Garden of rest: St Martin, Coney St
This ‘garden of rest’ in the centre of town is perhaps one of those overlooked places we walk past often but don’t … More …
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Looking down on the cholera burial ground, 1832
The cholera burial ground near the station has already been included on this website. It’s very familiar to York residents, and probably of more interest to visitors.
… More …Fairfax memorial, York Minster
July 2011
This brass plaque in the chapter house of York Minster remembers two members of the Fairfax family, and acknowledges their role in protecting the stained glass so many of us have gazed at in awe in … More …
A forgotten tragedy: Rigg family monument
A once grand monument now collapsing, a reminder of a tragic incident on the River Ouse when many members of the Rigg family lost their lives.
More …First World War cross, St Cuthbert’s
February 2011
In the churchyard of St Cuthbert’s on Peasholme Green is this interesting example of a local memorial to the casualties of the First … More …
Memorial to a wartime fireman
2011
This headstone in York Cemetery marks the resting place of one of the casualties of the ‘Baedeker raid‘ on 29 April 1942. Arthur Broadhead was a fireman with the National Fire Service, and … More …
Bomber crew memorial, Fulford
2011
During the years of the Second World War, when York was surrounded by airfields, aircraft crashes were common, as the many memorials testify.
A memorial on Fulford golf course, not far from the university … More …
Memorial to a railwayman
2011
The text on the plaque reads:
In memory of William Milner – born 1900, died 1942
Station Foreman William Milner, a keen member of the LNER First-Aid Movement, gave his life in an attempt … More …