Your mission

(... should you choose to accept it)

Select a route from the options below.

Each route's map has a number of pinned locations. You must navigate to each location and then click on that location's pin.

A new tab will open with an old photograph taken from that location. The photo will have some buildings/features that still exist today.

Can you work out which direction the camera was pointing when the photo was taken?

You'll be looking back in time at a York long past. Enjoy!

City Centre

14 pins 2.0 miles

Start at Clifford's Tower and explore York's city centre. Find the 14 locations and see a more peaceful York with horse drawn carts and lonesome shopkeepers.

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City Walls

10 pins 2.8 miles

Let's do the city walls! Starting at Lendal Bridge take an anti-clockwise trip around York's centre. Don't forget to pause at the pins to see some bygone public transport.

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Riverside

5 pins 2.5 miles

Fancy a stroll along the River Ouse? Starting from Scarborough Bridge you'll view scenes of a working river (with cannons!) which can sometimes freeze over.

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Everything

33 pins ? miles

All our locations in one glorious unnumbered mess. Create your own route or just stroll to some nearby pins. It's a busy map - you may want to zoom-in a little.

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Pending

4 pins ? miles

Work in progress!
A sneak peek at some locations which haven't yet been included in a route. Please note - These locations are likely to change.

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