Kathleen Wilson and her mum Trish, from Hamilton in New Zealand, had no idea that it was 40 years to the day since Jorvik first opened when they arrived at the attraction this morning.
But Kathleen said she had been determined one day to bring her mum to see the underground museum she’d first seen almost 30 years ago, in 1997.
“It made a real impression on me - and I wanted to bring mum back to see it,” Kathleen said.
It also made a huge impression on them when they were introduced to four of the men – Peter Addyman, Colin Pyrah, Anthony Gaynor and Jan Podlewski – who were responsible for creating Jorvik 40 years ago.
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