This documentary provides an historic overview of the city of York and of many of its historic places.  The film is accompanied by a commentary by the filmmaker Eric Hall. Title – Historic York Photographed, Recorded and Edited by J. Eric Hall The film begins with a map of ‘Historic York’, showing the churches and other historic sites and scenes.   Various rowers can be seen going underneath Lendal Bridge and other places along the River Ouse in York, as part of the York Regatta, and...

This documentary provides an historic overview of the city of York and of many of its historic places.  The film is accompanied by a commentary by the filmmaker Eric Hall. Title – Historic York Photographed, Recorded and Edited by J. Eric Hall The film begins with a map of ‘Historic York’, showing the churches and other historic sites and scenes.   Various rowers can be seen going underneath Lendal Bridge and other places along the River Ouse in York, as part of the York Regatta, and focusing on the Guildhall.  The film then shows visitors walking up the steps to Clifford’s Tower and then a view of the Minster from the city walls near the railway station.  Other parts of the city walls are shown, with people walking along it.  Then on to show Micklegate Bar in close up and traffic passing underneath. Then on to show Bootham Bar, Walmgate Bar and Monkgate Bar, where a mother wheels a pram across the road, and cyclists passing underneath.  Then to the White Rose café and the flower beds in Kings Square near the Shambles.  There is a sign for Craftsmen in Wood, showing  A S Harrington at work turning a round wooden top on a lathe. Other Christian figures are shown carved in wood.  Four women walk along the Shambles, showing the signs for various services, such as York Weavers and Donald Pickering, bookseller.  It then shows the statue of Athena (Minerva) on the corner of High Petergate and Minster Gate.  Shoppers walk along Stonegate, with the red Stonegate Devil.  The film then shows various street signs, with the commentary explaining the derivation of their names, and then to show St Saviours’ Church and All Saints on Pavement, the Mansion House, and the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey in the Museum Gardens. Next the film shows us around the Merchants Adventurers Hall, retelling its history.  Then St William’s College and the Treasurer’s House and the Minster Court before a seeing view of one of the Minster Towers from Kings Square, with Cussins and Light Ltd. on the corner.  There are then more views of the Minster before returning to the river near the Ouse Bridge and the Ship Inn.  The film closes with shots of the 2nd Boer War memorial.