Visit Pontefract for a walking tour with members of Pontefract Civic Society. Pontefract has a rich heritage, and in medieval times was regarded as being the third most important settlement in Yorkshire, behind York and Beverley. Pontefract Castle was regarded by King Edward I as being the Key to the North, and it remained a […]
Founded soon after the Norman Conquest, it was believed to be the largest medieval hospital in the north of England. The hospital also fed the poor and the condemned, providing meals for the prisoners in York Castle. Dr Peter Addyman - the well known York archaeologist - will lead a walking tour around the site of […]
SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER (2.30pm - 4.00pm) This walk is being offered free to all as York Civic Trust’s contribution to the Heritage Open Days Programme and is therefore being advertised nationally. In this centenary year of women's Suffrage, join Sarah Jackson from Yorktour to hear about the significant women of York and their impact on […]
Tuesday 11 September (2.15pm - 4.00pm) at King's Manor Though many of the famous buildings that we are familiar with in York are made of stone, this tour will look at a range of prominent and important buildings where brick has been used in all or part of the construction. This tour will end with York’s only […]
Wednesday 12 September (10.00am - 12 noon) at the Railway Museum entrance on Leeman Road / Cinder Lane The transformation of the York Central site is one of the largest city-centre brownfield sites in England. It will create new residential, cultural and business neighbourhoods in the heart of York and is expected to add over £1 […]
Tuesday 18 September (10.00am - 11.30am) Initial venue: Hungate marketing suite, Stonebow, York, YO1 7NY Hungate is a 4 hectare development on the edge of the business and retail core of the city centre. When fully complete, this not uncontroversial development will provide a mix of accommodation: nearly 1,000 new city centre apartments, commercial and community space, as well […]
Wednesday 19 September (10.00am - 11.30am) Initial venue: Hungate marketing suite, Stonebow, York, YO1 7NY Hungate is a 4 hectare development on the edge of the business and retail core of the city centre. When fully complete, this not uncontroversial development will provide a mix of accommodation: nearly 1,000 new city centre apartments, commercial and community space, as well […]
Wednesday 3 October (6.30pm for 7pm) Venue: National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate, YO1 9TL YCT Annual General Meeting - in the presence of the Civic Party Our most important formal meeting of the year, the AGM receives reports on the past year’s activities and finances, and appoints Trustees for future years. […]
Battle’s Over: The War Memorials of York Monday 8 October (4.00pm - 5.30pm) Venue: South African War Memorial in Duncombe Place, opposite the Dean Court Hotel, YO1 7EF Later this year, on 11 November 2018, the world will mark the moment 100 years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World […]
Sunday 28 October (10.30am - 12 noon) Meet: inside Walmgate Bar at 10.30am Dr Peter Gouldsborough, of the University of York and a member of the Trust’s Planning Committee, will lead this walking tour, in which the story of Fossgate and Walmgate will be told through the people and the buildings which have shaped its […]
YCT MEMBERS PREVIEW EVENING AND AFTERNOON Tuesday 30 October 6.30pm - 8pm In aid of YORK AGAINST CANCER, YORK MINSTER and YORK CIVIC TRUST CIVIC ENHANCEMENT FUND The first of two preview group tours of “The Streets of York: Four Centuries of Change” an exciting exhibition of artwork and photographic images, capturing the changing streetscapes […]
YCT MEMBERS PREVIEW AFTERNOON Wednesday 7 November 12.30pm - 2pm In aid of YORK AGAINST CANCER, YORK MINSTER and YORK CIVIC TRUST CIVIC ENHANCEMENT FUND The first of two preview group tours of “The Streets of York: Four Centuries of Change” an exciting exhibition of artwork and photographic images, capturing the changing streetscapes of our […]
Thursday 15 November (6.15pm - 8.15pm) Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, Friargate, York, YO1 9RL Peter Brown has made an in-depth study of Earl Fitzwilliam’s Wentworth Woodhouse. Furniture specifically designed and commissioned from the leading firms of the day, a unique group of sculpture, some of which is still in situ, but the rest distributed around […]
Due to a cancellation the organisers of the event are able to offer an additional exhibition viewing evening - open to the public. Wednesday 21 November 2018 from 18:30 - 20:00 In aid of YORK AGAINST CANCER, YORK MINSTER and YORK CIVIC TRUST CIVIC ENHANCEMENT FUND A public preview evening of “The Streets of York: […]
Wednesday 21 November (6.30pm - 8.30pm) Venue: Huntingdon room King’s Manor, Exhibition Square, York Following on from the success of previous years, we repeat the format for Secondary Schools in York. All Secondary Schools are invited to enter a team of two pupils, speaking for a maximum of eight minutes. The suggested topics will encourage […]
OPEN TO NON MEMBERS Thursday 22 November 2018 (6.30pm - 8.30pm) In 1968 Viscount Esher delivered his report to the Government’s Preservation Policy Group and York Corporation. Set against growing recognition that historic fabric was a cultural and economic asset, the report made recommendations for the future development of the city. This talk, by David […]
OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS Wednesday 28 November (6.30pm - 8.30pm) Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, Friargate, York, YO1 9RL York Minster’s Great East Window is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country, a masterpiece in glass and stone depicting the beginning and end of all things. In June, for the first time in a […]
Wednesday 5 December (7.30pm - 9.30pm) Venue: Knavesmire Lodge is at 304 Tadcaster Road. Buses 4,12,13 & 843 stop at Chalfonts opposite By kind permission of Past-President, Darrell Buttery, we will gather for a festive social event at Knavesmire Lodge. The evening begins with a talk by guest speaker, Bob Anderton, a Civic Trust member […]
Wednesday 28 November (6.30pm - 8.30pm) Venue: Friends’ Meeting House, Friargate, York, YO1 9RL York Minster’s Great East Window is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the country, a masterpiece in glass and stone depicting the beginning and end of all things. In June, for the first time in a decade, the restored […]
Our traditional start-of-the-season coffee morning will be held as usual at Knavesmire Lodge, home to past YCT President, Darrell Buttery. It is always a good opportunity to meet fellow members over refreshments. A variety of antique items and furniture will be on sale in aid of the restoration of St. Lawrence's Church, York. Meet at […]
Nestle is York's largest private employer with more than 2000 employees. At a time when multinationals are so much under the microscope we are pleased that Nestle (once Rowntree Mackintosh) have agreed for us to visit their facility. Today their Haxby Road site is home to Nestlé’s UK confectionery business, a number of head office functions […]
Visit and tour York’s striking Magistrates’ Court, purpose-built and opened on Clifford Street to great acclaim in 1892. Led by magistrate and Trust volunteer Margaret Scott, admire the grand court rooms and inspect the less grand “retiring rooms” and behind-the-scenes spaces. Hear something of how the courts have worked in the past and how they […]
The church of St. Denys, Walmgate, is first recorded in about 1160 but is built on the foundations of two earlier structures, an Anglo-Saxon church and a Roman building. Under the patronage of the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland, the church reached its peak of size and splendour in the late mediaeval period. Much of […]
The area around the former York Castle is the most prominent public space in England’s second city, and has been badly used and under-developed for three generations since the Victorian prison and castle walls were demolished. The City of York Council is trying to remedy this by consulting all interested parties, and commissioning a Master […]
This year Darrell Buttery concentrates on North Street and Skeldergate in his 'famous people' walking tours. Whilst backwaters now and little visited, this has not always been the case. With access to the river both streets saw much activity in earlier centuries and some grand houses were built, including John Carr's own. Some good buildings […]
Come and see what happens to your black bin bags! Allerton Waste Recovery Park, operated by Amey, has been open since March 2018 and processes up to 320,000 tonnes of waste per year from York and North Yorkshire households. It turns our waste into resources by using state-of-the-art technologies: a mechanical treatment plant for separating […]
The story of medical care in York Now retired from medicine, Dr. Neil Moran is a Voluntary Guide for the city and leads courses on the history of York. This is an illustrated talk about the history of medical care in York from the Romans to the present day. The lecture will describe people, places and […]
The former Craven’s confectionery site on Low Poppleton Lane has been producing sweets since 1966 including toffee, fudge and chocolate treats as well as a range of traditional boiled sweets such as the classic, striped mint humbug. The Craven family, and particularly the formidable Mary Ann Craven, ran their factory in Coppergate (above the Jorvik […]
York Civic Trust is responsible for the selection, approval and manufacture of blue plaques which are awarded to noteworthy individuals and institutions who have made major contributions to the City's life and reputation. Buff Reid leads a walk around some of those in the central area of York, explaining the significance and most surprising stories behind some of […]
This fine medieval house was the first restoration of a building at risk, by JB and Cuthbert Morrell in 1946. Today, the York Conservation Trust, founded by the brothers, is carrying out a major refurbishment of the building and members of the Civic Trust have privileged access to see the whole of the building before […]