Three black and white pen and ink sketches of York Minster signed by Ernest H Shepard.

Scope and Content

The sketches show stonemasons working at the Minster in May 1291, the West Front of the Minster and the extinguishing of the fire at the Minster in February 1829.

Administrative / Biographical History

Gifted to York Reference Library by Reginald Hunt in 1938.

Access Information

Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

Custodial History

The collection was compiled by Reginald Hunt during his lifetime and gifted to York Reference Library in 1938, on the occasion of the opening of the library's new wing. It was subsequently transferred to York City Archives from the Local History Collection.