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Isobel Akerman
May 23, 2021
York Minster
| Medieval * York | Possibly one of my favourite views in the country, this is the Minster to end all Minsters. Despite work beginning in...
Isobel Akerman
Jan 5, 2021
Barley Hall
| Medieval * York | “Cur moriatur homo cui Salvia crescit in horto?" ("Why should a man die whilst sage grows in his garden?") – Martin...
Isobel Akerman
Dec 14, 2020
The Shambles
| Medieval * York | The most famous street in the city – The Shambles - was actually the inspiration for J. K. Rowling’s Diagon alley,...
Isobel Akerman
Nov 8, 2020
The River Ouse
| Ancient * York | Even if you’ve managed to miss York’s famous floating ice cream aqua-van, or avoid the masses of tourists making waves...
Isobel Akerman
Oct 25, 2020
Mosaic Map
| Ancient * York | In the quiet part of York’s Museum Gardens is a map. Designed by artist Janette Ireland in 2015, this walk-on mosaic...
Isobel Akerman
Oct 8, 2020
The Spaceship
| Modern * York | It’s been accused of being the "ugliest building in Britain". But whether you love or hate the post-war obsession with...
Isobel Akerman
Sep 20, 2020
Holy Trinity Church
| Medieval * York | The Holy Trinity Church is a time capsule hidden in the centre of York. Being redundant, it has lost the spiritual...
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