York was a centre of early photography, as described by Hugh Murray in his 1986 book Photographs and Photographers of York: The Early Years, 1844–79. Photographers who had studios in York included William Hayes, William Pumphrey, and Augustus Mahalski who operated on Davygate and Low Petergate in the 19th century, having come to England as a refugee after serving as a Polish lancer in the Austro-Hungarian war. [44] [45] Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004 . Retrieved 17 September 2023. Rural services, linking local towns and villages with York, are provided by a number of companies with Transdev York & Country, East Yorkshire and Reliance Motor Services operating most of them. [158] York Garrison". forcesyork.2day.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 . Retrieved 28 March 2021. The Emperors Hadrian, Septimius Severus, and Constantius I all held court in York during their various campaigns. During his stay 207–211AD, the Emperor Severus proclaimed York capital of the province of Britannia Inferior, and it is likely that it was he who granted York the privileges of a ' colonia' or city. Constantius I died in 306AD during his stay in York, and his son Constantine the Great was proclaimed Emperor by the troops based in the fortress. [16] [17] In 314AD a bishop from York attended the Council at Arles to represent Christians from the province. [18]

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Controversial ftr buses make their final journey in York". York Press. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012 . Retrieved 12 December 2012.

committee details – leisure culture and social inclusion". City of York Council. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 . Retrieved 10 May 2010. a b c "Crime figures for 2007/08 in York". UpMyStreet. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010 . Retrieved 19 May 2009. City bids for Unesco Media Arts recognition". Yorkshire Post. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014 . Retrieved 2 June 2014.A 2007 report stated that the economic position at that time very different from the 1950s, when its prosperity was based on chocolate manufacturing and the railways. This position continued until the early 1980s when 30% of the workforce were employed by just five employers and 75% of manufacturing jobs were in four companies. [125] Most industry around the railway has gone, including the York Carriage Works, which at its height in the 1880s employed 5,500 people, but closed in the mid-1990s. [125] [126] York is the headquarters of the confectionery manufacturer Nestlé York (formerly Nestlé Rowntrees) and home to the KitKat and eponymous Yorkie bar chocolate brands. Terry's chocolate factory, makers of the Chocolate Orange, was located in the city; but it closed on 30 September 2005, when production was moved by its owners, Kraft Foods, to Poland. The historic factory building is situated next to the Knavesmire racecourse.