The spectacular York Minster, formally titled ‘The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York’, is a world renowned masterpiece of architecture and design. One of the largest of its type in...
The peaceful and picturesque abbey ruins of the Yorkshire Museum Gardens belie their illustrious past. St Mary’s Abbey, York, the largest and wealthiest of all Benedictine institutions in northern...
The Treasurer’s House, in Minster Yard, York, was built in the late 11th century as a home for the Minster’s treasurer, a role it fulfilled until 1547; after the Reformation it came under private...
Holy Trinity Church is a real find – if you can find it! Out of sight of nearby Goodramgate its secluded peaceful churchyard is just a stone’s throw from one of York’s main shopping streets. It is accessed via...
One of the great attractions that York is most recognised for are the City Walls guarding the perimeter of the once much smaller city. Stretching 2.75 miles (including the gaps) the wall encircles an area of...
With Autumn equinox having just taken place the nights are starting to close in earlier and we’ll soon be going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark – those of us who aren’t working from...
A street full of discoveries, Stonegate runs above the main Roman road the Via Praetoria, now several feet below the busy shopping street. The Roman road led from the Basilica, the headquarters of the Roman military...
Coppergate, an almost hidden find, leads off from a small opening in Nessgate to where York’s modern and popular shopping complex, with high-street names, department stores, boutiques, art galleries and specialist...
The Mansion House, in St Helen’s Square, York, is an architectural masterpiece housing an extensive collection of civic regalia and artefacts. Its exceptional and unique collection of silver, works of art and...
In AD 71 the Romans decided to quell local skirmishes in the north of England and the Ninth Legion marched on the York area, choosing to settle in the marshy meadowlands near the river seeing it as a suitable site on...
Eminent politician, lawyer, and businessman George Leeman, who was born in York in 1809, left his imprint on the city with his drive and contribution to the up and coming railway systems of his day. His imposing statue...
William Etty, York’s best known artist, devoted his career to the nude. He was born in York in 1787 in Feasegate where his father was a baker and confectioner; his family was staunch Methodist. Aside from his infamous...
Saint Margaret Clitherow was put to death in York on 25 March 1586; she is an English saint and martyr who was canonised in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Margaret was born in 1555, in Middleton, into a Protestant family. Her...
The city of York with its two rivers, the Ouse and the Foss, is reliant on its bridge system. The oldest known site, dating to the 9th century, of a bridge spanning the Ouse is that of the current Ouse Bridge (built...
The peaceful and picturesque abbey ruins of the Yorkshire Museum Gardens belie their illustrious past. St Mary’s Abbey, York, the largest and wealthiest of all Benedictine institutions in northern England...
Clifford’s Tower is the last remaining part of one of the two castles built in York in 1068 by William the Conqueror. Originally part of York Castle on the West side of the River Ouse, opposite Baile Hill Castle...
York’s most complete and recognisable Bar still comprises its defensive barbican, portcullis and oak doors. In fact Walmgate Bar is the only town gate in England to survive with its barbican intact. The stone...
The city of York with its two rivers, the Ouse and the Foss, is reliant on its bridge system. The oldest known site, dating to the 9th century, of a bridge spanning the Ouse is that of the current Ouse Bridge (built...
One of York’s claims to fame is its illustrious chocolate connections. The evocative names of Rowntree’s and Terry’s of York are synonymous with the city. Think Smarties, All Gold, Aero, Chocolate Orange and Kit Kat (6...
19th century York, along with the rest of the UK, was turned around by the onset of the railways. Life changed ever increasingly in line with the rail network’s development; the impact on the population, who had to...
Terry’s chocolate and confectionery business has an illustrious history. The Terry family has been immersed in the highly successful chocolate concern for generations. Existing as a confectionery concern originally...
In AD 71 the Romans decided to quell local skirmishes in the north of England and the Ninth Legion marched on the York area, choosing to settle in the marshy meadowlands near the river seeing it as a suitable site on...
The River Ouse, flowing through York along with the Foss, has aided the city’s progress – and occasionally its periodic demise from unwanted and fearful ‘travellers’ such as the Black Death and the Danish invaders...
The Black Death, originally known as the Great Death, began in China in 1346 and swept across Europe in the 14th century killing millions, finally abating in 1350. The plague, causing a dreadful and painful death, was a...
The first Vikings to take York were Danes travelling north from East Anglia in 866. The Vikings turned around the dwindling Anglo-Saxon port of Eoforwic making it into a prosperous city with much significance within the...
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