About York Illustrated

The York Illustrated website is being developed as a hobby, to share some of my photographs of the historic city of York, England (UK). The photographs have been selected because I believe them to be informative, attractive or both. However, please bear in mind that the world is an ever-changing place and that things may have altered substantially since the photographs were taken and / or since my most recent visit. NB: This website is currently a 'work in progress', so introductory / detailed articles still need to be researched and written for many of the places in the Gazetteer (and there are hundreds of fascinating locations that do not yet have a published entry). For this reason, all but two of the pages are currently set to 'NOINDEX' (for search engine purposes). Additional content is being added on an occassional basis, as and when time permits.

About Mark R. Harvey

This website is about York (rather than me), so I'll keep this brief and to the point:

  • I have a Combined Science degree in Geography & Economics and I am fascinated by the origins and evolution of urban and rural landscapes.
  • I've been interested in photography since I was given my first camera during early childhood and this interest turned into a passion when I purchased my first digital camera in 2005.
  • I've spent most of my professional life as a researcher, technical author and project manager.
  • York has fascinated me since my first visit on a school trip in the 1970s. I was amazed by the city's incredible (and very visible) history then, and I am still both amazed and delighted by it today.
  • This website stems from a desire to do something interesting and worthwhile with my skills, knowledge and photographs.

If you need to contact me about anything relating to this website, you can do so via the webform provided on the 'Contact' page.

Mark R. Harvey
Owner, author and illustrator of York Illustrated.