In the 1850s, confectioner Thomas Craven acquired a site in Coppergate. When he died in 1862 his widow Mary Ann Craven continued the business and a century later, in 1966, … See more

The Jorvik Viking Centre has been called "one of Britain's most popular attractions." The BBC spoke of the "Time Warp" experience as "a … See more

• The Lloyds Bank coprolite is exhibited there. See more

• Evans, Antonia, ed. (2002). The York Book. York: Blue Bridge. ISBN 0-9542749-0-3.
1. ^ Chrystal, Paul (2012). History of Chocolate in York. Pen & Sword Books. pp. 188–192. ISBN 978-1-84468-123-5.
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In 2001, the centre was refurbished and enlarged at a cost of £5 million, and a further investment of £1 million followed in February 2010. These investments were used to "intensify … See more

Jorvik Viking Centre is not billed as a museum but as an "experience"; this type of educational representation of the past, known as a "Time Warp" experience, has become … See more

• Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul, eds. (2004). "York and the Public Presentation of Archaeology". Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice (4th … See more