1974

SE5952 : The Yorkshire Museum

taken 50 years ago, near to York, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title The Yorkshire Museum in this square
The Yorkshire Museum
The Yorkshire Museum
 
The Museum was founded by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and was designed by William Wilkins in a Greek Revival style.

Officially opened in February 1830 it is a Grade I listed building and is one of the longest established museums in England.

On the 26 September 1831 the inaugural meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) was held at the Yorkshire Museum.

Some 100m north of this viewpoint are SE5952 : The ruins of St Mary's Abbey.

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See also these photographs by:
Stanley Howe: SE5952 : Yorkshire Museum (2007),
Richard Croft: SE5952 : The Yorkshire Museum (2009),
Phil Champion : SE5952 : Front of Yorkshire Museum (2009) and
David Smith: SE5952 : The Yorkshire Museum (2010).

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Sources and sites of interest:

Yorkshire Philosophical Society: LinkExternal link
York Museums Trust: LinkExternal link
The Yorkshire Museum: LinkExternal link
The Yorkshire Post: LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
City of York: LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
British Science Association: LinkExternal link

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This photograph is from a scanned 35mm slide taken during the summer of 1974.

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Alan Walker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1974   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 11 January, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 59951 52120 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:57.7019N 1:5.2651W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 59893 52082
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