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Friday, 8 September 2017

York Minster - Underneath

Under the York Minster cathedral, they have a history of the land and area the cathedral sits, as well as the history of the church in the area.
An overlay of Roman York over modern York.
Roman fresco.
Viking drinking horn from 1030 CE.
Early Christian stonework.
Norman wood panels.
A good explanation of the different sediment layers of the different timeperiods.
Another early Christian stone pillar.
Norman era stained glass.
The King's Book of York Heroes, 1920. Made to remember the citizens of York who died during WW1. COntains the names of 1151 men and two women.

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