York Minster towers above all structures in the land ... But the historic building was left badly damaged. The roof of the south transept was completely destroyed and cost £2.5million to repair ...

Thirty years on, witnesses clearly remember the devastation caused by a lightning bolt which set fire to York Minster's ... to the central tower." It became clear the roof was beyond saving ...

The South Transept of York Minster at the height ... a third of the South Transept roof was gone and the fire was in danger of spreading to the Central Tower. To bring it under control, they ...

AUTHORITIES at York Minster have said they are satisfied that ... woman fell about 20ft from an outside walkway on to a sloping roof. She was placed on a spinal board and had to be rescued by ...

In his 1985 book The Fires of York Minster ... to reach the roof were met with overwhelming heat. A 100-foot ladder was used to reach the blaze from outside the Minster. A water canon was set ...

Walking around York Minster is a pleasure, with its magnificent towers, turrets ... eyes are drawn skywards towards the elegant sweeping roof with its wooden bosses (decorations placed at roof ...

York Minster's central Lantern Tower has a height of 235 ft (72m), with its twin West Towers standing at 184ft (56m). The main sections of its roof reach heights of about 98ft (30m). The force has ...

More than 180 solar panels on the roof of York Minster have been switched on during a blessing ceremony led by the Dean of York. The panels on the South Quire roof are expected to generate 70,000 ...

BBC/ Emily Johnson York Minster will join Gloucester, Bradford and Chester in having solar panels on its roof "We're not the first cathedral to do it," Mr McCallion added. "Gloucester, Bradford ...

Plans to install photovoltaic panels on the roof of York Minster have been approved by City of York Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. The 199 panels will be placed on the ...

More than 180 solar panels have been installed on the roof of York Minster More than 180 solar panels on the roof of York Minster have been switched on during a blessing ceremony led by the Dean ...