Way we were

100 years ago: The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of York, who attended the ball given by the Lord Mayor of London, were accorded the place of precedence which belongs by ancient right and usage to the "Second City." At a quarter before eleven the whole of the invited guests assembled before the dais at the end of the room, and were marshalled by stewards selected from the deputy lieutenants of the city, who led the way to the Supper Room. The Lord Mayor of London headed the procession with the Lady Mayoress of York, and the Lord Mayor of York followed with the Lady Mayoress of London.

50 years ago: A link with the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the site of the Roman road and the position of the bridge there may be established as the result of work in connection with Danes Well Garage, Stamford Bridge. During earth levelling by a bulldozer, it was thought that some of the remains of the Roman road had been turned up, and further explorations were carried out to find other traces. An area of cobbles was eventually discovered, but it was hoped that more evidence would be unearthed. What already had been discovered tied in with a statement made at a recent meeting held at Stamford Bridge, when it was decided to mark the site of the battle by some suitable memorial as near the site as possible. At the meetings it was suggested that the Roman road across the River Derwent at Stamford Bridge was about 200 yards upstream from the present road bridge, which brings the position almost in line with the garage. If this was so, the rough-hewn stone memorial which was suggested would be placed in the exact spot.

25 years ago: York Road Traffic Police had to rescue their own cars from a smoke-filled garage before going on patrol. The fire had broken out in the workshop at the road traffic headquarters in Aldwark just before the 2pm shift was due out on the road. It was brought under control in a few minutes with nobody injured, but a panda car was badly damaged.

Updated: 10:38 Friday, October 29, 2004