Photos of blaze ripping through York Minster in 1984 to go on display

Images, which have not been widely seen before, are part of exhibition to mark 40th anniversary of the fire

Dramatic photographs showing just how close York Minster came to being destroyed by fire after a freak lightning bolt are to go on public display to mark the day's 40th anniversary.

Many of the images have not been widely seen before. They include photographs taken by a neighbour through a bedroom window, which vividly show the intensity of the blaze at its height.