A fiddler on the roof, York Minster
On the roof of the Minster’s south transept, at one time – ‘a singular accompaniment for a place of worship’ – since removed.
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Bellringing, notes and queries: 1940s, 1980s, and now
On bellringing: notes and queries and historical information, from the 1940s and the 1980s, prompted by the ringing of the Minster bells at New Year.
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Cigarette lighters made from York Minster fragments, 1970s
An ad found in a 1970s guide to York, when tableware, including cigarette lighters, was made from old York Minster stonework. How things change.
More …York Minster transformed: Illuminating York 2013
Visiting the familiar interior of York Minster, seeing it in an unfamiliar light, via Illuminating York. Modern art in an ancient place. The nave, emptied of chairs, filled with art, by Black Rose urban art collective.
More …Ringing in the year: the Minster bells
The Minster bells ringing in the New Year is the centrepiece of York’s celebrations. There was some disappointment this year that the bells were barely audible.
More …Illuminating York 2012: York Minster, Kaleidoscopia
‘Kaleidoscopia’ by Andy McKeown was projected onto an interior wall of the nave of York Minster during Illuminating York 2012. Beautiful.
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