Secret York Guide

Isobel Akerman is a writer and researcher who spent her time as a history student at York University exploring the hidden corners of the city. She’s worked for small charities and massive companies and has lived in more places than she can remember the names of. At present she’s in Cambridge, learning more history and finding more corners.

York Minster
THE CEILING OF THE YORK ART GALLERY 14
THE STATUES OF BOOTHAM BAR 18
THE ROMAN WALL OF BOOTHAM BAR 19
ANGLIAN TOWER 20
THE MULTANGULAR TOWER 21
DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN MUSEUM GARDENS 22
YORK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY 23
SNUFFER ON THE RED HOUSE ANTIQUES CENTRE 24
BELL RINGING AT YORK ORATORY 26
THE CROSSED KEYS OF DEANS COURT HOTEL 28
ROYAL MAIL POSTBOX STAMP 30
THE CEREMONY ROOM OF YORK LODGE 236 32
YORK MEDICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 34
THE STONEGATE DEVIL SCULPTURE 38
THE SIREN SCULPTURE 39
HANGING WOODEN BIBLE 40
THE STONE HOUSE 42
FIRE INSURANCE PLAQUES 44
MINERVA SCULPTURE 46
STATUE OF A NATIVE AMERICAN 47
THE NAILS OF THE STATUE OF EDWARD II 48
LIBERTY POLICE OFFICE 50
THE MASON’S LOFT 52
CHAPTER HOUSE ROOF 54
OLD PALACE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE 56
THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH 58
BEDERN HALL 60
THE COFFIN DROP OF THE GOLDEN SLIPPER PUB 62
THE GLASS CASE OF AN OLD SLIPPER 63
THE MOUSE ON ST WILLIAM’S COLLEGE 63
THE SIGN OF THE GATEWAY TO ROMAN FORTRESS 64
THE DUTCH HOUSE 65
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS’ HALL 66
JEWBURRY PLAQUE 68
ST ANTHONY’S GARDEN 70
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE GALLERY 71
Kings Square – Castle
ARUP BUILDING 74
NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WAR MEMORIAL 76
GEORGE LEEMAN STATUE 78
THE DOORS OF THE YORK GRAND HOTEL BASEMENT 79
CHOLERA BURIAL GROUND 80
JOHN SNOW’S PUMP 81
SNEAK HOLES OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH 82
JACOB’S WELL 84
BISHOPHILL COMMUNITY GARDEN 86
LADY ANNE’S EFFIGY 88
CAT SCULPTURES 90
YORK DRILL AND ARMY MUSEUM 92
PRISONERS’ SIGNATURES 94
RAINDALE MILL 96
DICK TURPIN’S FAKE GRAVE 98
LADY PECKETT’S YARD 100
MORRELL YARD 102
CLAY PIPE AT THE BLACK SWAN INN 104
UNITARIAN CHAPEL 106
THE ROCKET IN THE HISCOX BUILDING 108
INSCRIPTION OF THE ANCIENT SOCIETY OF FLORISTS 109
ROMAN BATH MUSEUM 110
SIGNED BRICKS 112
BETTYS’ MIRROR 114
THE MANSION HOUSE CAT 116
Clifton – New Earswick
NEW EARSWICK 120
YEARSLEY SWIMMING POOL’S INSCRIPTION 122
ROMAN ROCK 123
JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE 124
MEMORIAL LIBRARY 125
HAXBY ROAD FOOTPATH 126
THE BIG BLUE PIPE SCULPTURE 128
MANHOLE COVER WITH PULLEYS 129
THE DESTRUCTOR 130
ICE HOUSE 131
BILE BEANS 132
PEACE GARDEN 134
BOOTHAM PARK HOSPITAL 136
BOOTHAM SCHOOL ASSEMBLY HALL 137
FORMER ELECTROBUS STATION 138
THE RECEPTION OF ST PETER’S SCHOOL 140
WOODEN SHUTTERS 142
ST MARY’S TOWER 143
ST OLAVE’S CHURCHYARD 144
SEARCH ENGINE 146
THE YORK ZERO POST 147
ST PAUL’S SQUARE 148
THE PRIESTS’ HOLE OF THE SECRET CHAPEL 150
THE PROTECTED ODEON SIGN 151
BAILE HILL 152
BITCHDAUGHTER TOWER 153
HENRY RICHARDSON’S MEMORIAL 154
THE NUNNERY WALL 156
THE INSCRIPTION OF THE WATERFRONT HOUSE
BAKERY 158
FLOOD BOARD 160
FOSSGATE BARRIER 161
PUBLIC VEGETABLE BED 162
Outskirts of York
POPPLETON RAILWAY NURSERY 166
HOLGATE WINDMILL 168
THE NOSE OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S STATUE 170
WHITE ROW 172
ST AIDAN’S CHURCH 173
BACHELOR HILL 174
THE SEVERUS WATER TOWER 175
ACOMB WOOD AND MEADOW LOCAL NATURE
RESERVE 176
ASKHAM BOG 178
THE SOLAR SYSTEM CYCLE PATH 180
THE PLAGUE STONE 182
THE TYBURN STONE 184
A SUNSET WALK AT YORK RACECOURSE 186
THE STATUE OF TERRY’S CHOCOLATE ORANGE 188
MINUTE MEMORIES 190
THE ROWNTREE PARK READING CAFÉ 191
DISAPPEARING RAILWAY LINES 192
PIKEING WELL 194
KOHIMA MUSEUM 196
THE PLAQUE OF THE GRAVE OF JOSEPH ROWNTREE 198
HESLINGTON HALL AND GARDENS 200
DRYAD SCULPTURE 201
UNIVERSITY OF YORK LAKE 202
SIWARD’S HOWE WATER TOWER 204
NORMAN TOWER 206
VITA YORK 208
THE DRAGON STONES 210
INNER SPACE STATION SERVICE STATION 212
THE TOMB OF MARY WARD 214
THE DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY 216