Plaque Unveiling to Mary Ann Craven
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 at 1pm
A plaque will be unveiled to Mary Ann Craven – Craven’s family confectionery at 1pm at Café Nero, Coppergate. Mary – famous for her French almonds and boiled sweets – became a successful businesswoman in a male orientated Victorian world.
York Museums Trust has arranged for a costumed confectioner Mary Ann Craven to unveil the plaque.
The Castle Museum welcome visitors to delve into York’s Sweet Past: A Taste of Success – the inspiration Mary Ann Craven on the Victorian cobbled street, Kirkgate during the Festival Ideas event from 8 – 12 June read more
Members may also like to view the Mary Craven window at the East End of All Saints Pavement.