The Ouse Bridge Disaster | Ouse Bridge

York After Dark

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Friday, 30 October 2026 - 11 minutes

Aaron Blanchard takes you back to one of the most terrifying disaster sites in York’s history in a very special Halloween episode of York After Dark recorded in the York Castle Museum Prisons! Stripping away the calm modern view of Ouse Bridge, we uncover the winter of 1564, when a massive ice pack and flood surge tore down the central medieval arches, plunging homes, shopkeepers, and entire families into the freezing river. Discover the tragic true history of the collapse, and why fishermen, boat captains, and riverfront staff still report seeing disembodied arms reaching up out of the black water, and hearing phantom cries echoing off the stone piers.

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