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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.
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, ... An accidental fire in 1840 left the nave, south west tower and south aisle ...
Jonathan Martin (1782 – 3 June 1838) was an English arsonist, famous for setting fire to York Minster in 1829. Early life. Martin was born at Highside House, ...
A sound and light show will be among the events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the blaze.
St Leonard's Church, Streatham – The church, rebuilt in 1830, was badly damaged by fire in May 1975. [104] York Minster showing the fire damage to the roof of the south transept. York Minster – An earlier church was destroyed by fire in 741.
As Dean, Cockburn was responsible to manage the repairs, which he did not do well. A second, accidental fire in 1840 again caused massive damage. Conflicts over the restoration work and Cockburn's unwise financial management finally reached a boiling point in 1841, when a York prebendary accused Cockburn of simony. Cockburn was foolishly frank ...
741 – Minster destroyed by fire; subsequently rebuilt on a larger scale. 866 – November: The " Great Heathen Army " of Vikings led by Ivar the Boneless capture York. 867 – 21 March: Danes defeat a Northumbrian counterattack against York, killing their kings Osberht and Ælla and installing a puppet ruler, Ecgberht .
11 May – Chartist leader Feargus O'Connor is sentenced to imprisonment in York Castle for seditious libel over speeches published in The Northern Star. 20 May – York Minster's nave roof is destroyed in an accidental fire.