Editing York (section)

===Institutions===
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[[York Castle]], a complex of buildings ranging from the medieval Clifford's Tower to the 20th-century entrance to the [[York Castle Museum]] (formerly a prison) has had a chequered history. As well as the Castle Museum, the city contains numerous other museums and historic buildings such as the [[Yorkshire Museum]] and its [[Museum Gardens]], [[Jorvik Viking Centre]], [[York Art Gallery]], [[Merchant Adventurers' Hall]], the reconstructed medieval house [[Barley Hall]] (owned by the [[York Archaeological Trust]]), the 18th-century [[Fairfax House]], the [[Mansion House, York|Mansion House]] (the historic home of the Lord Mayor) and the so-called [[Treasurer's House, York|Treasurer's House]] (owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=York – Museums & Art Galleries |url=http://www.touristnetuk.com/Ne/york/attractions/museums.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906024511/http://www.touristnetuk.com/ne/york/attractions/museums.htm |archive-date=6 September 2009 |access-date=12 June 2009 |publisher=Tourist Net UK Ltd}}</ref> The [[National Railway Museum]] is situated just beyond the station, and is home to a vast range of transport material and the largest collection of railway locomotives in the world. Included in this collection are the world's fastest steam locomotive [[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|LNER Class A4 4468 ''Mallard'']] and the world-famous [[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|LNER Class A3 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'']], which has been overhauled in the Museum.<ref name="nrmfs">{{cite web |title=About Flying Scotsman |url=http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/about.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225225723/http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/about.aspx |archive-date=25 February 2009 |access-date=3 September 2007 |publisher=National Railway Museum}}</ref>
Although noted for its Medieval history, visitors can also gain an understanding of the Cold War through visiting the [[York Cold War Bunker]], former headquarters of No 20 Group of the Royal Observer Corps.<ref>{{cite web |title=York Cold War Bunker |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/york-cold-war-bunker/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115045005/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/york-cold-war-bunker/ |archive-date=15 January 2014 |access-date=19 January 2014 |publisher=English Heritage}}</ref>

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The city's first subscription library opened in 1794.<ref>{{cite web |title=York History – York Public Library |url=http://www.yorkhistory.org.uk/library.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411101710/http://www.yorkhistory.org.uk/library.html |archive-date=11 April 2011 |access-date=24 January 2011 |publisher=York History}}
</ref> The first free [[public library]], the [[York Library]], was built on [[Clifford Street (York)|Clifford Street]] in 1893, to mark [[Queen Victoria]]'s jubilee. A new building was erected on [[Museum Street (York)|Museum Street]] in 1927, and this is still the library today; it was extended in 1934 and 1938.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 September 1927 |title=York Central Library |url=http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/20th-century/york-central-library |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104407/http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/20th-century/york-central-library |archive-date=24 December 2015 |access-date=23 December 2015 |publisher=History of York}}</ref>