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by Lindsay Cowle The Saxon monk Alcuin painted this rather romantic view of York and the Ouse in the 8th century: ‘From the most distant lands ships did arriveAnd in safe port lay there, tow’d to shore.Where, after hardships of a toilsome voyage,The sailor finds a safer retreat from sea. By flow’ry  meads, on each side ofContinue reading “A Brief History of Nun Ings”

Featuring an illustrated talk from Simon Batchelor on the history of the South Bank area