BHM 1360 by Hardy & BHM 1362 by J.W & S.
45mm. White metal.
One medal contained within wooden circular box which has a J. Hardy sticker to the inside. This, in turn, is housed in a larger wooden box which has the second medal embedded within it. This circular wooden box is stamped with 'HARDY'.
Good Very Fine and very rare.
The blaze was spotted in the early hours and the fire engines summoned. They had limited effect against an inferno which melted the lead from the roof and cracked the limestone pillars. Only late that afternoon did the fire begin to die out. By then about 230 feet of the choir roof had come crashing down, and the medieval choir stalls, the organ and the pulpit were destroyed. Martin, a former sailor from Northumberland, was a non-conformist who believed all prayer should come from the heart rather than recited from formal liturgy. He published pamphlets condemning the clergy as "Vipers of Hell". Although he left York after the fire he was soon caught. At his trial he was found not guilty due to insanity. He died in a London hospital in May 1838.