Yorkshire Evening Press historical summary of York AD71-1971.
Sans titreRelates to the Knavesmire Tattoo 13-18 September 1971.
Sans titreExtension of the Coney Street site of the Yorkshire Evening Press.
Sans titreSupplement for Local Newspaper Week.
Sans titreCelebration of 500 Years of York Minster.
Sans titreSpecial Edition also featuring four facsimiles of 1945 editions.
Sans titreCommemoration of 238 Years in 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 titreIncludes press cuttings on left handedness: individuals, devices, shops for; Library: York Central Library Museum St, and Clifford St.
Sans titreIncludes press cuttings relating to the electrification of railways, transport to London, National Railway Museum and Leeds trams and trolleys.
Sans titreGeneral newspaper cuttings on 'York Past and Present'.
Sans titreIncludes cuttings on York from the air; the birth of Jorvik and the 60th anniversary of the Baedeker Raid.
Sans titreIncludes cuttings on the LUI Banquet (response to criticism from Manchester); Coney Street, archive of York bridges and an article on horse trams by Hugh Murray.
Sans titreIncludes cuttings relating to the York Mystery Plays and Festival.
Sans titreIncludes press cuttings on the restoration of York Minster.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Royal visits and commemorations.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Dringhouses; Moor Lane Youth Centre; Dringhouses Pond; Captain W. Duncan-Jones; Dringhouses status in the 1940s; Pinfold repair; Toll House; and Moor Lane lakeside lodges.
Sans titreIncludes cuttings on Esher and the ring road traffic management; cars in York; York 2000 campaign; envelope containing 'Esher's Aldwark' conservation questions; 1971 ring road plans; foot streets; outer ring road plans; Copmanthorpe flyover plans; A19 straightening; Deangate closure; Bootham bus lane; ring road blight; central area traffic management; Exhibition Square fountain and use as bus terminus; car parks; Esher's York; and preservation of historic buildings. Includes some duplicate material.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Freemen and strays. Topics include Hob Moor; John Shannon; Rowntree Park; Freemen of England banquet; Freedom Casket; Micklegate Stray; Freemen's rights over city strays; Walmgate Stray; strays and the common land question; freemen's oath; freewomen; and Monk Stray.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Clifton. Includes cuttings on churches, buildings, demolitions, hospital, the Burton Stone, Clifton Green, Clifton Bridge, parish minute book found, house sale adverts, Clifton Court leet, Homestead Park, Ouse Lea, RSPCA dog's home, St Peter's footbridge, trees, footpaths, individuals, Skelton Street demolition, Cross's fish shop, YWCA, bridges and demolitions for the inner ring road.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to Civic Trust plaques and other plaques: Herbert House, George Hudson, Garforth House (photo of John Shannon), observatory, Abbey Wall, King's Square, Dick Turpin; Mansion House; Richard III; BR Eastern Region HQ; Jewish massacre; York Station (including a photo of Nikolaus Pevsner) and York Minster Gates.
Sans titreCuttings 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.
Sans titreNewspaper cuttings relating to people and characters, from local and national newspapers. Includes many obituary notices, cuttings with York or Yorkshire connections, and others of significance to Hugh's interests (e.g. Heraldry, or Colditz). Includes a mixture of recent people (e.g. Eric Gee) and historical (George Hudson).
Sans titreCuttings relating to almshouses, abbattoir, canals and assizes.
Sans titreAcomb, Holgate; talk on Backhouse Nurseries by Judity Pinder; talk on Acomb by George Benson (report of) 1922 and letter from Robin Blake regarding Fothergills of York, 2002.
Sans titreChurches, Chapels (York and non-York), Salvation Army, convents, monasteries, abbeys and synagogues - mostly cuttings plus a few leaflets, almost entirely relating to York.
Sans titreYork bridges and rivers - Ouse, Foss, old bridges and new including Naburn Lock photo 1888. Also includes a photo of the opening of Skeldergate Bridge 1881, the Ouse Ferry, flood defences, barges, riverside walks, Hill's boatyard, new by-pass and ring road, engraving of collapsed Lendal Bridge 1861 and York Waterworks.
Sans titreBooks published on York's history, buildings and families, including news reviews and details of books of photos.
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 titreBlake Street - historic locations (mostly Assembly Room issues).
Sans titreBlossom Street - building developments; financial problems of Bar Convent; issues related to No. 40 Blossom Street.
Sans titreHistorical buildings in Bootham - notes by Hugh Murray and correspondence regarding specific sites.
Sans titrePictures of Radio York in Bootham Row.
Sans titreBridge Street - redevelopment of shops, closure of Boyes and erosion issues.
Sans titreBurton Stone Lane shop development.
Sans titreCarr Lane (picture of the lane).
Sans titreCastlegate - development of Fairfax House, work of the Civic Trust, other historic buildings, and notes of Hugh Murray.
Sans titreChapter House Street - copies dated 1993 in Treasurers House to Hugh Murray from Lewis, and cuttings of Treasurers House.
Sans titreClarence Street cuttings, including Mrs Shaw planting a memorial tree.
Sans titreClementhorpe - redevelopment of the Terry's site, and river views with buildings.
Sans titreClifford Street - development of Technical College and history of Water Lane.
Sans titreCoffee Yard - renovation of Barley Hall and the history of Coffee Yard.
Sans titreCollege Street - history of Sir Williams College, numerous pictures of the site and restoration issues.
Sans titreColliergate - historic buildings and account of the fire of 1839.
Sans titreConey Street - buildings and shop adverts, archaeological digs and finds, notes of Hugh Murray and papers relating to the Baedeker Raid.
Sans titreCoppergate - development issues, and 'Duttons for Buttons' building.
Sans titreCoppergate - phase 2, showing controversies over plans for future development.
Sans titreDalton Terrace - funeral of Emily Houden, and letters from Hugh Murray to York Evening Press regarding naming Dalton Terrace.
Sans titreDavygate shopping arcade, development of property.
Sans titreDeangate - traffic congestion and issues near to York Minster.
Sans titreDuncombe Place - renovation of the Red House.
Sans titreEarlsborough Terrace - sale of the Abbey Guest House.
Sans titreExhibition Square - development of the Exhibition Hall, notes from Hugh Murray regarding the opening of the Exhibition Hall.
Sans titreFinkle Street - closure of Jersey Creamery.
Sans titreFishergate - gasworks explosion, military activity and Redfearn chimney demolition.
Sans titreFoss islands Road - fortifications and housing.
Sans titreFoss Bank development issues.
Sans titreFossgate - images of property development, bridge renovations and the Merchant Adventurers Hall.
Sans titreFulford - tree demolition, birthplace of William Etty, military establishments and details of some historic buildings.
Sans titreGeorge Hudson Street - York's oldest staircase and renaming of the street.
Sans titreGillygate - Salvation Army, historic buildings and development and traffic issues.
Sans titreGoodramgate - Guild of Freemen parade, history of the street, handwritten notes of Hugh Murray and the development of Deansgate.
Sans titreGrape Lane - street images and development of the area.
Sans titreGrosvenor Terrace - details of an unexploded bomb.
Sans titreGroves - general history of area.
Sans titreHanover Street - housing development.
Sans titreHaxby Road - removal of Rowntrees Cocoa sign.
Sans titreHeslington - Tillmire Common dispute.
Sans titreHeworth - buildings, car parking and gas works.
Sans titreHolgate Road - housing development.
Sans titreHungate - archaeological dig and development.
Sans titreHuntington Road - workhouse issues and Alfred Dickens home.
Sans titreJames Street - housing development.
Sans titreJubbergate - White Rose restaurant issues.
Sans titreKings Square - demolition issues and development of the square.
Sans titreKings Staith - building development.
Sans titreLady Peckitts Yard - historic development and the spelling of the name.
Sans titreLawrence Street - founding of the Leprosy Hospital, referenced by Hugh Murray.
Sans titreLayerthorpe District - development of the area, including the gas supply. Includes references by Hugh Murray.
Sans titreLeeman Road - tree demolition.
Sans titreLendal - historic buildings and Judges Lodgings. Includes references by Hugh Murray.
Sans titreLittle Stonegate development issues.
Sans titreLord Mayors Walk - development of junction.
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 titreRowntree family - Homestead Park, centenary news item and large folded 'Masterplan' of Rowntree Park by Landscape Design Associates of Peterborough for City of York Council, 2000.
Sans titreOld York' - large miscellaneous bundle, including school groups, transport, individuals, incidents, sports teams, war damage and shops.
Sans titreIncludes newspaper cuttings relating to the police, Post Office, and prisons - Askham Grange.
Sans titreRailways - mainly York but a few cuttings in UK and world. Includes locomotives, buildings, George Hudson and Alne station 1937 photo.
Sans titreRoman York, cuttings regarding York's 1900th anniversary, and various excavations around York featuring discoveries made.
Sans titreYork Schools - various primary and secondary, state and independant, some of which have subsequently closed. Includes the Blue and Greycoats, Open Air School, York College, York College of Ripon and York St John, and reorganisation of York secondary education in 1985.
Sans titreRelating to York Museums.
Sans titreRelating to York Minster.
Sans titreEntitled 'Minor Pleasures' and 'Music'.
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