York’s Ingram Hospital – a 17th century almshouse with a Norman doorway
It turns out it was called Ingram Hospital and is one of York’s most important mid-seventeenth century buildings.
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Oct 20, 20223 min read
York Minster's Bell Founders Window - a blatant medieval advertisement
York Minster is unique in the fact that it holds over 60% of all the medieval stained glass in England and the largest collection of...
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Jul 12, 20224 min read
The Treasurers House, York – Frank Green’s palace of entertainment
This historic town house with award winning garden in the centre of York has many tales to tell…. But before we start the tale of the...
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Jun 11, 20222 min read
Barker Tower – a little tower with a big history
I regularly pass the little round tower known as Barker Tower just to the edge of Lendal Bridge in York whilst taking clients out on...
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Jan 25, 20223 min read
York’s Anglian Tower – Top of Historic-UK’s most interesting historical sites in England
Hidden away behind York’s library and just outside Museum Gardens is a real historical treasure which I discovered thanks to the author...
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Apr 5, 20213 min read
The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
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Mar 14, 20213 min read
Bridgerton in Yorkshire
Riding on the coat tails of smash-hit period dramas such as BBC’s Downtown Abbey and ITV’s Victoria, Netflix released its own romp...
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Feb 4, 20213 min read
Percy Shaw – the Yorkshire inventor of the “Cat’s Eye”
The “Cat’s Eye” was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years....
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timbarber
Jan 7, 20214 min read
A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
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timbarber
Jun 7, 20204 min read
Hungate in York - a brief history
Last year, I was contacted by a property company who had just completed part of a new development of apartments in the Hungate area of...
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Apr 29, 20203 min read
In the shadow of York Minster, St. Michael le Belfrey is a real historical gem
Being so close to the Minster – St Michael le Belfrey on High Petergate in York often gets overlooked, but it has a wonderful history in...
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