Joseph Terry plaque unveiling
On the 17th August 2017, a plaque to Joseph Terry, founder of Terry’s of York was unveiled by the grandson […]
Annual report 2016-17
The Chief Executive and his team of writers and editors have prepared the Trust’s Annual report for 2016-17. The report […]
Publication of findings of our Transport Workshop
The Trust has now published the final report of the two February workshops of our members, with experts, about transport […]
Public Speakers of the Future
Continuing our Education Committee’s sequence of public speaking competitions for school children on themes from York and its history, the […]
Trust wins a York Design Award
The York Design Awards celebrate the heritage of fine buildings in the city of York and encourage a high standard […]
Opening of restored gates to Archbishop Holgate’s School Playing Fields
York Civic Trust has organised the restoration of the badly damaged and corroded gates, created by the famous Walker Iron […]
Monument to Dr John Snow
Dr John Snow, the world-renowned epidemiologist and anaesthestist, was born in North Street in 1813. In March 2017, we opened […]
Dedication of the Rigg Monument
The Rigg Monument in the churchyard of St Lawrence, just outside Walmgate Bar, commemorates six children of the Rigg family […]