Devastating scenes of the historic Notre Dame being ravaged by a huge blaze last night will bring back memories for those who remember the 1984 York Minster fire ... year-old cathedral in France.

IT’S the largest cathedral in Britain and one of the ... York Minster is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. York Minster was hit by fire in 1984 after being hit by a lightning strike.

The Very Reverend Dominic Barrington, Dean of York, said York Minster stands "as a ... first time in its existence - the cathedral survived this fierce fire, and continues to offer that message ...

The 40th anniversary of a devastating fire at York Minster is to be marked by a special ... resulting in one of the worst cathedral fires in modern times. A programme of events called Out of ...

IT is 35 years ago today since a devastating blaze severely damaged York Minster. On July 9, 1984, huge flames engulfed the roof of the cathedral ... Yorkshire’s 21 fire stations had been ...

A new exhibition has opened at York Minster to allow visitors ... Out of the Ashes – is in the cathedral’s North Transept, opposite where the fire took hold. Entry to the exhibition is ...

Over the three hours that followed, the fate of the great cathedral that is as much ... Forty years on from the fire, how York Minster turned tragedy into triumph remains one of the greatest ...

A cathedral is to award two ... which marked 40 years since a devastating fire at the minster, and Colour and Light, which explored wildlife in York. A spokesperson for the minster said: "The ...

A MASSIVE fire has broken out at the historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris - in scenes reminiscent of the York Minster fire of 1984. Hundreds of people on bridges around the cathedral have been ...