HERE are 12 pictures of Bishopthorpe Palace from The Press archives, dating back to 1954.
This is part of a series of galleries featuring archive photographs from areas around York, which featured in The Press over the years. For more old pictures and stories, see our history section.
1) The Chapel - undated
2) 24 August 1954 - The Chapel from the other end
3) The front of Bishopthorpe Palace in 1769. Picture by Royal Commission for Historic Monuments (England)
4) The front of the palace in May 1991
5) 16 May 1988 - Archbishop John Habgood talks to visitors on an open day at the Palace.
6) January 1971 - The Great Hall or Dining Room
7) 24 August 1954 - The dining room
8) 24 August 1954 - The dining room
9) 6 April 1983 - The Archbishop and Mrs Blanch welcome visitors to an open day
10) 20 July 1981 - 3,500 people attend the Church of England Children's Society party at Bishopthorpe Palace
11) 24 April 1993 - John and Rosalie Habgood
12) Archbishop John Habgood on 10 June 1995, around the time of his retirement
What are your memories of Bishopthorpe? Share them below, or if you have any old photographs you want to see on thepress.co.uk, please email them to photographers@thepress.co.uk
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