EPW016069 ENGLAND (1926). The city centre, York, 1926

According to the book "Britain's Rail Super Centres - York" by Ken Appleby (Ian Allan, 1993, ISBN 0 7110 2072 8) the signals at this end of the station were worked by the Locomotive Yard Signal Box opened in 1909. It had 295 levers, and was thought to be the largest mechanically-worked box anywhere in the world. (It is just off the bottom of this photograph.) It closed with all the other mechanical boxes after the major power signalling scheme was installed at York in 1951.

This imposing tower is almost all that remains of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror. The tower has served as a prison and a royal mint, as well as the place where Henry VIII had the bodies of his enemies put on public display.

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The Bar Convent is England’s oldest convent, founded in 1686 and still active with a resident religious community. It was established as a school for girls, and the fine 18th century buildings now house a Museum, Library & Archives, and Gift Shop, together with well-equipped Meeting rooms, guest house Accommodation with free wi-fi and a Café.

The severed heads of rebels and traitors were displayed on Micklegate Bar including, allegedly, Harry Hotspur in 1403, Richard, Duke of York in 1460/61 and many others.

This shed was built by the Great Northern railway company. York was as far north as this company came.

The York Railway Museum Large Exhibits Section was housed at Queen Street in this part of the former York & North Midland Railway locomotive works. The first locomotives arrived in early 1927 and the Section was fully opened to the public in 1928. During the Second World War the Museum was closed and some of the locomotives dispersed to lessen the risk of damage in air raid attacks. Final closure came on 31 December 1973 and the collection was transferred mainly to the new National Railway Museum at Leeman Road in York and also to a new museum at Darlington North Road Station. Demolition followed removal of the final exhibits.

Back in the 60s there was a kiosk on this bend, where we used to stop and buy sweets as we walked from the Bar Convent to the station.

Yes, this is a water tower, the oldest surviving York railway building, dating from 1839.

York Station was one of 200 'stopping stations' which received wounded and sick men and women for onward transfer to local hospitals by car or ambulance during WW1. Where would they have been taken?