Our new book about Micklegate is out this week, packed with stories, facts, photos and memories. Details and stockists at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/mickleg... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social

Yale promotional key hanging at Pextons since the 1940's. Made of solid aluminium recycled from WWII airplanes.

Our latest blogpost features 90 years of Pextons Hardware on Bishy Road in #York www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/pextons... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social

We believe the library originally started in Micklegate House in Micklegate in the early 1960s?

We've renewed our display panel at @theslipinnyork.bsky.social in Clementhorpe, #York, as the history of shipbuilding and other industries nearby is of great interest to customers. There's a new inn sign too, as the old sign was very misleading www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/echoes-...

Our book about Micklegate, out on 15 October.

There's a great feature on our new Micklegate book in today's Yorkshire Post. The book is due out on 15 October.

I've written a blogpost for the British Association for Local History (BALH), about our scoria bricks research, www.balh.org.uk/blog-scoria-...

In one of our latest blogs, Susan Major considers the history of Micklegate in York. Find out more: ow.ly/5lnw50WNt6U #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

We've got a free guided walk around Bishophill coming up soon, on 28 September, with Tee Bylo. Details here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-bishophi... @yorkfhs.bsky.social

Our Micklegate blogpost is now up on the @balhnews.bsky.social website at www.balh.org.uk/blog-mickleg...

Our latest blogpost welcomes three new independent shops in our local area of #York, setting them in the context of the 150 years history of their premises, all corner shops. @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/putting...

Some news about our latest book, this time about Micklegate in #York www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/mickleg... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social

We spoke in favour of the new Toppings York bookshop tonight at 1 Museum St, and I'm delighted to say that the Planning Committee voted unanimously against the officer recommendation to refuse it. They have now referred it back for officer approval.

This is 'Brontë Country' - the middle of Keighley, barely a couple of miles from Haworth in living memory. Coal-fired factories, quarries, worked out clay pits, gas works, engineering companies...

Local history groups have an important role in documenting social and economic change for the benefit of future generations. See how our research has covered the transformation of the Terry’s site in York @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/the-cho...

Our new blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/helen-s... pays tribute to Helen Snelson, a wonderful champion of #HistoryEducation. In her memory we're contributing to the @histassoc.bsky.social Teaching Fellowship Programme to support teaching of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller histories.

We'll be at the @yorkfhs.bsky.social event at Acomb Church Hall tomorrow - 28 June - 10am till 3pm. We'll be displaying our books and programme of talks, together with some of our old photos. Do come along and see us. @balhnews.bsky.social

We've got some new traders on Bishy Road in #York, carrying on a tradition of female independent shopkeepers. Latest blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/new-lif...

I'll be talking at the York Festival of Ideas next Saturday, 7 June 2025, part of a panel focusing on how the railways have transformed York. I'll be showing how events in the 1840s brought mass tourism to York. Details of this free event at yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...

Our next talk is tomorrow night, Fri 23 May, at Clements Hall York, see www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk. Anne Houson features the history of Rowntree Park, gifted to the people of York over 100 years ago. It looks at how the park and our relationship to it has changed over those years.

Our latest blogpost is a taster for our new book about #Micklegate in #York, due out this autumn. The post features the horse tramways which operated in Micklegate between 1882 and 1910 www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/the-mic... @balhnews.bsky.social

For #Archive30 #ArchiveAdvice here is our Resources page, which contains links to many of the free to access resources we use for our research on 19th century British political history: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/resources/

Our 19th century poverty project around Nunnery Lane in York features in this #YorkPress report. @balhnews.bsky.social www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2508433...

What a wonderful thread!

Our latest blogpost is about the Bonding Warehouse in #York. It's a fascinating building with a significant history #balhNews www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/memorie...

Great talk by Tee Bylo about York Penitentiary, in Bishophill #balhnews

Our next talk is Friday evening, 21 March, when Tee Bylo will be ‘Unveiling the Fallen’, crossing the threshold of 19 Bishophill Senior in York, to discover the history of 'fallen' women seeking refuge inside York’s Penitentiary. Details at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/our-events/u...

Our latest blogpost, "A bridge too far", is about a deadly topic encountered in researches for our book, Made in Clementhorpe www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/a-bridg... @balhnews.bsky.social

@suemajor.bsky.social has now written about scoria bricks, their Teesside origins and their use in York. See York Historian (YAYAS) 41 2024 38-54 'Scoria bricks in the back alleys of York'

My husband died leaving me a single dad, my son's additional needs saw him repeatedly excluded from school, and I was diagnosed with cancer. Difficult days! This optimistic new cookbook explains the ways we cope, making the best of life by creating 'blue sky' moments. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739967038

NEW BLOG POST! Ahead of @transportforwales.bsky.social #Railway200 launch on Thursday in #Aberystwyth, we look at where Aber features in the Railway Work, Life & Death project database. Read about a porter unfairly dismissed, an exploding lamp & much more: https://buff.ly/40HdEh2

Just a reminder about our first talk of the year, featuring some new research. This Friday 24 Jan at Clements Hall, York, Susan Major will be telling you some "Stories from Micklegate". Details at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/our-events/s... @balhnews.bsky.social

In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8

Our latest blogpost features a fascinating photo of one of our old Co-operative shops over 100 years ago. www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/a-cerem... @balhnews.bsky.social #bishyroad

Our first history talk of the year features intriguing new research about the great street of #York, with 'Stories from Micklegate'. It's on Friday 24 January, details at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/our-events/s...

Another view of Micklegate in #York, this time on a foggy day.

Hearth Tax records forms the 17th century uploaded online for the first time in a project run by the University of Roehampton gams.uni-graz.at/context:htx 👇 BBC News - Records for loathed 300-year-old tax reveal 'incredible' details about 17th Century - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Micklegate in #York has a timeless elegance. We're currently researching its history for our next book, see www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/mickleg.... We're keen to attract memories and old photos too. @balhnews.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social

Relatively quiet even during the Christmas market period, Micklegate, York. At the centre Garforth House, a mid 18th century townhouse designed by John Carr of York. It was once one of York's most fashionable streets. @davidsalter.bsky.social @grimartgroup.bsky.social #pencil #drawing

Stuck for some last minute ideas for older family members? Our York local history books make ideal Christmas presents, with lots of old photos and memories, and are reasonably priced. Our list of stockists is at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/our-shopping...

Thrilled to see the lost map of 1822 York discovered in the Borthwick vaults! This photo shows the wood and iron water pipes layout around St Sampsons Square in red alongside the new Gas pipes in black. Attracted a lot of attention then and now! Fights between rival gas companies ensued.

Our latest blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk features a brilliant new resource about York from the University of Cambridge, a medieval murder map. It opens a window on 14th century life locally.

Sometimes a talk just exceeds all expectations. It was fascinating- then rounded off at #angelonthegreen on Bishy Road. South Parade off Blossom Street will never be seen in the same way again.. researching the history of your street can prove dramatic!

Four days ago we thanked you for our 200 followers - we’ve just hit the 300+ in less than a week We’re so grateful to you for being there. Hope you’re all enjoying the switch! Come and say hello the next time you’re visiting York ❤️

Latest edition of Heritage Hunters just published. The real story of the Museum Gardens - great gift for Christmas! Absolutely free. Contact York Family History Society by email if you would like a copy. [email protected]

Sometimes Parish registers give a lot more than you’d expect This parish clerk noted the high winds destroying buildings and plantations in 1778 and 1829 (bottom of the page) @balhnews.bsky.social #parishclerk

Local History News shares information of local history events and projects. Contributions are invited from all parts of the local history community. Find out more, here: ow.ly/ZOpE50TFGg0 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

A fascinating map showing medieval murders in our area, with a lot happening in Micklegate, #York medievalmurdermap.co.uk/maps/york/?t... @balhnews.bsky.social