Custom Tour of York, England
Rose Window at York Minster This evening, I am reprising a one-day tour of York, a major city in northern England. Here we visited the following sites: York Minster , a famous and important cathedral building dating from the 13th century. A summary history and chronology is provided below. Christianity in York dates back to Roman times but can be traced for certain from AD 625 under Bishop Paulinus. The current building dates from 1080-1110 under the Norman archbishop Thomas of Bayeux. This building was subsequently modified, extended and embellished on numerous occasions, viz: 1220- present building begun. 1253-north transept completed. 1291 – work on nave begun. rebuilding of quire and east end over period of 250 years. 1407 – central tower partially collapsed 1829 and 1840 saw two serious fires. 1967 witnessed start of 5 yr rescue operation to stabilise the building. 1984 witnessed another fire which destroyed roof of the south transept. This is a truly magnifi...