HERE are 9 pictures of one of York's gems, The Grand Assembly Rooms in Blake Street. The building is now home to the Italian restaurant chain Ask - but these pictures capture it in years gone by.

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) 1958 - The Grand Assembly Rooms, chosen as venue for that year's Drapers' Ball

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2) December 1988

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3) 7 October 1996 - A Pride & Prejudice Ball

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4) 27 November 1990

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5) 5 February 1981 - Painters working on the cornice

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6) 25 November 1991

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7) 26 October 1981

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8) 30 May 1992 - Tea Dance

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9) 25 November 1991 - Architect David Green in the rooms

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