46-year-old discovery connects generations of craftsmanship

Conservation works at Bootham Bar have uncovered a nostalgic piece of York’s history: a 1979 cigarette packet and 10p coin hidden beneath the lead roofing,  left by workers during roof drainage repairs nearly half a century ago.

The find has struck a personal chord with Mick Colley, now working with Network Rail, who began his career as a 16-year-old apprentice in 1979—the same year marked on the coin. This was Mick’s first ‘big job’.

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