Best Dissertation Prize Awarded
Chair Andrew Scott presented the York Civic Trust Education Award for the best dissertation in Cultural Heritage Management at the …
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Joshua Scarlett
Project Officer - City Enhancement Programme
Thomas Gowland Tombstone
York Civic Trust was approached early in 2018 to restore a tombstone that had fallen into disrepair by Virgin Trains …
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Stained Glass Plaque for Laurence Sterne
York Civic Trust, in partnership with the Laurence Sterne Trust, has today unveiled a blue plaque of a different sort …
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York Coat of Arms Restored
Earlier in 2018, York Civic Trust’s City Enhancement team removed the York coat of arms from the gates outside the …
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Acomb War Memorial Restoration in Final Stages
Within the next few days, stonemason Matthias Garn and his team will be on site to complete restoration works to the …
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King’s Staith Railings Phase 2
In July 2018, York Civic Trust completed a second, substantial, restoration to disused iron railings on King’s Staith. An earlier …
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Trust to Restore Victoria Bar Plaque
York Civic Trust will paint the worn, historic plaque above Victoria Bar at the end of September, after permission was …
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Etty Statue Restored
York Civic Trust’s latest City Enhancement project has been completed ahead of schedule despite logistical setbacks at the start of …
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Russell Plaque Unveiled
Stephen Lusty of York Civic Trust and Ian Forman of Bustardthorpe Allotments unveiled a blue plaque in honour of George …
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York Bloom – St Helen’s Davygate
In collaboration with the Bloom festival , and celebrating 250 years of the Ancient Society of York Florists, York Civic Trust’s Verna …
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