicken (Richard).
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Cobb; Close; Creed; Cattle and Cabry.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Camidge (Cammidge, Camage); Castle (Jennison) and Curran.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Duke; de Lom; Dobbie; Dodsworth; Davies; Downe (Viscountess, obituary); and Dealtry of York, Judges Lodgings.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Etty.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Edward Nathanial Green (1847 copy); Galamoor; Giles; Goodson; Gowland; Gray; Goldie; Gutch; Hewley; Graham; Greenwood and Galloway.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Hesketh; Halliday; Horsley; Hardman; Hebblethwaite; Hey; Hunt; Hearon and Hutchenson (intermarried).
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Harwood; Harton (Arton & Hayrton); Hanson; Hill; Horsman; Hargrave; Hargrove; Hardcastle and Hodgson.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Kilby (including Page); Kaye; Kay family and correspondence with Willian Kaye Sessions); Key and Kirk.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Linfoot; Lyth and Laverach.
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Leeman - grouped seperately from HMU/1/32 by Hugh Murray. Includes photocopies regarding Leeman memorial including Murray's papers, notes on George Leeman, notes and photocopies regarding a proposed st
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Rowntree (two files entitled 'old inf.' and 'others').
Sans titreWorking papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Rotherford; Robinson; Roper; Rowlerson; Ralphs; Rowel; Rougier and Reilly.
Sans titreIncludes papers relating to railways, horse trams, trolleybuses and electrobuses, boats and the Sheppee Steam Company.
Sans titreWorking papers relating to tramways, trolley buses and electric buses.
Sans titreIncludes a York Press supplement; plans and notes of the Scarborough line through Clifton; Robert Bell memoir; South Yorkshire rail tour; Foss Islands branch information; British Rail Thirsk School; and plans for the site of the railway offices 1898.
Sans titreNotes from papers of Lady Hewley's Charity held at North Yorkshire Record Office; paper on 'Quakers and Railways' by E. H. Milligan (two versions); and Hugh Murray manuscript on the 'Railway Influences on Buildings of York'.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic prints 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 prints have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreFormat: Black and white print, 17 x 13
Provenance: ?good enough qual for RCHME
Miniature views, containing nine images 8 x 5: Micklegate Bar, Bootham Bar, Lendal Bridge, city walls with LNER office, St Marys Abbey (two) The Minster (three).
Format: Black and white prints, 8 x 5
Provenance: Tucks
Includes large format colour slides, and glass plate negatives.
Sans titreCovers details of 18th and 19th century families.
Sans titreCovers heraldic bookplates, general, A-Z. Armorial, A-Z including York City, York churches, York Minster.
Sans titreCovers introduction. King's Square to Scaurius Railway Hotel. York Coat of Arms. Armed Services personnel. Outside Micklegate Bar (OMB). York Arms. Heraldry at Bishopthorpe Palace. Exhibition Square to Petergate. Lost Heraldry of York Minster. Ecclesiastical Heraldry. Arms of 4 Archepiscopal Sees. Arms of the See of York. St. WIlliam's College, Bootham Bar, etc. Bedern area. Tanners Moat, York Cemetery, etc. 'York'. Arms and Oxford Colleges. Confluence of Ouse and Foss.
Sans titreFiles relating to the history of the Pearson room at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Sans titreIncludes details of the Kempe / Kemp arms, details of the family history and newsletters relating to the Kempe Society.
Sans titreResearch notes compiled by Hugh Murray relating to Lord Mayors of York and other civic officials. Please see file level descriptions for more details information about the contents of this series.
Sans titreResearch notes relating to bellmen and bellringers in York.
Sans titreIncludes colour photographs of drawings and paintings, believed to have been used in the work 'York Through the Eyes of the Artist.'
Sans titreMicrofiche of the International Genealogical Index, Yorkshire region (as at 1992), as well as other genealogical resources.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives 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 negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives 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 negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives 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 negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.
The images are labelled as 'negatives of Old York from prints by Pumhprey. WW 1905.'
The original order of this material has been maintained, and the negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives 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 negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
Sans titreThis series includes photographic negatives 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 negatives have been item-level listed as they were stored. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information on the contents of this collection.
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