York Minster's Bell Founders Window - a blatant medieval advertisement
York Minster is unique in the fact that it holds over 60% of all the medieval stained glass in England and the largest collection of...
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timbarber
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
The Treasurers House, York – Frank Green’s palace of entertainment
This historic town house with award winning garden in the centre of York has many tales to tell…. But before we start the tale of the...
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timbarber
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
Barker Tower – a little tower with a big history
I regularly pass the little round tower known as Barker Tower just to the edge of Lendal Bridge in York whilst taking clients out on...
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timbarber
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
York’s Anglian Tower – Top of Historic-UK’s most interesting historical sites in England
Hidden away behind York’s library and just outside Museum Gardens is a real historical treasure which I discovered thanks to the author...
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timbarber
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
The Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman York
With lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
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timbarber
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Bridgerton in Yorkshire
Riding on the coat tails of smash-hit period dramas such as BBC’s Downtown Abbey and ITV’s Victoria, Netflix released its own romp...
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timbarber
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Percy Shaw – the Yorkshire inventor of the “Cat’s Eye”
The “Cat’s Eye” was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years....
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timbarber
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
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timbarber
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Hungate in York - a brief history
Last year, I was contacted by a property company who had just completed part of a new development of apartments in the Hungate area of...
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timbarber
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
In the shadow of York Minster, St. Michael le Belfrey is a real historical gem
Being so close to the Minster – St Michael le Belfrey on High Petergate in York often gets overlooked, but it has a wonderful history in...
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