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ALT The exhibition space. There are 3 large tables filled with records, letters, plans, books and other objects.
ALT A large plan showing the layout of York City Asylum laid out in the exhibition.
ALT A collection of letters and papers in the exhibition.
ALT A minute book open on a page that shows 'Report of the Asylum Visiting Committee'. There is a caption that reads 'Y/COU/5/3 Lunatic Asylum Visiting Committee minutes. Visiting committees were independent bodies who had oversight of the running of asylums and the welfare of the patients. This report of the visiting committee for June 1906 details the transfer of patients from other institutions including the workhouse, which was situated on Huntington Road.'
ALT Image of an artwork made from a reclaimed doctor’s medical equipment case. By Stephen Lee Hodgkins, (2024).
ALT Clifford's Tower against a bright blue sky with yellow daffodils in flower in front of the tower
ALT Cover picture of a book or article with a photograph of a statue on a plinth and text
ALT A Uncomfortable York tour guide stands in a brick alley in front of Anne Lister's blue plague.
ALT A fountain and statue sit in front of the York Art Gallery building
ALT An ice sculpture of a dream catcher has text within the center that reads "York Ice Trail 2024, City of Dreams"
ALT An ice sculpture of a bus with wings sits in the midst of a bustling crowd
ALT Olivia stands in front of a desk, talking to an unseen group. Behind her a slide shows pictures of Uncomfortable Oxford.
ALT A tour guide with a yellow binder stands in front of a path that leads to Clifford's Tower.
ALT An image of people walking down Parliament Street in York and looking at the Christmas markets at night.