A view showing roof timbers undergoing restoration. Shortly after this photograph was taken, on 29th April 1942, the Guildhall was almost completly destroyed in a German bombing raid. Reconstruction of the building was completed in 1960.

Date:: 1942

Location:: The Guildhall, Coney Street, York

Reference:: OP16304

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Reverse reads 'Received 17.4.42'.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/46 Early Photographic Print Collection: North Yorkshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Minter, C J

Keywords

Roof, Medieval Guildhall, Conservation And Renovation