Videos

Liam Herringshaw from York's Hidden History asks the questions that can only be answered on the Water Walk from York's Hidden History. 

Simon Rogerson previews some of the things that can be found on a Fire Walk from York's Hidden History. 

Simon Rogerson from York's Hidden History asks the questions that can only be answered on the Air Walk from York's Hidden History. 

Ouse Bridge in York is a miraculous place. In a very literal sense. Simon Rogerson from York's Hidden History explains why 

The North Eastern Railway War Memorial in the Toft Green area of York plays an important role in remembering the railway workers who lost their lives in the world wars. However, as Dr Liam Herringshaw explains, the stone used to construct the memorial contains some interesting secrets of its own. 

Most of the streets and snickleways of York have a Hidden History to tell. Simon Rogerson from York's Hidden History describes how the street of Skeldergate links a 19th Century literary figure and the frequent epicentre of disease outbreaks. 

Just outside the city walls of York, near the busy rail station, is an easily missed reminder of part of the city's more tragic past. Simon Rogerson explains more for York's Hidden History 

Liam Herringshaw is in the area of York called Toft Green and explains why the area used to live up to its name in a very real sense. 

Lets give thanks to the banks. Not those banks, instead lets praise the piles of earth that completely changed the history of the city of York. Simon Rogerson explains more for York's Hidden History. 

On Wednesdays in the summer months Liam Herringshaw leads his Guilded Tours of Medieval York. You should join him, it's fun.

As part of York's Residents Festival in January 2023, Liam Herringshaw led a walk to discover some of the city's icy history. To find out what they were talking about, why not book your own tour with York's Hidden History. 

In January 2023, Liam Herringshaw led a couple of meanders down the Great Viking Street of Micklegate in York. There they found some fascinating parts of York's ancient, natural and scientific history. 

The ice house built into the City Walls of York is just one of the many parts of the city's Hidden History. Here Liam Herringshaw investigates further and uncovers interesting facts and enduring mysteries about the house. 

In our latest video for York's Hidden History we decipher a mysterious plaque on the historic City Walls and go the full 37 yards with a tall tale of how former Lord Mayor Edwin Gray turned green