Tag: travel

A View to York Minster: Then and Now

The second guest blog in this series exploring some of our photographic collections is from Rachel Cook, one of our great volunteers from York St John University. “Quaint old town of toil and Traffic, quaint old town of art and song; Memories haunt thy pointed gables, like the rooks that round them throng.”- Longfellow. The … Continue reading A View to York Minster: Then and Now

A Photographic History of the York Bars

The first guest blog in this series exploring some of our photographic collections is from Grace Cook, one of our superb volunteers from York St John University. During my placement at the York Explore Archives I have been lucky enough to view many photographs and images of York and what surprised me was the sheer … Continue reading A Photographic History of the York Bars