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The York Minster fire was a blaze that caused severe destruction to the south transept of York Minster, in the city of York, England, on 9 July 1984.Believed to have been started by a lightning strike, the roof burnt for three hours between 1:00 and 4:00 am before it was made to collapse by the fire brigade to stop it spreading to other parts of the minster.
The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [5] It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.
Martin was born at Highside House, near Hexham in Northumberland, one of the twelve children of William Fenwick Martin and Isabella, née Thompson. Among his siblings was the artist John Martin and the philosopher William Martin. Jonathan was tongue tied [1] and spoke with an impediment. He was brought up by his aunt, Ann Thompson, a staunch ...
Sustained heavy damage in the collapse of 1 and 2 World Trade Center 0 [2] St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church: Lower Manhattan, New York City 1922 Destroyed Destroyed in the collapse of 1 and 2 World Trade Center 0 [19] St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church: Lower Manhattan, New York City 1840 Damaged Roof struck and damaged by airplane landing ...
Dimensions. 16.31 m × 1.56 m (642 in × 61 in) Location. York, England. York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. [1] It was built c.1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness Book of Records as "the ...
Margaret Pearce. Alma mater. St John's College, Cambridge. Sir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet[ 2] (2 June 1773 – 30 April 1858) was a Church of England clergyman. He was Dean of York (1823–1858) and was famously defended on a charge of simony by his nephew Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet in 1841.
Location. Minster Yard, York Minster, York, England. The Statue of Constantine the Great is a bronze statue depicting the Roman emperor Constantine I seated on a throne, commissioned by York Civic Trust and designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson. It was unveiled in 1998 and is situated on Minster Yard, outside York Minster.
Minster (church) Minster is an honorific title given to particular churches in England, most notably York Minster in Yorkshire, Westminster Abbey in London and Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire. The term minster is first found in royal foundation charters of the 7th century, when it designated any settlement of clergy living a communal life ...