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Making over 850 years of the city of York's history accessible to all. Keep up to date with our latest projects and activities here.
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Website: https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/
Blog: http://citymakinghistory.org
Although we cannot be sure, we do not think it is the same location. It appears to be closer to the corner with Monkgate and would have possibly been next to St Maurice’s Church. However, quite a few of the buildings in the area were demolished, including the church, in the mid to late 20thC.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Although we cannot be sure, we do not think it is the same location. It appears to be closer to the corner with Monkgate and would have possibly been next to St Maurice’s Church. However, quite a few of the buildings in the area were demolished, including the church, in the mid to late 20thC.
There will also be a tombola, a raffle, and an exhibition of Christmas related archives in our reading room! You will also be able to buy some of our archive inspired Christmas Cards!
Tomorrow at York Explore Library and Archive from 10am-4pm.
Tomorrow at York Explore Library and Archive from 10am-4pm.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
There will also be a tombola, a raffle, and an exhibition of Christmas related archives in our reading room! You will also be able to buy some of our archive inspired Christmas Cards!
Tomorrow at York Explore Library and Archive from 10am-4pm.
Tomorrow at York Explore Library and Archive from 10am-4pm.
It is a great chance for you to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It is a great chance for you to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!
For the Stephen Unwin event, please book a free ticket from Explore York's Ticket Tailor page.
For more details about these events and the full programme follow the link.
For more details about these events and the full programme follow the link.
York Disability Week 2025 - Explore York
Celebrate York Disability Week 2025 at York Explore with powerful exhibitions and events, including “A Census of Disability Joy” and a moving talk by Stephen Unwin on his landmark book "Beautiful Lives – How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong."
exploreyork.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
For the Stephen Unwin event, please book a free ticket from Explore York's Ticket Tailor page.
For more details about these events and the full programme follow the link.
For more details about these events and the full programme follow the link.
His father, Edward, was a lawyer in York Minster offices and his mother was described as 'illiterate and perhaps a little flighty'. The family was well-known in the city with ancestors who had been Sheriffs and Lord Mayors. They lived with Guy's grandmother, Ellen Fawkes
#archives #GuyFawkes #york
#archives #GuyFawkes #york
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
His father, Edward, was a lawyer in York Minster offices and his mother was described as 'illiterate and perhaps a little flighty'. The family was well-known in the city with ancestors who had been Sheriffs and Lord Mayors. They lived with Guy's grandmother, Ellen Fawkes
#archives #GuyFawkes #york
#archives #GuyFawkes #york
It is a great chance for you to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It is a great chance for you to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!
They took over management of the factory in Fishergate, a site which had been producing glass since the late 18th C., until its closure in the 1980’s.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
They took over management of the factory in Fishergate, a site which had been producing glass since the late 18th C., until its closure in the 1980’s.
For our archives treat🍬🫙
We have a selection of designs for some ‘fancy jam jars’ from our records of Redfearns National Glass Company. In September 1967, Redfearn Brothers Limited of Barnsley merged with National Glass Works (York) Ltd.
We have a selection of designs for some ‘fancy jam jars’ from our records of Redfearns National Glass Company. In September 1967, Redfearn Brothers Limited of Barnsley merged with National Glass Works (York) Ltd.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
For our archives treat🍬🫙
We have a selection of designs for some ‘fancy jam jars’ from our records of Redfearns National Glass Company. In September 1967, Redfearn Brothers Limited of Barnsley merged with National Glass Works (York) Ltd.
We have a selection of designs for some ‘fancy jam jars’ from our records of Redfearns National Glass Company. In September 1967, Redfearn Brothers Limited of Barnsley merged with National Glass Works (York) Ltd.
De Bourg was a magician and wanted to establish a magic society in York to meet likeminded people. De Bourg invited other amateur magicians to Mansion House, where the inaugural meeting of the Society was held on 8th March 1945. At that first meeting the York Society of Magicians was established.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
De Bourg was a magician and wanted to establish a magic society in York to meet likeminded people. De Bourg invited other amateur magicians to Mansion House, where the inaugural meeting of the Society was held on 8th March 1945. At that first meeting the York Society of Magicians was established.