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St William’s College, and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s visit in 1857

Courtyard of St William's College, 1870s. (city archives, image information)

St William’s College, in its more dilapidated years, as described by a visitor in the 1850s, and pictured by Henry Cave, and late 19th century photographers.

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A visitor writes about York in the 1850s

Old photo, men and boats on riverbank

Extracts from the journals of Nathaniel Hawthorne, describing a visit to York in the 1850s.

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