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February 2011

Minster bells, and a man on a motorbike playing bagpipes

While reading this you might want to listen to cathedral bells celebrating the end of World War Two … (see below)

In the excellent displays at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington I read a description … More … →

February 2011

Stephen was born in York in 1929 and was 10 years old when the war began, 16 years old when it ended. These are Stephen’s memories of living in York during the war. He also witnessed the ‘Baedeker raid’ on York.

See also: Audrey’s wartime … More … →

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 … →

2011

This floor plaque, at the National Railway Museum’s Main Hall, records the scale of the damage to railway property on the night of the ‘Baedeker raid‘ – reminding us perhaps that the city’s importance … More … →

2010

The control tower is usually the most obvious building on these old airfields, but East Moor’s has been demolished. Peripheral airfield buildings remain, some hidden in the trees, some maintained and still used by local farmers and businesses. Many of the runways have been removed, but from the road skirting the southern part of the airfield this round area of hardstanding is still obvious, with an old piece of farm machinery left where the bombers once stood.

September 2010

This memorial is a recent addition, dedicated in May 2010. Like the earlier memorials at Tholthorpe, East Moor, Wombleton and … More … →

September 2010

Taking the road north from the village of Nunnington, you might notice an old control tower in the flat lands on your left as you get close to Wombleton. Sections of old runway are also visible. … More … →