Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes commemorates the 40th anniversary of the blaze, the exhibition takes you through a journey of the dramatic events of 9th July 1984 when the roof of the South Transept was struck by lightning, detailing the heroic rescue efforts, clean up operation and four year restoration using eyewitness accounts.

Visitors will have the opportunity to see fire damaged furniture that survived the blaze along with images from York Minister's archive which includes original drawings for six roof bosses designed by Blue Peter competition winners.