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'I rode around on a horse to bring in shoppers' - memories of iconic York store
Boyes in Bridge Street - memories of working at iconic shop YORK store Boyes was renowned for its Christmas displays. In the 1920s and 30s, children went on rides through the store with themes such as 'A trip to the Moon' or' A journey below the sea'. And today, we share precious memories of working at this iconic shop, Boyes in Bridge Street. After the Second World War, children walked rather than rode, passing a series of tableaux, before meeting Father Christmas in his grotto.
Secret history of this Bishy Road grocer who was also a York City football star
George Maskill - the story of a York City footballer and Bishy Road grocer AS YORK City's promotion continues to raise cheers across York, we're sharing a story about one of its star players of yesteryear. Clements Hall Local History Group was delighted to receive some wonderful photos from Robert Mason of his uncle's old shop in Bishopthorpe Road, George Maskill.
York’s most famous street and the 'celebrities' that once lived here
York's Micklegate and the famous people that lived here - by SUSAN MAJOR MICKLEGATE has connections with many famous people over the last 500 years. Several of the grand houses in Micklegate were said to have been designed by the famous York architect John Carr.
'A building with a very varied history' - fascinating past of former York bar
Most recently, it was a watering hole for craft beer lovers - but the former BrewDog bar in Micklegate, York, has a fascinating past. As the building is sold, Susan Major, from Clements Hall Local History Group, looks back at its history. THE former BrewDog building in Micklegate has had a varied history. Grade II listed, it dates from 1740, the townhouse of the widowed Lady Goodricke and her son, Sir Henry, the 6th baronet. They were followed by the Duffin family, here until 1851.
Second World War Archives
So far we’ve largely confined ourselves to the cases found in our database, to give you more detail on a small – but increasing –…
New surroundings and new dangers: wartime railwaywomen
By Susan Major on March 2, 2020 in Blog, Gender, War In this guest post marking the start of Women’s History Month, Dr Susan Major – another of us with a connection to York – explores some of the ways in which women railway staff encountered and experienced dangers in their working environments during the Second World War. Women weren’t new to the railways by any stretch of the imagination (see this post, for example, and this one), but the Second World War did change things, albeit temporarily.
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