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True Crime Walks Through Victorian History. Through York, Scarboro' and Beyond.

Tag: The River Ouse of York

Hidden Depths!

Posted on August 1, 2022April 4, 2023 by The Polite Tourist in The Polite Tourist, Waking the Dead of York, Walk Awhile?

As the river waters have flowed through the ancient City of York for millenia; another death from drowning is far from unusual.

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What Lies Beneath?

Posted on March 25, 2022April 4, 2023 by The Polite Tourist in The Polite Tourist, Waking the Dead of York, Walk Awhile?

Why not join the Lady B one SUMMER EVENING for a walk by the waterside and listen to the tales of the long-forgotten of York?

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