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Explore York Archive
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Making over 850 years of the city of York's history accessible to all. Keep up to date with our latest projects and activities here.

Website: https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/
Blog: http://citymakinghistory.org
This image was an entry as part of the “Snap your street” collection from 1998, which was a collection of images from York’s recent history. The image itself is from the 1984 York Minster fire, with this year marking the 41st #EYAAnniversaries of the fire. 

#archives #york #yorkminster
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Behind today's door we have a lovely depiciton of the fireworks in the night sky on bonfire night. 

#york #archives #adventcalendar #christmas
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tomorrow!

To celebrate Explore Your Archive week we will be hosting an exhibition of all things Clifton. We will be showcasing records offering an insight into life in Clifton and the stories of its people through the years.

📅Saturday 6th December 
🕰️10:00am-12:30pm & 1:00-3:30pm
📍Clifton Explore.
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Next week the reading room will be closed as part of our Setting the Record Straight project.

To find out more about setting the record straight and upcoming closure dates take a look at the dedicated page on our website below.

https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/setting-the-record-straight/
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Today we have the York Walls represented, with a bird flying in a (rare) blue sky above the city and some hidden designs and tasty treats in the bricks of the wall. 

#Archives #York #Christmas #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Check out our Explore newsletter for December and find out more about what our team have been upto recently.

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December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Behind door number four we have images of the Panorama being created. Highlighting some of the artistic methods used by the wonderful artist, Emily Harvey, who created the panorama co-creatively with York residents. 

#archives #york #art #christmas #adventcalendar
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
You can help conserve York’s archives this Christmas!

We are selling our archive inspired Christmas Cards. The designs are inspired by collections of the Knowles Family papers in the archives.

A pack of five cards are availble for £6.

The cards are availble this week in most Explore locations
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Today we are also celebrating the #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYAPets. This panorama tile features a design inspired by observations over York of the astronomers John Goodricke, Nathaniel Piggott and Edward Piggott. (archive ref: GPP)

#archives #York #Christmas #adventcalendar
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Day 2 📅🎄

Behind door number two of our York Panorama advent calendar shows two iconic features of York's landscape, the railway station and Holgate windmill. 

#archives #york #adventcalendar #christmas
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is the remains of a Norman house, the oldest domestic building in York being believed to be built c.1170, found near Stonegate in the 1960's. 

Where the house is was going to be used for a sub station for North Eastern Electric but was saved and restored by the Ministry of Public Buildings.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It is day one of our archives advent calendar! 🎄📅

We will be sharing images from our amazing York Panorama: What York means to us artwork, which celebrated its 10th birthday this year. 

#archvies #york #christmas #adventcalendar 

Today you we are sharing with you a depiction of Ouse Bridge.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
For this weeks EYA Focus Theme 'Beauty', this image of the beautiful York Minster showcases the special kind of beauty it has to offer, one that isn't loud or fleeting, but that rises slowly out of history and stands resilient through centuries. 

#EYABeauty #YorkMinster #BeautyInArchitecture
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Our annual Disability Arts Exhibition for #YorkDisabilityWeek25, will be running from Friday 28th November - Sunday 30th November.

Join us from 10:30am-12pm on Friday as one of our archivists will be on hand to answer questions about the collections that inspired our Disability arts exhibition!
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
To celebrate Explore Your Archive week we will be hosting an exhibition of all things Clifton. We will be showcasing records offering an insight into life in Clifton and the stories of its people through the years.

📅Saturday 6th December 
🕰️10:00am-12:30pm & 1:00-3:30pm
📍Clifton Explore.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
You can help conserve York’s archives this Christmas!

We are selling our archive inspired Christmas Cards. The designs are inspired by collections of the Knowles Family papers in the archives.

A pack of five cards are availble for £6.

The cards are availble this week in most Explore locations
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Interested in Local History? 

Joining a Local History Group is a great way to get to know people and learn about your local area. 

You can find contact details for the local history groups in York on our website on the link below.

#Archives #LocalHistory #York

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November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
An exciting day in our reading room yesterday as we had some filming going on! 🎥🎬

It was great to see some of our collections get the star treatment⭐. We can’t wait to share the end result with you in the New Year, so watch this space!👀

#archives #york #exploreyourarchive #filming
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A snow day for us here in at the archive. Perhaps not the best day to be in the temperature controlled reading room! ❄️🥶

#archives #york #snow #winter
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With the temperatures dropping this week some of us may need some of these sweets advertised as “the pocket doctor.” ❄️🥶

This image of Lord Mayor’s Walk dates from the early 1930’s. 

#archives #york #winter #chilly.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Join us for York Disability Week 2025 at York Explore 👋

From archival-inspired art and artworks by international students to a standout talk by Stephen Unwin, there’s something for everyone. All events are free and accessible.

#ExploreTogether #LetsCreate #YDW25 #YorkDisabilityWeek25
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There is still time to pop into our Christmas exhibition in the reading room. 

The exhibition and the Christmas fayre with stalls by local artists and crafts are open until 4pm! 

#archives #christmasmarket #supportexplore #christmas #york
November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It is Christmas Fayre eve! ☃️🎄

There will be stalls from amazing local artists and crafters on library lawn giving you the chance to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives! 

#SupportExplore #York #Archives #Christmas #ChristmasCards #York #ChristmasMarket
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It is only a few days now until our Christmas fundraiser fayre!

Featuring a raffle with great prizes, a terrific tombola, and stalls from amazing local artists and crafters.

We will also have an exhibition in our reading room displaying archives with a Christmas connection.🎄

 #Archvies #Christmas
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We will be observing the two-minute silence for Remembrance Day in our reading room and the library building at 11am today. Please join us.

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM