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In 1418-19 John Glasman of Rugeley sent glass to York Minster, and recent excavations nearby have revealed the remains of several glass furnaces dating from the 14th and the 16th centuries.

At one time sheep from Romney Marsh in Kent were wintered here on the relatively dry sandy Surrey Hills.

Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

To the rear right of the bar we can see the turret on the roof of the Minster Chapter House.

This view is along Eastgate, east of the crossroads with Northgate ('gate' being Danish for street, rather than gate) and Minster Yard.

Again, the pinnacled twin western towers of the Minster can be seen in the background.

Lying three miles north east of the Trent, the Minster was founded by the Archbishop of York in the early 12th century and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Norman buildings in England.

It was from here that four knights set off one winter evening in 1170 for Canterbury to murder Thomas à Becket.

The 20th century, however, saw the oysters blighted by disease, floods and harsh winters, and the industry finally petered out in the 1970s.

Late morning concerts were held both at the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

In the 16th century Robert Redhead, a gaoler, wanted to demolish the tower, but the people of York and the Corporation decided it should be kept as a treasure second only to the Minster.

Originally one of four market crosses, the Poultry Cross, at the junction of Butcher Row and Minster Street, is the only one to survive.

The year this picture was taken a cruel winter was about to strike, leaving many new owners of a motor car relying on horses to pull them free from snow-laden roads.

Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott's blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.

Lower Slaughter is best visited on a crisp winter's day, when the stream is full and the houses stand clear against the morning sun.

Across the River Stour, the pinnacles of the Norman cruciform Minster rise from the water meadows.

Repository for Horses; later, the building was shortened to about half its height.A lone tram trundles around the corner, and a few cars can be seen.To the rear of the photograph, on the right of the Minster

On the floor, to the right as we face the altar, is the gravestone of John de Berwick, a dean of the minster, who died in 1312.

These brakes were the only means of transporting the tourist to places such as Pegwell Bay or Minster; although these were popular venues, there were no tram services to these villages.

A change in sea level and erosion have combined to produce a fascinating effect off this beach, as documented by Giraldus Cambrensis: 'We then passed over Niwegal sands, at which place (during the winter

A good example of the ferocity of winter storms was in 1990, when waves were breaking over the 70-foot tower of the Bickford Smith Institute in the background.

It was the first outlet for fun following the long winter after Christmas festivities. In 1906 it was recorded that thousands came from Burnley and Padiham besides Clitheroe.

With few frosts and plenty of fresh air, it became a fashionable wintering place, especially for convalescents and invalids.

Monk Bar is one of the finest gates in the city walls and the closest to the Minster on Goodramgate. It is vaulted on three floors, and still has a working portcullis.