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# York Civic Trust

Promoting Heritage - Shaping Tomorrow

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- [Work with us: Communications Officer](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/are-you-passionate-about-talking-to-members-reaching-new-audiences-and-profile-raising/) - Are you passionate about talking to members, reaching new audiences and profile-raising?
- [1926 General Strike and how it brought York to a standstill](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/1926-general-strike-and-how-it-brought-york-to-a-standstill/) - One hundred years ago this month, York joined one of the most dramatic episodes in modern British history, writes Duncan Marks, planning & heritage manager at York Civic Trust. The General Strike of May 1926 lasted only nine days nationally, but in cities such as York its effects and memories ran far deeper. Railwaymen, printers,
- [Made in York - the city’s manufacturing story over decades](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/made-in-york-the-citys-manufacturing-story-over-decades/) - YORK has a strong tradition as a centre of manufacturing. For centuries the city’s businesses supplied York-made goods locally, nationally and across the world. A place of making – chocolate, iron, railway carriages, printing and publishing were all part of the manufacturing success of the city. The evidence for many of these factories has now
- [Acomb’s untold history - the places that make it special](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/acombs-untold-history-the-places-that-make-it-special/) - York is an internationally renowned historic city. Few people would argue with that. But an important question remains: whose history is being told? In a year when York will celebrate its past with the international Viking Festival, the Roman Festival in May, and the 900th anniversary of St William of York at York Minster, not
- [York Civic Trust launches Our Place: Acomb and Westfield](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-launches-our-place-acomb-and-westfield/) - York Civic Trust wants to know which buildings in Acomb and Westfield are important to its residents We have just launched Our Place: Acomb and Westfield, a new heritage outreach project inviting local people to explore, celebrate, and care for what makes their neighbourhood unique. The project launches in the Trust’s 80th year and Our
- [Our Place: Acomb and Westfield – Early Findings and Next Steps](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/our-place-acomb-and-westfield-early-findings-and-next-steps/) - Since launching in February with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project has engaged widely across the community. Over 600 residents have shared their views, 415 people have attended events, and 180 children have taken part in activities, alongside 18 new blue plaque nominations. An interactive display at Acomb Explore Centre and a
- [York Heritage at Risk Register highlights vulnerable sites](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-heritage-at-risk-register-highlights-vulnerable-sites/) - York Civic Trust's Heritage and Planning Manager, Dr Duncan Marks explains why York's Heritage at Risk Register is important to protect parts of the city we all love The recent approval of plans to adapt the former canteen and Alliance House at the Carriageworks on Holgate Road is, in many ways, a quiet success story.
- [Historic Rowntree factory at York’s Cocoa Works honoured with new blue plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/historic-rowntree-factory-at-yorks-cocoa-works-honoured-with-new-blue-plaque/) - A new blue plaque based on a historic KitKat wrapper has been installed by York Civic Trust at Cocoa Works in York. The plaque recognises the national significance of this former Rowntree factory in shaping Britain’s chocolate industry, and modern approaches to industrial welfare. It was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday 10th April. The
- [York Civic Trust submits its strong support for York Central planning application](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-submits-its-strong-support-for-york-central-planning-application-one-of-the-most-significant-in-the-citys-recent-history/) - York Civic Trust has submitted its largest comment in support of a planning application in the last 80 years. The comment supports its strong support for the £2bn York Central planning application, one of the largest and most significant planning submissions ever made to City of York Council. The Trust has worked closely with the
- [York Civic Trust's Strategy](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trusts-strategy/) - We are proud to share York Civic Trust’s Strategy for 2026 and beyond, a forward-looking vision shaped by 80 years of protecting and celebrating the heritage that makes York extraordinary. This strategy sets out our priorities for the decade ahead, building on landmark achievements from conserving historic buildings and expanding the Blue Plaque programme, to
- [A Tour of York Magistrates’ Court](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-tour-of-york-magistrates-court/) - 11.00am, Friday 26 September York Magistrates’ Court, Clifford Street
- [It's time to rethink York’s waste problem](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/its-time-to-rethink-yorks-waste-problem/) - As we enter the post-Christmas Day season of queuing at the local tip, overwhelming recycling centres and providing an abundance of wrapping, packaging and upgraded possessions for our refuge collection services, is it time to rethink rubbish. Whilst the scale of what we look to dispose of is probably at its greatest, as residents we
- [Sustainable Communities Case Study: Hungate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/sustainable-communities-case-study-hungate/) - York Civic Trust is pleased to share the latest in our ongoing series of Sustainable Communities Case Studies, produced in collaboration with residents, stakeholders, and policymakers from across the city. These studies examine recent developments in York, reviewing how successfully each has delivered on the aspirations originally set out by developers, planners, and the community.
- [York’s Quiet Monuments to Peace](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-quiet-monuments-to-peace/) - Tensions in the North Sea have dominated recent headlines, with Russian vessels edging into British waters. It’s a sharp reminder that danger can sit far nearer than we choose to imagine. York may feel distant from maritime geopolitics today, but a century and a half ago the city made its own symbolic gesture of vigilance.
- [New Snickelways History Trail unveiled](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/new-snickelways-history-trail-unveiled/) - York Civic Trust has recently worked with the York BID and the University of York to launch a new public art trail across seven of the city’s historic snickelways, celebrating their hidden heritage and making them more inviting for residents and visitors. The Snickelways History Trail is the second phase of York BID’s Snickelway Rejuvenation
- [How historic York almshouses set example for today](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/how-historic-york-almshouses-set-example-for-today/) - NEWS that the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture last month went to a modern reimagining of the traditional almshouse in Southwark, London, has resonance for our fair city. York holds one of the country’s richest concentrations of historic almshouses and shows how centuries of philanthropy and design can still guide us today. Almshouses – charitable
- [Fairfax House wins the 2025 Historic Houses Collections Award](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trusts-museum-fairfax-house-wins-the-2025-historic-houses-collections-award/) - We are delighted to announce that York Civic Trust's museum, Fairfax House, has been awarded the 2025 Historic Houses Collections Award, sponsored by Dreweatts. The annual award was introduced in 2022 to honour the owners, curators, and conservators who preserve, restore, and interpret the beautiful and significant objects on show inside historic houses, enabling the
- [York Civic Trust unveils refreshed identity ahead of our 80th anniversary](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-unveils-refreshed-identity-ahead-of-our-80th-anniversary/) - The Trust's logo can be seen across the city; cast in plaques, carved in the city's pavements and even in stained glass in York Minster. Over time the charity's brand has morphed with evolving colours, lettering and images. Some of the city's earliest hand painted plaques now need to be replaced we decided it was
- [York’s ings – a national treasure hiding in plain sight](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-ings-a-national-treasure-hiding-in-plain-sight/) - Ask most York residents what they value about the city, and they’ll mention its medieval walls, Minster, or rich street pattern. Yet just as important, though less often celebrated, are the great swathes of green floodplain meadow known locally as the ings. From Clifton and Rawcliffe to Fulford, Middlethorpe and beyond, these ancient grasslands remain
- [A Walking Tour of Micklegate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-walking-tour-of-micklegate/) - 2.00pm, Monday 15 September Meeting point: North Eastern Railways War Memorial
- [Magistrates in the Community](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/magistrates-in-the-community/) - 2.30pm, Tuesday 19 August Castlegate Hub, Fairfax House
- [Why we should take pride in York's paving](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/why-we-should-take-pride-in-citys-paving/) - ANDREW MORRISON sheds light on the history beneath our feet - and why we should continue to take pride in the city's paving. WALK anywhere in York’s city centre and you’re walking across history. Our pavements and roadways are as much a part of the city’s character as the Minster’s towers or the snickleways threading
- [Summer Garden Party](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/summer-garden-party/) - 6 – 8pm, Thur 31 July Saint Anthonys Hall Gardens
- [Statement on the death of our Patron, HRH The Duchess of Kent](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-statement-on-the-death-of-our-patron-hrh-the-duchess-of-kent/) - York Civic Trust is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent. As Patron of the Trust since 1966, the Duchess offered decades of steadfast support and encouragement. She honoured us on many occasions, most notably opening Fairfax House in 1984 and unveiling the plaque in St Helen’s Square in
- [Work with us at Fairfax House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/work-with-us-at-fairfax-house/) - York Civic Trust is looking to recruit two part-time front of house roles to welcome visitors to our historic house museum, Fairfax House, in the centre of York. Reviews of Fairfax House continually highlight the museum’s excellent customer service and visitor welcome and we are looking for two new part-time members to join our successful
- [Staying on the write track; York’s bookshops over the centuries](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/staying-on-the-write-track-yorks-bookshops-over-the-centuries/) - Approved plans are set to turn the former Tourist Information building on Museum Street into a Topping & Company bookstore. Set to be "the country's largest independent bookshop", it’s quite a coup for the city. It adds to York’s reputation as a ‘Bookshop Town’ and softens recent closures of much-loved retailers such as Fossgate Books,
- [York's historic coat of arms: time for a modern redesign?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-historic-coat-of-arms-time-for-a-modern-redesign/) - Is it time to redesign York's coat of arms - and what would we put in it? Putting you on the spot, can you recall the details of York’s coat of arms? I bet most of us can’t, whereas you’ll easily visualise the Yorkshire flag. If so, what does it say about the merits of
- [Dick Reid’s Quiz of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/dick-reids-quiz-of-york/) - 7.00pm, Wed 19 March St Lawrence Church Hall
- [Coney Street - Beetles or Bargains?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/coney-street-beetles-or-bargains/) - 10.30am, Tuesday May 27 Outside the Mansion House, St Helens Square
- [Snickelways - a walking tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/snickelways-a-walking-tour/) - 10.30am, Thurs 17 July 6.30pm, Thurs 17 July St Crux’s Church Hall
- [Blue plaques - a walking tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/blue-plaques-a-walking-tour/) - 2.30pm, Wed 21 May Meeting point: St Peter’s School
- [How York has been talking about ring roads for 100 years?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/how-york-has-been-talking-about-ring-roads-for-100-years/) - The end of the Second World War (1939-1945) marked a resumption of the creation of modern York and the associated popular causes of the conservation and care of the city’s heritage and natural environment. Many of the issues that were important in 1930’s York continue to affect our lives today – creating healthy communities, relieving
- [A Tour of Borthwick Institute for Archives](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-tour-of-borthwick-institute-for-archives/) - 2.30pm, Thurs 26 June Borthwick Archives, University of York
- [York Civic Trust Celebrates 10 years of Planning Club](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/planning-club-at-10-celebrations/) - On Friday 13th June, the York Civic Trust and the University of York celebrated the tenth anniversary of Planning Club (more formally known as Heritage Planning Studio). Planning Club is a unique and award-winning collaboration between York Civic Trust and the University of York. This collaboration has become a distinctive model of hands-on planning and
- [York Design Guide](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-design-guide/) - York is one of the richest, complex townscapes in the world. People are drawn from across the world by its beauty, vitality and quality of life – Yorkness. Enhancing this essential quality of the city is crucial to York’s future as a thriving city. York Civic Trust has produced a design guide to provide broad, helpful
- [Dick Reid’s work around the city](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/dick-reids-work-around-the-city/) - 10.30am, Wed 18 June Meeting point: Fairfax House
- [King’s Manor Tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/kings-manor-tour/) - 10.00am, Sat 7 June 2.00pm, Sat 7 June King’s Manor, Exhibition Square
- [Animals Walk](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/animals-walk/) - 2.00pm, Thurs 29 May Meeting point: Fairfax House
- [Reconstructing Roman York from the Ground Upwards](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/reconstructing-roman-york-from-the-ground-upwards/) - 10.30am, Thursday 29 May Outside the Mansion House, St Helens Square
- [University of York’s Art Collection: behind-the-scenes](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/university-of-yorks-art-collection-behind-the-scenes/) - 2.00pm, Wed 14 May Meeting point: Morrell Library
- [Peter Addyman: Reflections on 50 years in York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/peter-addyman-in-conversation-reflections-on-50-years-in-york/) - 7.00pm, Thurs 22 May Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens
- [A Tour of Clifton](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-tour-of-clifton/) - 6.30pm, Wed 14 May Clifton Methodist Church
- [A look back at York’s ancient customs and traditions](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/a-look-back-at-yorks-ancient-customs-and-traditions/) - Does York have traditions of its own? What do they say about us? And what traditions might we be making now? The Government is set to launch a public appeal this summer for us to nominate our crafts, customs and celebrations. They have in mind things like the Notting Hill Carnival, Hogmanay, Highland dancing, and
- [Look up! - York City Centre](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/look-up-york-city-centre/) - 6.30pm, Thurs 8 May Meeting point: Fairfax House
- [Bridges of York: a walking tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bridges-of-york-a-walking-tour/) - 10.30am, Wed 2 April 2.00pm, Wed 2 April Marygate Landing
- [Professor Laurie Taylor: A life in sociology, University of York & BBC Radio 4](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/prof-laurie-taylor-a-life-in-sociology-university-of-york-bbc-radio-4/) - 7.00pm, Fri 11 April Ballroom, De Grey Rooms, St Leonard’s Place
- [Glimpses of Early Methodism](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/glimpses-of-early-methodism/) - 2.00pm, Tues 29 April Meeting point: Dean’s Park
- ['York’s Georgian Renaissance’- a talk by Peter Brown](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-georgian-renaissance-re-imaging-a-medieval-city-during-the-long-eighteenth-century-a-talk-by-peter-brown/) - 6.30pm, Thurs 24 April Friends Meeting House, Friargate
- [Secret history behind the best snickelways of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/secret-history-behind-the-best-snickelways-of-york/) - As long as people have made York their home, they have carved out their own paths between places. These paths have often taken people to worship and work, provided access to businesses hidden away in courtyards or provided short cuts to avoid the hustle and bustle of traffic and tourists. As the city has grown,
- [York's quirky past: can we save it all?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-quirky-past-can-we-save-it-all/) - York's a quirky old city that keeps on surprising, isn’t it? Who, for example, knew that we’ve the oldest railway water tank in the world, or that there’s a Second World War public air-raid shelter in a shop’s basement on Spurriergate? These two unusual items of heritage came to light in recent planning applications. But
- [How York came close to losing its city walls 200 years ago](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/how-york-came-close-to-losing-its-city-walls-200-years-ago/) - [This post is the latest in the Civic Trust's monthly 'opinion pieces' in York Press. They touch on aspects of the Trust's work and interests in the city (and beyond) and are deliberatly framed around provoking discussion!] Removing Queen Street bridge near the station has revealed views of our fabulous city walls that haven’t been
- [York's buildings can affect our mood and wellbeing](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-buildings-can-affect-our-mood-and-wellbeing/) - York's buildings can affect our mood - the good, bad and ugly ones, argues Andrew Morrison We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us. These were the words of Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a debate on the rebuilding of the House of Commons in 1943. Certainly a good soundbite, as would be
- [York Civic Trust's Christmas Quiz](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trusts-christmas-quiz/) - We have put together this short festive quiz for you to enjoy. Its rounds all relate to York, and a trip to the city centre will help with most questions. We ask you not to use the internet to look up answers. The only exception is those who cannot travel to the centre of York
- [York's ancient 'desire lines' - the city paths of tomorrow?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-ancient-desire-lines-the-city-paths-of-tomorrow/) - The act of walking is something many of us take for granted once mastered as a toddler. And yet, York is criss-crossed with trails, footpaths, and alleys that connect us to those who walked in the city centuries before us. Their choice of routes has directly shaped some of our modern road, path and cycling
- [Hidden history of this 1,000-year-old York green space](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/hidden-history-of-this-1000-year-old-york-green-space/) - Andrew Morrison reveals the hidden history of this 1,000-year-old York green space by an iconic York landmark York's rich and long history would suggest that underneath every street and building there lie hidden layers of the city’s past. But what about the city’s open green spaces, enjoyed by so many people, are they as fertile
- [Going back in time: Secrets behind York's public clocks](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/going-back-in-time/) - As we all recover from putting the clocks back an hour, that annual chore of remembering and complexities involved in correcting the multitude of devices that regulate our days – just imagine if we had to do this across a whole city. Since the introduction of British Summer Time in 1916, the guardians of York’s
- [York Civic Trust calls for more ambition from City of York Council’s transport plan.](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-calls-for-more-ambition-from-city-of-york-councils-transport-plan/) - York Civic Trust welcomes the Council’s Local Transport Strategy draft Implementation Plan as a positive step forward – but it is far too small a step for York if the city is to meet the council’s ambition to be net-zero carbon by 2030. The Civic Trust strongly believes that the businesses and the people of
- [Blue plaque celebrates 13thC York Synagogue](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/blue-plaque-celebrates-13thc-york-synagogue/) - A new York Civic Trust blue plaque dedicated to mark the location of York’s 13thC Synagogue and the house of Aaron of York was revealed on Monday 9th September. It is on the facade of the 'Next' building on coney Street, and where the Synagogue stood. The Synagogue was at the heart of Jewish medieval
- [York Civic Trust calls for clear targets from the Council over new Local Transport Strategy](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-calls-for-clear-targets-from-the-council-over-new-local-transport-strategy/) - The City of York Council has today published its 2024-2040 Local Transport Strategy. The Strategy lays out some key decisions about how transport in the city will operate over the next 16 years. York Civic Trust has played a key role in advising on the Local Transport Plan, as invited by the Council. The Trust
- [Can York learn from other cities?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/transport-case-studies/) - York Civic Trust's Transport Advisory Group - made up from specialists in a wide variety of fields - has selected from across UK and Europe nine cities that may offer York some inspiration to address the movement and place challenges that the city faces. The analysis of these case studies is offered to inspire discussion
- [Acomb's 'Bollardgate' row shows need to design spaces people want](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/acombs-bollardgate-row-shows-need-to-design-spaces-people-want/) - [This post is the latest in the Civic Trust's monthly 'opinion pieces' in York Press. They touch on aspects of the Trust's work and interests in the city (and beyond) and are deliberatly framed around provoking discussion!] In the last 15 years, work by the City of York Council, My Future York, York Bid, York
- [We need some proper visionary thinking about York's future](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/we-need-some-proper-visionary-thinking-about-yorks-future/) - [This post is the latest in the Civic Trust's monthly 'opinion pieces' in York Press. They touch on aspects of the Trust's work and interests in the city (and beyond) and are deliberatly framed around provoking discussion!] York’s city centre is renowned for its exceptional wealth of preserved heritage, and yet remains an ever-evolving city.
- [Austin Wright: worthy recipient of a YCT Blue Plaque!](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/austin-wright-worthy-recipient-of-a-yct-blue-plaque/) - To time with the blue plaque unveiling in honour of Austin Wright that is set to take place at 'Green View', The Green, Upper Poppleton, on Bank Holiday Monday 27th May (at 1.30pm), we're delighted that Holly Smith, a podcaster and YCT volunteer has researched and written an article on Wright's life and work. AUSTIN WRIGHT (1911-1997)
- [Eliza Gutch - Author & Folklorist](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/plaque-nominee-eliza-gutch-author-folklorist/) - At YCT's 2023 AGM, Members voted for their favourite plaque nominations to be carried forward as potential blue plaques. From a shortlist of six, there were two eventual winners - the sculptor Austin Wright and the clockmaker and scientific instrument maker, Henry Hindley. But, as this left four great and highly worthy nominations unlikely to
- [York Civic Trust Supports Coney Street ‘Once in a Century Opportunity’](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-supports-coney-street-once-in-a-century-opportunity/) - York Civic Trust is supporting the proposed re-development of Coney Street - after previously objecting to the original design scheme. The proposal, first submitted by Helmsley Group in December 2022, involved major regeneration of Coney Street’s retail, leisure, commercial, and residential spaces - including a riverside walkway and student accommodation. York Civic Trust, which is
- [Where is the Little Admiral?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/where-is-the-little-admiral/) - Have you ever noticed the wondrous clock at St Martin Le Grand, Coney Street? For those that have, you may remember a handsome 'little admiral' dressed in eighteenth century attire standing on top. The eagle-eyed citizens of York may have noticed that he's currently missing ...but never fear, he's in safe hands with the Cumbria Clock Co
- [Should we continually keep cleaning York’s War Memorials?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/is-it-time-to-stop-cleaning-yorks-war-memorials/) - [This post is the latest in the Civic Trust's monthly 'opinion pieces' in York Press. They touch on aspects of the Trust's work and interests in the city (and beyond) and are deliberatly framed around provoking discussion!] 2024 marks centenaries for the city’s world-war memorials. They are remarkable reminders of human loss, courage, and national
- [Fairfax House Reopens](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fairfax-house-reopens/) - On Saturday 10th February Fairfax House will reopen to the public. The museum has been closed over January to allow the team to deep clean the building, audit and assess the collections and refresh the displays. The museum will be open from 10:00 - 16:00 Saturday to Thursday with guided tours 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00.
- [City Enhancement Fund Launched](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/city-enhancement-fund/) - York Civic Trust have launched a new programme of conservation and restoration work for 2023 - 2024. Following in the footsteps of previous successful years which have seen Clifton Green, Acomb War Memorial, Church Monuments, historic railings across the city and important mile markers benefit from the work of the Civic Trust and its partners.
- [City of York Council's Draft Local Transport Strategy is published.](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/local-transport-strategy/) - York Civic Trust welcomes the draft Local Transport Strategy published by City of York Council in February 2023. This is the next step in a process that York Civic Trust has supported the council for over two years. As part of this work the Civic Trust through it Transport Advisory Group published its own thoughts
- [Queen Victoria Statue Conservation](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/queen-victoria-statue-conservation/) - Conservation work commenced Sunday 20th May on the Queen Victoria Statue in West Bank Park. Find out more about our City Enhancement Projects.
- [Etty Statue Restored](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/etty-statue-restored/) - York Civic Trust's latest City Enhancement project has been completed ahead of schedule despite logistical setbacks at the start of the works. Conservator Alaina Schmisseur finished her work to the statue on 20 July 2018. The statue outside the York Art Gallery to the painter William Etty was erected in 1911 and damage to the
- [Conservation work to New Walk Gate Piers](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/conservation-work-to-new-walk-gate-piers/) - Commissioned restoration and conservation cleaning works undertaken by Rook Heritage, have been completed to the 1929 gate piers, located on New Walk, close to the Blue Bridge which spans the River Foss. The gates have suffered years of periodic water damage from flooding by the River Ouse. Read more about out City Enhancement Projects.
- [Dedication of the Rigg Monument](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 who drowned in a boating accident on the River Ouse in August 1830. Over the years the monument became damaged, derelict and overgrown. The York Civic Trust proposed to restore the monument using local craftsmen,
- [Joseph Hansom plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/joseph-hansom-plaque/) - On 30 August 2017, York Civic Trust unveiled its latest blue plaque, in recognition of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882), prominent architect and designer of the Hansom Cab, on Micklegate, York. The unveiling took place at Hansom’s former home at 114 Micklegate, now known as Brigantes Bar and Brasserie and was attended by York Civic Trust
- [Plaque Unveiled to York-born Linguist Pit Corder thanks to York St John University student research](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/plaque-unveiled-to-york-born-linguist-pit-corder-thanks-to-york-st-john-university-student-research/) - After a successful campaign by York St John University students, York Civic Trust are set to unveil a blue plaque in honour of Stephen Pit Corder on 24th February. Who was Pit Corder and why does he deserve a blue plaque? Stephen Pit Corder (1918-1990), known as Pit, was a founding figure in the then new field of
- [Longstanding patron of York honoured with YCT blue plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/longstanding-patron-of-york-honoured-with-yct-blue-plaque/) - York Civic Trust unveiled a blue plaque to Lady Sarah Hewley (1627-1710) on Friday, 26 July 2019, at No.31 St. Saviourgate, York. Following the English Reformation of the C16, a number of Protestant sects - Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Unitarians and Quakers – refused to accept the Anglican communion or the tenets of the Church of
- [York Civic Trust set to launch new Transport Strategy for the city](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-set-to-launch-new-transport-strategy-for-the-city/) - York Council has deferred publication of its Local Transport Plan, but swift action needs to be taken on transport policy if York is to solve its congestion issues and meet its goal to be carbon neutral by 2030. The Trust’s Transport Strategy for York, launching February 2022, will present recommendations to encourage a dialogue so
- [Hidden heritage beneath our feet!](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/hidden-heritage-beneath-our-feet/) - We are working closely with City of York Council's Highways Maintenance to ensure that their repaving of the pavements in three historic streets in the city-centre respect, and where possible, enhance heritage. The three streets are Stonegate, Colliergate and Church Street. Sadly the impact of delivery vans, in particular, have damaged the paving and historic
- [Secondary School Public Speaking Competition 2017](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/secondary-school-public-speaking-competition-2017/) - York High School Win! Congratulations to pupils of York High School, the winners of the Secondary School Public Speaking Competition held at the King's Manor. This evening, on Wednesday 22 November, was another inspiring event organised by our Education committee.
- [Until We YCT Again...](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/until-we-yct-again/) - Over the last two months the team at York Civic Trust, working from home, has been delivering some amazing work across all fronts. Hopefully this great digital content has been seen and reached more people than ever before. Some of it has featured in our regular newsletter, and we have had a regular feature in The Press,
- [York Civic Trust celebrates creative responses to local heritage](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-celebrates-creative-responses-to-local-heritage/) - On Saturday 29th January 2022, the Trust hosted a special event at St Denys Church to celebrate poetry and photography inspired by heritage around the Walmgate area. Held at the beautiful and historic St Denys Church at the heart of the Walmgate community, Voicing the Hidden: Live Event explored the rich relationship between creativity and
- [Consultation on the wording of the Anne Lister plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/consultation-on-the-wording-of-the-anne-lister-plaque/) - PUBLIC CONSULTATION on new wording for the Rainbow Plaque commemorating Anne Lister In July 2018 we (York Civic Trust, The Churches Conservation Trust, York LGBT Forum and York LGBT History Month) unveiled a plaque to celebrate the life and actions of Anne Lister. The plaque was universally welcomed in principle; the wording on the plaque
- [New Blue Plaque Unveiled to J.B. Morrell](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/new-blue-plaque-unveiled-to-j-b-morrell/) - On Friday 10th September at 1pm a new York Civic Trust blue plaque was unveiled to celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of John Bowes Morrell (1873 - 1963). The event took place in the Fairfax House courtyard, and was the first in our Heritage Open Days 2021 programme. One of the four founders of the Trust in
- [Revised John Goodricke Plaque Installed](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/revised-john-goodricke-plaque-installed/) - At 1pm on Friday 19th September a blue plaque was unveiled to renowned 18th century astronomer John Goodricke (1764-1786). A warm sunny day in a beautiful location, it was a very enjoyable and special occasion. We were delighted with the turn out, and especially by the may attending from York’s deaf community. The unveiling was
- [Annual Report  2019-21](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/annual-report-2019-21/) - The latest York Civic Trust Annual Report for 2019-21 is now available to view online. Hopefully it will provide you with an enjoyable reflection on our activities in the year that we celebrate our 75th birthday, as well as providing some glimpses into the positive future that lies ahead. Members are welcome to pick up a physical copy at the AGM on 6th October,
- [Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition 2021](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/secondary-schools-public-speaking-competition-2021/) - York Civic Trust held its much anticipated annual Secondary Public Speaking Competition at the Merchant Adventures' Hall on Wednesday 24th November. Organised by the Trust's Education Committee, nine of the twelve Secondary Schools in York entered teams of two students, impressively tackling contentious and complex issues around the future of their city. The Sheriff of
- [Awards to History Students](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/awards-to-archaeology-students/) - Congratulations to the University of York's Cultural Heritage Management MA postgraduate students, Jennifer Cooke and Kirsty Ryder, on being awarded the York Civic Trust Award Certificate for 'Best Dissertation in Cultural Heritage Management', University of York. Verna Campbell, Trustee, York Civic Trust presented a cheque for £100 to Jennifer and Kirsty together with a certificate. The
- [Plaque unveiled to Samuel Tuke](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/plaque-unveiled-to-samuel-tuke/) - On 24 August, at the new student housing development in Lawrence Street (formerly the Lawrence Street Working Mens' Club, and now renamed Samuel Tuke Apartments) a plaque was unveiled to the Quaker reformer and mental health pioneer Samuel Tuke, the third member of the Tuke dynasty. The ceremony was attended by representatives from developers S
- [Making York Safer for All?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/making-york-safer-for-all/) - The Civic Trust's third and final event as part of York Design Week 2021, is a public 'installation'. The three events are part of the Civic Trust's 'Safer Places by Design' initiative, which is exploring public perceptions of safety and danger in the city - addressing where and why people feel at risk from harm.
- [St Helen's Square lantern repairs](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/st-helens-square-lantern-repairs/) - The Trust has completed high-quality repairs to one of the gas lanterns in St Helen's Square. This work follows suspected impact damage from a passing vehicle which bent the ironwork and smashed a number of glass panes in the lantern. The lantern is at the south-end of the square, and is close to the Mansion
- [Station Road Compass](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/station-road-compass/) - In April 2018, our contractor Kevin Spencer performed conservation works to the compass on Station Road, York, near Lendal Bridge. Located in a small park area near the City Walls, it is also known as the 'Compass Rose'. The compass had looked faded for sometime. The rose is dated 1946 and has a partial quote
- [Joseph Terry plaque unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 of Noel Terry in St Helen's Square at the entrance to Carluccio's restaurant.
- [Mary Ellen Best Remembered](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/mary-ellen-best-remembered/) - The Trust was pleased to unveil a blue plaque today to Mary Ellen Best, the renowned nineteenth century watercolourist. Born in York, she lived for several years at 14 Clifton, York, and produced her finest work here. Later in life she married a German musician and lived on the Continent for many years. Her watercolours,
- [“The history of York is the history of England”](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/the-history-of-york-is-the-history-of-england/) - Educating the next generation about York’s history and heritage is one of York Civic Trust’s objectives in producing four beautifully illustrated packs aimed at Primary age children but of interest and relevance to anyone who enjoys discovering York’s varied past. Using historic photos, original documents and real life stories, each pack (produced in conjunction with
- [Victoria Series filmed at Fairfax House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/victoria-series-filmed-at-fairfax-house/) - We were delighted to welcome the film crew from ITVs Victoria series to Fairfax House, the last episode featured the exterior building and the interiors of the Hall, Dining Room and Viscount's bedroom. Visit Fairfax House www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk
- [The Keeping of Christmas](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/the-keeping-of-christmas/) - Experience Fairfax House in all its splendour as we celebrate The Keeping of Christmas with a magnificent festive installation inspired by the traditions of the eighteenth century. See the Georgians’ love of the natural world as they decorated their homes for Christmas, as well as their festive food, extravagant dining table displays, elegant decorations, and remarkable Twelfth Night
- [Reunited: Lifting Lockdown with the Georgians](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/reunited-lifting-lockdown-with-the-georgians/) - Fairfax House's brand-new exhibition, installed throughout its stunning historic rooms, celebrates the end of lockdown Georgian style. Each room in the house explores a different longed for post-lockdown activity, whether that is being reunited with friends and family, having the opportunity to travel, to rekindle a romance placed on pause, to celebrate and dance, or simply to ditch the pyjamas and get all dressed up. Told from the perspective of the eighteenth century, the
- [New Blue Plaque for Mansion House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/new-blue-plaque-for-mansion-house/) - A new YCT blue plaque was unveiled for the Mansion House on Wednesday 13 March 2019. It replaces an older, brass plaque and now corrects a previous error over the building’s construction date and celebrates the building as the ‘first purpose-built mayoral residence in the country’. The new plaque also omits the older plaque's gender-specific
- ['Northern Command'](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/northern-command/) - York Civic Trust has been working with four University of York students to better understand the history of Tower House on Fishergate, where Northern Command was based for many years, and also the role the Command held in York. The project complements the return of 43 portraits of all of York’s Northern Commanders to Tower
- [Conservation Work to Upper Poppleton Water Pump](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/poppleton-water-pump/) - York Civic Trust in conjunction with the Upper Poppleton Parish Council repaired and repainted this historic pump on Station Road. The pump dates from c.1893-1907 and has remained an important feature within the village ever since. It is one of four historic pumps in Upper Poppleton. Conservation work was undertaken by Ken Falkingham as part
- [Thomas Cooke YCT plaque unveiling sees record crowd](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/thomas-cooke-yct-plaque-unveiling-sees-record-crowd/) - An unprecedented number of people turned out for York Civic Trust's latest blue plaque unveiling. More than 60 people witnessed the plaque unveiling in honour of Thomas Cooke (1807-1868) on Friday, 23 August 2019, at the Observatory in the Museum Gardens, which houses one of his famous refractory telescopes. The plaque was the co-arranged by
- [YCT Annual General Meeting Details](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-annual-general-meeting-details/) - 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. There is a chance to gather before the formal proceedings to meet Trustees and other members – particularly valuable for new members. Following the AGM, Sue Howard of the Yorkshire
- [Campaign to save Art Deco community centre boosted by Local List inclusion](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/campaign-to-save-art-deco-community-centre-aided-by-local-list-inclusion/) - York Civic Trust is delighted that its campaign to save Burton Stone Community Centre, a handsome Art Deco building on Evelyn Crescent, has been strengthened following its approved addition to York's Local List. The Community Centre was originally a gymnasium and communal hall for the former Burton Stone Lane Secondary Modern School. It was designed by renowned
- [Voicing the Hidden - Join us](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/voicing-the-hidden-join-us/) - Voicing the Hidden: Creative Walking Tours We are delighted to present ‘Voicing the Hidden’ — two creative walking tours on Fossgate and Walmgate led by renowned York-based poet Robert Powell, film-maker Ben Pugh, and historian Joshua Scarlett. The tours focus on the hidden and less noticed aspects of these two much-loved York streets. Participants will
- ['Get To Know Your York'](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/get-to-know-your-york/) - FREE WALKING TOURS by York Civic Trust Do you care about York and its past, present & future? Visit our YCT Displays and view our activities, enjoy a stimulating walk & enjoy refreshments Friday 21 June 2019From 9.00am - 4.00pm St Crux Hall, The Shambles, York For further information and to download a brochure click
- [Success - 'Get to know your York' day](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/success-get-to-know-your-york-day/) - Thank you one and all for making Civic Day 2019 such a great success. And what a great success it was! We recruited an astonishing 52 new members on the day, and no doubt there will be more postal applications in the weeks ahead. We provided 14 free guided walks, taken up by over 260
- [York Primary Schools Receive Suffragette & Victorian Education Packs](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/55-local-primary-schools-receive-suffragette-victorians-education-packs/) - York Civic Trust are eager to announce that our Victorian Workhouse and Suffragette education packs have been distributed to 55 primary schools local to the York area, designed to help children currently in Key Stage 2 (KS2) of primary education learn about what York was like over 100 years ago. The two education packs explore
- [Russell Plaque Unveiled](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/russell-plaque-unveiled/) - Stephen Lusty of York Civic Trust and Ian Forman of Bustardthorpe Allotments unveiled a blue plaque in honour of George Russell on 7 July. The unveiling to the plantsman who developed Russell Lupins coincided with Bloom! festival. The plaque on Kensington Street was first suggested at the Trust's Civic Day 2017 event and by kind
- [Plaque at York St John University](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/plaque-at-university-of-york-st-john/) - Winifred, Mary and Catherine Cruse were recognised as pioneers of women’s education at the opening ceremony of Beyond the Vote, a festival commemorating 100 years since women won the right to vote, with the unveiling of a York Civic Trust plaque. You can read more about the Cruses here. From 1846 the three Victorian sisters governed the
- [William Etty Statue Restoration](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/william-etty-statue-restoration/) - On July 9th, York Civic Trust commenced their restoration work on the William Etty statue located in York's Exhibition Square. The process will last 3 weeks and aims to clean and repair the statue back to its original, pristine condition.
- [YCT major transport survey producing innovative ideas](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-major-transport-survey-producing-innovative-ideas/) - Orbital bus routes...A rechargeable smart card...Bus links between villages and park and ride sites...A workplace parking levy...Continental-style 'cars are guests' streets...A delivery hub for larger vehicles with onward servicing by small electric vehicles … These are just some of the many suggestions made already by York residents and commuters who have completed York Civic Trust’s
- [THE CHARACTER OF HOME](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/the-character-of-home/) - Choose an object. Hear a story. Find the truth! Written by Paul Birch. Directed by Thomas Frere Step back in time to the sumptuous world of 18th century York for an intimate performance staged in the finest Georgian townhouse in England. Charles Gregory Fairfax bestows a magnificent gift upon his only surviving daughter, Anne. He
- [Trust to Restore Victoria Bar Plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 granted to close the road for works to take place. The Victoria Street access through the bar entrance has been closed by the Council for some time, but both directions will be suspended to allow
- [YCT launches major, city-wide local transport survey in York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-launches-major-city-wide-local-transport-survey/) - York Civic Trust has launched a major City wide transport consultation to find out what residents think are the key issues in York and how to tackle them. Partnering with the York Environment Forum and York Bus Forum, The Trust has launched a survey that runs throughout September 2019. All York residents can take part
- [Hull Road Park Progress](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/hull-road-park-progress/) - York Civic Trust has begun work to improve the appearance of the entrances to Hull Road Park including on Melrosegate, and Alcuin Avenue. As part of the project, the stone pillars were recently the subject of approved conservation treatments by partner contractor Rook Heritage Consulting. This allowed dirt, detritus, graffiti and staining to be removed.
- [New Walk Ordnance Railway Plaque Unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/new-walk-ordnance-railway-plaque-unveiling/) - York Civic Trust President Andrew Scott is due to unveil a new plaque at 4pm on Saturday 17th July to mark the site of the recently unearthed New Walk Ordnance Railway. The narrow-gauge railway tracks, just 18 inches apart, were used to deliver explosives from the Ordnance Wharf to the Munitions Depot at Fulford Army Barracks.
- [King's Staith Railings Phase 2](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/kings-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 project had been completed in collaboration with York BID in 2017. The structural integrity of the railings was in a very poor condition and local blacksmith Dave Barnes made repairs to the ironwork. These were
- [York Civic Trust Celebrates 75 Years of Promoting and Shaping York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-celebrates-75-years-of-promoting-and-shaping-york/) - July 2021 marks the York Civic Trust’s 75th birthday. The milestone has been celebrated on social media throughout the month by looking back at ten significant contributions the Trust has made to York since it was founded at the Mansion House in 1946. "Reflecting on the work of the Trust over the decades has been a brilliant way to showcase our varied and wide-reaching contribution to York, from enhancing the environmental qualities of the city by planting
- [Third Statue Restoration Next Week](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/third-statue-restoration-next-week/) - From Monday 6 August, York Civic Trust will perform conservation works to a prominent city statue - the third this year. The project is part of our 2018 City Enhancement Programme. The Grade II listed statue to railwayman and parliamentarian George Leeman dates from 1885 and was carved by noted sculptor G.W. Milburn. Conservator Alaina
- [Fossgate Banner Installed](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fossgate-banner-installed/) - After a two year project, York Civic Trust successfully installed the new Fossgate Banner on Sunday 29 April. The major City Enhancement project achieved its objective to replace the plastic banner and create a modern and welcoming entrance to one of York's most popular streets. Led by a project board chaired by Jim Taylor, the
- [Be bold and visionary in your new Local Transport Plan, says York Civic Trust](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/be-bold-and-visionary-in-your-new-local-transport-plan-says-york-civic-trust/) - The City of York Council has agreed to develop a new Local Transport Plan to replace the one issued a decade ago, which will be published for consultation in 2022. The Trust were invited to provide advice on what might be included in the new Plan, and have now submitted our initial proposals. Last year
- ['Making Good – Innovation in York Past, Present and Future'](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/making-good-innovation-in-york-past-present-and-future/) - The Civic Trust were delighted in early April 2021 to explore the theme of innovation and innovators in a York context. This took place via a virtual panel discussion and presentations, which included invited panelists from a range of sectors in York. The discussion was adeptly chaired by Prof. Chris Bailey, Clerk of York's Guild
- [Bootham Junction Consultation Attracts Attention on Social Media](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bootham-junction-consultation-attracts-attention-on-social-media/) - For those who follow the Civic Trust on our social media platforms, you will have noticed that we’ve been very focused on the Bootham / Gillygate / St. Leonard’s Place road junction recently. This is due to City of York Council putting forward two consultation options for members of the public to consider. One option
- [Nestle Today Lecture - event now open to the public](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/nestle-today-lecture-event-now-open-to-the-public/) - This is a unique opportunity to hear from Nestle, the City's largest private employer. York is home to a major production and research site of one of the world’s biggest multi-national companies. Nestle is also the largest private employer in our city. We are surrounded by the legacy of Nestle’s predecessor, and this sometimes distracts
- [York Coat of Arms Restored](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 Memorial Gardens, in the city centre. The famous cap of maintenance had been removed some years previously. On 29 October, the restored coat of arms were returned to their home. York's internationally-renowned wood and stone carver,
- [Acomb War Memorial Restoration](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/acomb-war-memorial-restoration/) - Following the repair, cleaning and restoration of the Acomb War Memorial over 400 people attend a special open air Remembrance Sunday service to commemorate the fallen from the first and second world wars and subsequent conflicts. The memorial contains names of servicemen who died in both wars and their names were read aloud during the
- [Personalise a Plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/personalise-a-plaque/) - In this time of stress and uncertainty, little acts of kindness can make a big difference. Keen to accentuate the positive, the York Civic Trust have decided to celebrate the people we appreciate now more than ever in the form of Digital Blue Plaques. To nominate your special someone, simply send in their details to
- [Transforming travel and protecting the public: how York should respond](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/transforming-travel-and-protecting-the-public-how-york-should-respond/) - In early May the government set local authorities a challenge: to respond to “a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a lasting transformative change in how we make short journeys in our towns and cities.” It is making £250m available to councils, who need to act “as swiftly as possible, and in any event
- [COVID-19 Statement:](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/covid-19-statement/) - Statement updated: 15th May 2020 Over the last two months the team at York Civic Trust, working from home, has been delivering some amazing work across all fronts. Hopefully this great digital content has been seen and reached more people than ever before. Some of it has featured in our regular newsletter, and we have had a
- [Transport Survey](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/transport-survey/) - York Civic Trust has recently released the survey results for the City-wide transport consultation it held in September 2019 so as to find out what residents and commuters think are the key issues in York and how to tackle them. Partnering with the York Environment Forum and York Bus Forum, The Trust's surveys asked residents
- [Speaking Competition - 20 November](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/speaking-competition-20-november/) - York Civic Trust invites you to attend its annual Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition, which this year will be held at the King's Manor, University of York, on the evening of Wednesday 20 November. The contest provides an excellent chance for young orators from York's schools to take to the stage and persuade, entertain and
- [YHACS 20th Anniversary Lunch](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yhacs-lunch/) - The Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies was founded in November 1999 as a focal point for civic societies across the region. Working hard to protect and promote heritage, over the intervening years, the YHACS has undergone several changes including conversion to charitable status in 2005 and moving from print to online all the
- [Last day to contribute to York Civic Trust's transportation survey!](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/last-day-to-contribute-to-york-civic-trusts-transportation-survey/) - Free buses in the city centre; an under 25 public transport card; a fuller network of cycle routes; promoting ebikes … Many more suggestions like these have now come from those who have completed York Civic Trust’s transport survey. The survey, designed to find out what residents and commuters think are the key issues in
- [“York’s First Photographs”: Exhibition Guided Walk](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-first-photographs/) - In 1844, when photography was an exciting new phenomenon, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson came down to York from their studio in Edinburgh to photograph delegates attending the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The conference was centred on the Yorkshire Museum and Museum Gardens, where Hill and Adamson set up
- [New Plaque unveiling 23 August](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/new-plaque-unveiling-23-august/)
- [This weekend....the Georgians are coming](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/this-weekend-the-georgians-are-coming/) - WHAT NOT TO WEAR At Home with the Georgians 17th - 18th August Ever wondered what lies beneath the voluminous skirts of a Georgian lady? Or perhaps where you might hide your hanky? As for gentlemen, imagine no zips (tricky) while wearing some very calf-flattering stockings and high heels (trickier still). So many fashion faux
- [King George V Playing Fields Plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/king-george-v-playing-fields-plaque/) - Cleaning and conservation work today to the cast concrete plaque and brick columns. King George V playing fields, Dodsworth Avenue #York Read about the history behind the plaque (link: http://www.fieldsintrust.org/history)
- [YCT's latest Blue Plaque to C18 "Bluestocking"](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/ycts-latest-blue-plaque-to-c18-bluestocking/) - A blue plaque to Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800) was unveiled on Thursday morning, 20 June 2019, at Treasurer's House, York. Montagu was a leading literary figure in London during the Enlightenment, but as a girl grew up in York's Treasurer's House. The role of that women might play in cultural society during the C18 was questioned.
- [YCT Blue Plaque Tribute to Renowned C19 York Architect](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-blue-plaque-tribute-to-renowned-c19-york-architect/) - York Civic Trust unveiled a blue plaque to James Pigott Pritchett (1789-1868) on Wednesday afternoon, 22 May 2019, at York Cemetery. Pritchett was a renowned architect in his day. Operating from his offices in York, he was responsible for many of the city's C19 Congregationalist non-conformist chapels, including the chapel - now Zizzi’s restaurant -
- [Bishopgate Street Railings Work](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bishopgate-street-railings-work/) - York Civic Trust has funded and managed the restoration of this prominent set of iron gates to the York Walls ramparts on Bishopgate Street. Dave Barnes has worked to make repairs to the gates in line with City of York approved conservation practices, where the gates had eroded and were in danger of collapse. The
- [Fruitful Tangerine Factory Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fruitful-tangerine-factory-visit/) - Fascinating presentation and tour of Tangerine sweet factory (formerly Cravens) on Low Poppleton Lane, York for York Civic Trust members. David Fraser CEO was presented with a cheque towards our Mary Craven blue plaque https://yorkcivictrust.wpengine.com/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/mary-ann-craven-1826-1900/ …
- [Bootham Park Hospital Exhibition](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bootham-park-hospital-exhibition/) - 20th May - 31st May 2019 FREE ENTRY - Open daily from 10am An exhibition to celebrate the history and achievements of Bootham Park Hospital, opened in 1777 and designed by John Carr. Admire the architecture and interiors of the former hospital all captured by the images on display.The exhibition is free to view from
- [Revd. Sydney Smith blue plaque unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/revd-sydney-smith-blue-plaque-unveiling/) - Our latest blue plaque unveiling was held at More House in Heslington on Wednesday, 10 April 2019. The plaque celebrates the Revd. Sydney Smith (1771-1845), who lived in the property from 1808 to 1814 when it was a vicarage. Sydney Smith was an English writer (regarded in his day as a wit and satirist), social
- [Streets of York Exhibition Charity Donation](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/streets-of-york-exhibition-charity-donation/) - STREETS of York, last year’s book and exhibition about the changing face of York’s city streets, has raised almost £70,000 for local charities - York Against Cancer, York Minster and the York Civic Trust City Enhancement Fund. The entire 1,500-copy print run of the book was sold out, and thousands of people also saw the
- [Rainbow Plaque Unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/rainbow-plaque-unveiling/) - A plaque was unveiled to Anne Lister (known as Gentleman Jack), diarist and lesbian (re-worded), at the Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, where she sealed her union with Ann Walker, Easter 1834. This was followed by a lecture and tour of areas of York connected to Anne Lister.
- [Events Programme 2019](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events-programme-2019/) - Events for members will go on sale on Monday 27th February 2019 at 9am. We have 22 events for members to choose from including lectures, tours and members socials. Click on the Events tab to view all events and book. To dowload a copy of the events leaflet Events Programme - Spring-Summer 2019. To book
- [Bomb Happy D-Day 75 Events](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bomb-happy-d-day-75-events/) - York Civic Trust are pleased to have been awarded funding by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund for their forthcoming project, Bomb Happy D-Day 75. Working in partnership with Everwitch Theatre, York Army Museum and Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Ltd (‘Explore’) the project will give the local community the opportunity to come together with
- [YCT EVENTS - SPRING/SUMMER LAUNCH](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-events-spring-summer-launch/) - February 27th is the date on which bookings for our Spring/Summer 2019 programme start! We hope you find plenty to interest you in the varied event programme. As always there is a wide range of events at an impressive range of venues. Where demand is high, we will always try to repeat popular events at
- [Best Dissertation Prize Awarded](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/best-dissertation-prize-awarded/) - Chair Andrew Scott presented the York Civic Trust Education Award for the best dissertation in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of York to Katrina Gargett on Friday 18 January. Katrina's masters' dissertation is entitled 'Re-thinking the Guided Tour: a critical exploration of the use of co-creation, dialogue and facilitation practices for democratic social engagement
- [Clifton Bridge --  the opening in 1963 remembered](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/clifton-bridge-the-opening-in-1963-remembered/) - On the morning of Friday 11 January, a small happy crowd gathered in the middle of Clifton Bridge to welcome a plaque replacing the original plaque destroyed by vandalism. The bridge was opened in 1963 by Alderman Archibald Kirk and the party included three generations of his family, including his great-great-grandaughter Nancy, who may
- [City Enhancement Projects 2018](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/city-enhancement-projects-2018/) - We are very proud of the excellent work that York Civic Trust carries out. Our team of volunteers and independent, local contractors, are at the forefront of restoring and protecting neglected parts of historic York all year round, click on the link to download a summary of our City Enhancement Projects in 2018
- [Robert Aske Plaque Unveiled](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/robert-aske-plaque-unveiled/) - Unveiling and dedication of a plaque in honour of Robert Aske, leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace, martyred for his Catholic faith in 1537. The plaque was unveiled on the 30 November 2018 by The Right Reverend Terence Drainey, Bishop of Middlesbroughin the presence of the Vice Lord Lieutenant, Peter Scrope, Lord Mayor and Civic
- [Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/secondary-schools-public-speaking-competition/) - On 21st November 8 secondary schools in York participated in our Public Speaking Competition. An outstanding, superlative performance from all schools. They informed persuaded and entertained the audience in equal measure. Congratulations to Manor School pupils Ben McBride and Alexander Savkovic who were presented with first prize, All Saints pupils Angela Melbourne and Sasha Cattle with
- [Streets of York: Four Centuries of Change](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/streets-of-york-four-centuries-of-change/) - The exhibition is in its final 2 weeks, open to the public Monday - Friday 2.30pm - 4.30pm until the 22nd November. Additional evening event 21 November 2018 6.30pm - 8.30pm: Open to the public Read more....
- [Stained Glass Plaque for Laurence Sterne](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 - made of stained glass. The unusual addition to the Trust's plaque programme was created by renowned stained glass makers, Barley Studios and was commissioned to celebrate the York site where the first volumes of Sterne's
- [Acomb War Memorial Restoration in Final Stages](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 Acomb War Memorial. The carved book of remembrance has been off site for some time, to enable the letters making up the names of the remembered to be marked out where the lead and stonework
- [Fossgate Banner](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fossgate-banner-2/) - A major project of the City Enhancement Programme, the new permanent steel banner for the entrance to Fossgate, is nearly complete. After two years of planning, the new banner is currently under construction at the workshop of Barker & Patterson of Hull. Permission for the banner was granted by City of York Council in April
- [Monument to Dr John Snow](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 a monument to him (in the form of a Victorian water pump). The ceremony was attended by our partners in the project, including York Medical Society, the University of York, the City of York
- [Opening of restored gates to Archbishop Holgate’s School Playing Fields](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/opening-of-restored-gates-to-archbishop-holgates-school-playing-fields/) - York Civic Trust has organised the restoration of the badly damaged and corroded gates, created by the famous Walker Iron Foundry, which used to lead to the playing fields of Archbishop Holgate’s grammar school. This was in collaboration with York Hospital Trust, on whose land the gates now are located. Both Trusts were represented at
- [Public Speakers of the Future](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/1359-2/) - Continuing our Education Committee's sequence of public speaking competitions for school children on themes from York and its history, the latest competition was held in July at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall. St Wilfrid's RC Primary School in Monkgate won the event for the third year in succession with a stunning and engaging display of rhetoric
- [Street Name Plates repainted in the City Centre](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/street-name-plates-repainted-in-the-city-centre/) - One of our partnership projects with the Business Improvement District is the restoration of street name plates in the City Centre. Over the last month our decorator Kevin Spencer has repaired and repainted twenty of these essential aids to navigation -- you may have seen him up a ladder in Coppergate! Inevitably this work has
- [Queen Victoria statue restoration](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/queen-victoria-statue-restoration/) - York Civic Trust's latest city enhancement project is taking shape. The restoration of the Grade II listed statue of Queen Victoria by York sculptor, G.W. Milburn, which stands in West Bank Park just off Acomb Road, is due to get underway shortly now that all permissions are in place to move the project forward.
- [Suggest A Blue Plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/suggest-a-blue-plaque/) - We run York's Blue Plaque programme. You can suggest a person or place for a blue plaque if you contact us via Twitter @yorkcivictrust or email info@yorkcivictrust.co.uk. Our volunteer historians will then research for us to consider!
- [Our own plaque in the Mansion House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/our-own-plaque-in-the-mansion-house/) - The Mansion House is now open to the public after an extensive restoration programme. With fifty Trust members present, we've unveiled a plaque which records our first meeting there in 1946 and also our long support of the Mansion House and the Civic Office of the Lord Mayor. To view the plaque and for opening
- [Behind the Scenes at the Fossgate Banner Installation](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-at-the-fossgate-banner-installation/) - On Sunday 29 April, York Civic Trust completed its major City Enhancement Project of 2018 to install a permanent banner at the entrance to Fossgate. These exclusive photographs show the story of the day behind the scenes of the installation. The road was closed from 6am to allow the Fossgate Banner to be installed Eyeing
- [Queen Victoria Statue Conservation Completed](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/queen-victoria-statue-conservation-completed/) - Another CEF project completed! Alaina Schmisseur has completed her works to the statue of Queen Victoria by hand, located in West Bank Park, Holgate. The Queen looks truly regal once more.
- [Blue Plaque Unveiling - Mary Ann Craven](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/blue-plaque-unveiling-mary-ann-craven/) - 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
- [St Wilfrid's Triumph in Close Speaking Contest](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/st-wilfrids-triumph-in-close-speaking-contest/) - York Civic Trust's annual public speaking competition was held on Wednesday 27 June at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall. Twenty two primary school pupils from eleven York schools competed in a close contest to debate why York is, or is not, a great place to live. All our competitors with their certificates at the Merchant Adventurers'
- [York Bloom - St Helen's Davygate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-bloom-st-helens-davygate/) - In collaboration with the Bloom festival , and celebrating 250 years of the Ancient Society of York Florists, York Civic Trust’s Verna Campbell worked with organiser Lotte Inch and designer Richard Mackness (Urbis) to create a semi-permanent display on the site, which was recently installed. The bespoke orbital planters also double as seaters and have been funded
- [King's Staith Railings Restoration](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/kings-staith-railings-restoration/) - York Civic Trust are repairing and conserving the mid 19th Century King's Staith railings located by the Ouse river bank in York city center. The railings are formed of wrought and cast iron, and their manufacturing is credited to the local Walker iron foundry. The repair and conservation works are programmed for completion by early August
- [Successful repair work completed on the George Hudson Street clock](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/successful-repair-work-completed-on-the-george-hudson-street-clock/) - York Civic Trust are pleased to announce that the George Hudson Street 'Newey' clock has been fully repaired and is back in fluid working order once again! An inquest into the cause of the GHS clock ceasing to tick away in a timely manner revealed that friction between the bevel gear and arbor was preventing
- [Victoria Bar plaque successfully restored](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/victoria-bar-plaque-successfully-restored/) - Just 3 weeks on from York Civic Trust announcing their plans to proceed with restoration work on the Victoria Bar plaque, the iconic red plaque, which honours the 170 year old commissioning of the bar, has been fully restored to perfect reading order, and finished with a well-contrasting red and gold paint coating. The plaque
- [Finance Officer - Job Vacancy](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/finance-officer-job-vacancy/) - We have a varied and interesting part-time temporary vacancy (minimum 9 months) working for a small charity in a friendly busy office 16 hours per week (flexible over 2 or 3 days) At Fairfax House, Castlegate, York, YO1 9RN Sage Accounts and Microsoft Office experience essential Closing date for applications Thursday, 25th October 2018 at
- [Lord Mayor's Award Presentation](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/lord-mayors-award-presentation/) - The annual Lord Mayor's Award for outstanding services to heritage was presented to Philip Thake, retired Chief Executive of our sister charity York Conservation Trust by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Keith Orrell. Philip Thake was also elected as a new Trustee of York Civic Trust.
- [Lord Mayor's Award 2018](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/lord-mayors-award-2018/) - Who will be the recipient of the 2018 Lord Mayor's Award? Join us at our Annual General Meeting at the National Centre for Early Music on Wednesday 3rd October 6:30pm to find out! The winner of the award will be an individual or group who has provided outstanding services to heritage. The Lord Mayor of
- [Invitation to pre-order 'Streets of York' book by Ron Cooke](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/invitation-to-pre-order-streets-of-york-book-by-ron-cooke/) - In addition to our Autumn/Winter events 'Streets of York: Four centuries of change with Sir Ron Cooke', the former Chair of York Civic Trust will be releasing a book with the same title, in partnership with Darrell Buttery, Stephen Lewis and Chris Shepherd. If you are interested in pre-ordering the book then click HERE to view
- [YCT history made at Edwin Ridsdale Tate Blue Plaque unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-history-made-at-edwin-risdale-tate-blue-plaque-unveiling/) - We are delighted to unveil our latest Blue Plaque at the entrance of All Saints Church, North Street, York, in honor of local architect and designer Edwin Ridsdale Tate, which took place on Wednesday 11th July. The plaque was unveiled by Peter Stanhope, whose generous donation and fundraising allowed York Civic Trust to purchase and
- [Anne Lister Rainbow Plaque Unveiling](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/anne-lister-rainbow-plaque-unveiling/) - To commemorate a woman described as the first modern lesbian, YCT have partnered with York LGBT History Month, York LGBT Forum, and The Churches Conservation Trust to unveil a Rainbow Plaque for one of Yorkshire's earliest LGBT representatives, Anne Lister. Born in Halifax, 1791, Anne inherited Shibden Hall upon the death of her last brother,
- [Red Brick Treasures lays solid foundations for Autumn events calendar](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/red-brick-treasures-lays-solid-foundations-for-autumn-events-calendar/) - With the Autumn/Winter events calendar now thoroughly underway, York Civic Trust couldn't have hoped for a better start, with positive feedback from attendees assuring us that we constructed an "excellent walk" that was "well-researched" and which "everyone appeared to enjoy". York Civic Trust are of course extremely pleased with the nature of the feedback we
- ['Get To Know Your York' Free Walking Tours 22 & 23 June 2018](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/get-to-know-your-york-free-walking-tours-22-23-june-2018/) - This is an opportunity for people interested in York – its present, past and future – to learn about the history of York, as well as a chance to chat with volunteers and learn about the events, activities and membership benefits of York Civic Trust. Visit our marquee in St Samson’s Square to book on
- [Lost Railways of York - Historic Cycle Tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/lost-railways-of-york-historic-cycle-tour/) - Beautiful day for a 16 mile cycle tour around York discovering the history of the Lost Railways of York - a YCT Members Only Event with CEO David Fraser yorkcivictrstg.wpengine.com/events/ promoting heritage
- [York's Forgotten Sculptor - Lecture](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorks-forgotten-sculptor-lecture/) - The Works Of George Walker Milburn Wednesday, 25th April 2018 from 6.15pm —8.00pm In an illustrated lecture by Dr. Tony Power, who has been researching the carver for over six years, with exclusive access to his ledgers, will attempt to restore Milburn to rightful recognition of his artistry. Tickets £10 - available to YCT Members
- [Panda Mami Restaurant Opening Offer](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/panda-mami-restaurant-opening-offer/) - Charity Dining - 23rd April - 11 May 2018 from 3.30pm Panda Mami is launching a new restaurant in York and has generously offered to donate their first day's takings to York Civic Trust and the Lord Mayor's Chairities. This shows Panda Mami's commitment to inproving life in our city. 19 Bridge Street, York, YO1
- [Fossgate Banner Under Construction](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fossgate-banner/) - A major project of the City Enhancement Programme, the new permanent steel banner for the entrance to Fossgate, is close to a successful completion. After two years of planning, the new Fossgate Banner is under construction at the workshop of Barker & Patterson of Hull. Permission for the banner was granted by City of York
- [Office Closed for Easter Weekend](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/office-closed-for-easter-weekend/) - York Civic Trust offices will be closed during the Easter weekend from 30th March - 2nd April 2018 inclusive
- [Presentations to Groups](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yct-illustrated-presentations-to-groups/) - Do you require a speaker to present an illustrated talk to your community group about York's history and heritage? York Civic Trust have four presentations available, click for more information.
- [Kate Mavor's English Heritage Presentation at AGM](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/kate-mavors-english-heritage-presentation-at-agm/) - Over 125 YCT Members attended the Annual General Meeting on the 4th October. Following the formal business section of the evening members were able to enjoy an interesting presentation by our guest speaker, Kate Mavor on the English Heritage Trust. Thank you to all members who attended.
- [Darrell Buttery, Past President of York Civic Trust receives MBE](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/darrell-buttery-past-president-of-york-civic-trust-receives-mbe/) - We are all delighted that Darrell Buttery has been honoured with the award of an MBE for services to heritage in York. Darrell is a past Chairman, our immediate past President and is an active Life member of York Civic Trust, annually hosting events to raise funds for the Trust and York Minster Fund. Members
- [Workshop on the future of 'York Central'](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/workshop-on-the-future-of-york-central/) - A workshop will take place on the 2nd February and 3rd February to seek the views of our members regarding the masterplan options for York Central, more details on our Events page
- [York Civic Trust Annual General Meeting - 4 October 2017](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-annual-general-meeting-4-october-2017/) - Members will be gathering at the NCEM, Walmgate, York from 6.30pm for the Trust's AGM in the presence of the Civic Party. Following the AGM, Kate Mavor, CEO of the English Heritage Trust, will give a presentation on the consdervation and restoration work of the charity.
- [Publication of findings of our Transport Workshop](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 in York and how to improve it. The report (below) has been sent to City of York Council and the relevant Committee has noted the contents. Transport workshop final report April 2017
- [Annual Report 2016-17](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/annual-report-2016-17-2/) - The latest York Civic Trust Annual Report for 2016-17 is now available to view or download from the Trust's website. Prepared by the Chief Executive and his team of writers, the report will be reviewed at our AGM on 4 October (at the National Centre for Early Music). Click here to see the page with a link
- [Annual report 2016-17](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/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 will be published in September and sent to individual and corporate members. It will be reviewed at our AGM on 4 October (at the National Centre for Early Music). Click here to see the page with links
- [York Castle Gateway Workshop](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-castle-gateway-workshop/) - On the 17 and 18 August York Civic Trust held a workshop at the Hilton Hotel, York for members to focus on proposals for a master plan for the York Castle Gateway area.

## Pages

- [Home](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/) - Welcome to York Civic Trust The Trust is a membership organisation ran by a small professional staff supported by a large number of volunteers, benefitting all who live in , work in, or visit York. Join Us » Civic Trust Plaques Events Our Place The Civic Trust's vision is 'promoting heritage, shaping tomorrow'. York is
- [Our Place Events](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/our-place/our-place-events/) - All our Our Place: Acomb and Westfield events are free to attend, simply book your place using the buttons below. We particularly encourage booking from Acomb and Westfield residents. Local Heritage List Workshop Have you ever wondered why some buildings, landmarks, views, street objects and places are recognised as important parts of York's heritage? This
- [Work with us](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/work-with-us/) - York Civic Trust Current Vacancies We are currently hiring a Communications Officer. Our museum, Fairfax House, is always looking for volunteers. To find out more click here.
- [Who we are](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/who-we-are/) - York Civic Trust is an independent charity dedicated to protecting, celebrating, and shaping the heritage of York. Since 1946, we have worked to ensure that the city’s rich history continues to inspire its future. We believe heritage is more than historic buildings and landmarks; it is the stories, communities and shared experiences that give York
- [Our Place: Acomb and Westfield](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/our-place/) - York Civic Trust's “Our Place – Acomb and Westfield” is a new heritage outreach project inviting residents to explore, celebrate, and protect the heritage that makes their neighbourhoods unique. During 2026 we are working with local residents, to uncover hidden gems, local memories, and untold stories – helping to build a stronger sense of place
- [Trustees, Committees and Staff](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/about-trust-structure/) - The Trust is a membership organisation and a registered Charity (No. 229336). Our membership is open to all. Board of Trustees Delma Tomlin Helen Dobson Nicky Milner Sue Palmer Matthew Seddon Richard Smith Richard Thompson Christopher Webb William Woolley Staff Team Committees
- [Transport](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/transport/) - York Civic Trust welcomed the new Local Transport Strategy agreed by City of York Council in July 2024. The Civic Trust has supported the Council for the last three years in developing a strategy. As part of this work the Civic Trust through it Transport Advisory Group published its own recommendations in A Transport Strategy
- [Civic Trust Plaques](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/) - York Civic Trust has been placing commemorative plaques to places and people on buildings since the late 1940s. There are now more than a hundred plaques spread around the city in bronze, wood, slate, aluminium and glass (and one in Amsterdam). The majority mark buildings or places of interest, but there are many to influential
- [Join York Civic Trust](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/contact/support-us-become-member/) - For 80 years, York Civic Trust has championed the heritage that makes this city extraordinary. Founded in 1946, we are a membership charity dedicated to protecting York’s historic places, encouraging thoughtful development, and celebrating the stories that define this city. Through our Blue Plaque programme, our award-winning Georgian townhouse museum Fairfax House, and an annual
- [York Citizens' Heritage at Risk Register](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage-at-risk/) - York Citizens' Heritage at Risk Register is entirely community-nominated and coordinated by York Civic Trust, a local amenity society. As such, it makes the city's public-led ‘heritage at risk’ list a first in England. The register is the result of a public appeal following the collapse of an important piece of local heritage in Holgate
- [Annual Reports](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/trust-annual-report/) - The Trust's Annual Report and Heritage Review has been published since 1946. It is an authoritative illustrated publication addressing diverse aspects of the development of York and its surroundings. A copy of the annual report is made available to all members including corporate members before the Annual General Meeting. This year we have decided to
- [A Transport Strategy for York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/transport/a-transport-strategy-for-york/) - After extensive discussion and consultation York Civic Trust has produced a series of recommendations for debate and discussion as to how we might create the city we want to see in the future. A summary of these these suggestions can be found here. To find out more click on one of the images above...
- [Complaints policy and procedure](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/making-a-complaint/) - York Civic Trust strives to be excellent in all that we do but we recognise that this cannot always be the case. When we make a mistake we want and need to be informed. We will use the information to endeavour to put things right and to help us to become more effective. The following
- [Contact Us](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/contact/) - Email info@yorkcivictrust.co.uk York Civic TrustFairfax HouseCastlegateYORKYO1 9RN Call 01904 655543 Follow us on Twitter & Facebook Something not right? Make a comment, complaint, or suggestion, or find out about our process for dealing with your feedback. Make a complaint
- [News](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/news/)
- [Events](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/whats-on/) - York Civic Trust runs a varied programme of events for Members throughout the year. Our events are a chance to see York differently, on tours which open doors rarely unlocked and talks which reveal the city’s hidden histories. This programme of exclusive walks and talks is put together by York Civic Trust’s Events Group. Run
- [York Civic Trust's Plaques](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trusts-plaques/) - Map of Plaques Here is a Google map of our plaques, with red pins marking places, and blue pins marking people. By clicking on the box in the top right ("view larger map"), a new tab will open with a list of all plaques on the left. List of Plaques The following plaques are to
- [York Civic Trust Design Guide](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-civic-trust-design-guide/) - The Purpose of this guide York is one of the richest, complex townscapes in the world. People are drawn from across the world by its beauty, vitality and quality of life – Yorkness. Enhancing this essential quality of the city is crucial to York’s future as a thriving city. Our aim in this guide is to
- [Calendar](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/calendar/)
- [Learning](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/learning/) - Learning is central to the Trust's mission from the creation of the University of York to increasing the awareness and recognition of the diversity of York's local heritage. Our museum at Fairfax House, members' events programme, blue plaques and public programming provide rich enjoyable learning opportunities for audiences of all ages. We believe that Learning
- [10 Years of Planning Club](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/celebrating-10-years-of-planning-club/) - “Planning Club”- or more formally known as ‘The Heritage Planning Studio’ — is a unique and award-winning collaboration between York Civic Trust and the University of York. Collectively volunteering up to 10,000 hours each year, the postgraduates provide York Civic Trust with an equivalent capacity of five full-time members of conservation-focused staff – the envy
- [Annual Accounts](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/annual-accounts/) - We have a well-structured and well-maintained finance system and every year (our financial year ends on 31 January) we produce audited accounts which are submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission. Here are copies of our audited accounts for the last 7 years: York Civic Trust Accounts for the year ended 31 Jan 2025
- [Edna Annie Crichton(1876-1970)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/edna-annie-crichton1876-1970/) - Plaque: 30 Clifton, YO30 6AE First woman Lord Mayor of York Edna Annie Crichton was the first woman Lord Mayor of York, 1941-2, a Member of York City Council from 1919, Alderman and was awarded the honorary freedom of the City in 1955. She was born on 8 May 1876 to the Quaker family of
- [Events – List Style](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events-list-style/)
- [Events – Grid Style](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events-grid-style/)
- [Events – List Style with Search Box](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events-list-style-with-search-box/)
- [Events](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events/) - CONTENTS
- [Locations](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events/locations/) - CONTENTS
- [Categories](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events/categories/) - CONTENTS
- [Tags](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events/tags/) - CONTENTS
- [My Bookings](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/events/my-bookings/) - CONTENTS
- [Yorkness](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/yorkness/) - What Should I bear in mind when building in York Whether a building is good or bad may be simply in the eye of the beholder. Some reactions are immediate and others may take many years to become accepted, viewed as iconic or maligned often influenced by the quality of the maintenance of the building.
- [Video Montages](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/video-montages/) - Please enjoy these evocative short films produced using the poems and photographs sent in by participants who were inspired by the Voicing the Hidden heritage walks around Walmgate and Fossgate. The walks were carried out in September 2021 as part of our Heritage Open Days programme.
- [City Enhancement Fund](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/city-enhancement-fund/) - York Civic Trust, in collaboration with many others, has conserved and restored elements of the heritage of York from the Mansion House to milestones in Acomb as well as adding to the city's ambience with new features such as the statue to the Emperor Constantine and the Fossgate Banner. To find out more about the
- [York Trailblazers - films](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-trailblazers-films/)
- [York Trailblazers](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/york-trailblazers/) - The York Trailblazers project curated by York Civic Trust celebrated York rich and diverse heritage. The project ran between 2022 and 2025 and was made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project involved over 81 partners from across the city involving artists, community groups, historians, heritage professionals, young people from across York and
- [Abbey Walls Shutters](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/abbey-walls-shutters/) - Marygate, York YO30 7DR Inscription: Above may be seen a facsimile of the type of shutter which was used in medieval times to guard the bowman against a return flight of arrows. The Abbey wall which is 13th and 14th century is unique in that its battlements retain the grooves for these shutters which swing
- [Suggest a Blue Plaque](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/suggest-a-blue-plaque/) - York Civic Trust welcomes suggestions for its blue plaques programme. Suggestions for plaques are assessed against the below criteria. Nominations should meet most of the relevant criteria to be eligible to be approved for consideration. Please use the criteria set out below to frame your nomination, and send it to us via email at info@yorkcivictrust.co.uk
- [York's next blue plaque?](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/next-blue-plaque/) - York Civic Trust frequently receives lots of brilliant suggestions for new blue plaques in the city from the general public using our selection criteria. To be honest, we receive far too many great suggestions to unveil in any one year, or even across a whole decade. This page details some of the most recent suggestions
- [Have your say](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/have-your-say/) - York's next blue plaque? You tell us! Comment on the plaques we're considering Exciting new blue plaques are being proposed by the public all the time. You can see some of the latest suggestions here, and have your say which should be unveiled next! Read more Or suggest a new blue plaque yourself! Have an
- [Dringhouses Library](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/dringhouses-library/) - Plaque at 56 Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York YO24 1LR The Grade II-listed building which now houses Dringhouses Library began its life as the village school in about 1850 and subsequently became a reading room in 1904 and the village library in 1942. The school, created on the initiative of Mrs Trafford Leigh née Barlow, the
- [Our Corporate Members](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/support-us-corporate-members/) - GOLD CORPORATE MEMBERS CORPORATE MEMBERS Click here for our page on benefits for Corporate Members. You can email us at membership@yorkcivictrust.co.uk Below is the application form for Corporate Membership.Corporate Membership application form
- [AUSTIN WRIGHT (1911-1997)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/austin-wright/) - This article has been researched and written by Holly Smith, a podcaster and YCT volunteer. AUSTIN WRIGHT (1911-1997) is a significant post-war sculptor whose personal and professional lives were deeply intertwined with the city of York. He was born on 4th June 1911 in Chester but spent his childhood in Cardiff. Though a largely self-taught artist, Austin
- [Bootham / Gillygate junction: design scheme](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/bootham-gillygate-junction/) - Major improvements have recently been put forward by the Civic Trust for the Bootham / Gillygate and Exhibiton Square traffic junction and surrounding public realm. It followed an annoucement that urgent works needed to take place at the junction of Gillygate and Bootham. But the works would do nothing for the poor air-quality and deficiences
- [Stained glass at No.35 Stonegate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/stained-glass-at-no-35-stonegate/) - Having been a bookshop since 1682, No.35 Stonegate became the home and workshop of J.W. Knowles (1838-1931), stained-glass artist, and his son, J.A. Knowles, in 1873. The earliest part of the house facing on to Stonegate is a three-storey, timber-framed range built in the 15th century. In the 17th century, a two-storey building, also timber-framed,
- [Northern Command -  research project](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/northern-command-research-project/) - York Civic Trust has been working with four University of York students to better understand the history of Tower House on Fishergate, where Northern Command was based for many years, and also the role the Command held in York. The project complements the return of 43 portraits of all of York’s Northern Commanders to Tower
- [President and Chair](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/andrew-scott-president/) - President Our Chairman since October 2015 and now President, Andrew Scott CBE CEng FMA, started his career as a civil engineer in public service. After appointments with the West Yorkshire Transport Museum in Bradford, the Bradford Industrial Museum, and the London Transport Museum, he was Director of the National Railway Museum in York from 1994 to
- [About](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/) - Find out a little more about the people behind York Civic Trust, and our history, by exploring this information: Trustees, Committees and Staff Our Corporate Members Annual Report Annual Accounts History of York Civic Trust
- [History of York Civic Trust](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/about/history-york-civic-trust/) - Early days The Trust was founded at the Mansion House in 1946 by four men -- John Bowes Morrell, Oliver Sheldon, Eric Milner-White and Noel Terry -- who saw the potential dangers that could beset an historic city immediately after the war, when there was a prevailing 'spirit of renewal'. These founder members had
- [City Enhancement Fund - long list (to be continued)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/city-enhancement-fund-long-list/) - Hover above the image to find out more ... MINSTER GATES CLOCK To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of York in 1971 a new clock was donated to the city installed in Minster Gates in 1971. In making the Presentation on 27th September 1972, the Rotary Club of York President Cy Read
- [Trust Trail: Scientific York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/trust-trails/scientific-york/) - PLEASE NOTE: This trail requires access to the Museum Gardens. Please first check to see when the Gardens are open to the public. Distance: 1.39 miles / 2.24 km Steps: 2,940 York is a city of science, and today the University of York is an international leader in Biotechnology and Environmental Sustainability and Resilience. Two
- [Trust Trail: Radical York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/trust-trails/radical-york/) - Distance: 0.89 miles / 1.43 km Steps: 1,877 From a nineteenth-century, same-sex ‘wedding’ to the leader of a rebellion against Henry VIII, York’s history is peppered with radicals: social, political, cultural. But just how radical back then, and today, were these people, places and groups in York? What impact did they have on life in their own day and
- [Trust Trail: Artistic York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/trust-trails/artistic-york/) - Distance: 0.87 miles / 1.39 km Steps: 1,837 William Etty is undoubtedly the city’s most famous son for art historians, but the city’s artistic connections are far richer and more varied. Aside from oil painters, there are also sculptors, designers, and stained-glass artists. The lives and art of these men and women, where they lived, worked, studied
- [Trust Trails](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/trust-trails/) - York Civic Trust has been placing commemorative plaques to people and places on buildings in York since the 1940s. The plaques celebrate York's rich architectural history, special places of interest and famous individuals who have shaped York over the centuries. We are proud to offer four self-guided walking trails, each using plaques as a starting point to entertain, inform, and engage residents and visitors as they stroll around beautiful York. There's something for everyone, with trails on Literary York, Artistic
- [Trust Trail: Literary York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/trust-trails/literary-york/) - Distance: 0.63 miles / 1 km Steps: 1,312 From the Brontë sisters, to Bram Stoker and Ted Hughes, Yorkshire has long been associated with celebrated authors who have drawn inspiration from the desolate beauty of its rugged moors and ruined abbeys. The city of York itself has a rich literary history, and has been known
- [Boundary Stones](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/boundary-stones/) - Help Restore the Acomb Boundary Stones York's boundaries once stopped short of the villages on its outskirts. The city authorities installed boundary stones at the city limits. Many of these survive across what is now a much-enlarged York. Now covered up, one such boundary stone was until recently visible in the car park of the
- [River Foss Cable Bridge](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/river-foss-cable-bridge/) - Support restoring the Foss Cable Bridge Until 1977 a cooling tower once stood on the bend of the River Foss. It was famously recorded in L.S. Lowry's paintings of York. The tower was linked to the City's electricity power station on Foss Islands Road by a small, iron hump-backed bridge. The bridge allowed power station
- [Historic Street Signs](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/historic-street-signs/) - In 1782, following London's example, York started to install street signs. A number of these early signs were carved or painted onto stone blocks on the junctions of streets. Cast iron and hand-painted wooden signs became the standard model across the city. Pockets of these early signs survive - although much faded through time. The
- [Support York Civic Trust's City Enhancement Fund](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/support-york-civic-trusts-city-enhancement-fund/) - York Civic Trust welcomes all donations to continue our heritage project work. You can donate directly via Debit or Credit Card link or the Paypal App's QR code below.
- [York's Local Heritage List](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/yorks-local-heritage-list/) - A Local Heritage List for York was established in 2005. It is a list of heritage assets such as buildings, views, street furniture and spaces, that have local importance but are not considered to be of such importance to be nationally listed (as in a Grade II* building, say). Local heritage assets, which are sometimes
- [Fairfax House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fairfax-house/) - Our museum, Fairfax House, is one of England’s finest Georgian townhouses. Let Fairfax House transport you to the glory days of city-living in eighteenth-century York. Originally the winter home of Viscount Fairfax and his daughter Anne, Fairfax House’s richly decorated interiors and magnificent stucco ceilings make it a masterpiece of Georgian design and architecture. After a vibrant
- [Safer Places by Design](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/safer-places-by-design/) - Using its role as a civic voice, the Civic Trust facilitated a series of events under its umbrella project ‘Safer Places By Design’ as part of York Design Week in 2021. It brought an open, public discussion between York Citizens and interest and professional groups. Recent tragedies in the UK remind us that the issue
- [Public Speaking Competitions](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/public-speaking-competitions/) - The Trust's Education Committee believes schoolchildren can enjoy and learn from public speaking - especially on a York theme. We have therefore organised public speaking competitions for both primary and secondary school pupils in York, on heritage topics, since 2012. Family and Trust members are welcome to attend. 2022 After a break of two years
- [John Bowes Morrell (1873-1963)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/john-bowes-morrell-1873-1963/) - Plaque at 111, Walmgate YO1 9UA John Bowes Morrell was born in Selby in 1873, the second son of William Wilberforce Morrell and his wife Lydia. The family came to live in York in 1875 after William Wilberforce’s appointment as General Manager of the York City & County Bank. William Wilberforce was an exceptionally able
- [Fanny Rollo Wilkinson (1855-1951)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/fanny-rollo-wilkinson/) - Landscape Gardener The first woman landscape gardener in Britain, Fanny Wilkinson was one of a circle of pioneering women social reformers, including Millicent Garrett Fawcett, campaigner for women’s suffrage, her sister Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman doctor in Britain, and cousins, Agnes and Rhoda Garrett, the first women interior decorators. Fanny also worked with
- [Constantine the Great (c.272 – 337)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/constantine-the-great-c-272-337/) - Location of plaque: next to the statue in Minster Yard, near York Minster's South Transept. Constantine was from Nis in Serbia Born in Naissius (a Roman city in modern Serbia), Constantine was proclaimed emperor by his army while in York in ad 306. His father, Constantius Chlorus, emperor before him, died suddenly while they were
- [(Stephen) Pit Corder  (1918-1990)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/stephen-pit-corder-1918-1990/) - Plaque erected at 4 Bootham Terrace, 24th February 2022 Stephen Pit Corder, known as Pit, was born in York and educated at Bootham School. He was a founding figure in the then new field of applied linguistics. He is especially known for his work establishing the theory of “error analysis” which involves a close linguistic
- [Stephen Pit Corder (1918-1990)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/stephen-pit-corder-1918-1990-2/) - Who was Pit Corder and why does he deserve a blue plaque? Stephen Pit Corder (1918-1990), known as Pit, was a founding figure in the then new field of applied linguistics (the branch of linguistics concerned with practical applications of language studies – for example teaching, translation, and speech therapy). He is considered one of the most
- [Frankie Howerd (1917-1992)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/frankie-howerd-1917-1992/) - Plaque at 53 Hartoft Street, York YO10 4BN Comedian, Radio and Television Frankie Howerd was born Francis Alick Howard in York on 6 March 1917. His father, Francis Alfred William Howard, was a regular soldier and his mother, Edith, née Morrison, worked at the Rowntree chocolate factory. For his first two and a half years,
- [Fairfax House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/fairfax-house/) - 27 Castlegate, YO1 9RN Fairfax House plaques on the front and back. St George's Cinema at the front. Fairfax House as we see it today is largely the creation of Charles Gregory, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (c.1700-1772). It has been described as “the finest Georgian town house in England” and indeed it would be
- [Anne Lister (1791-1840)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/anne-lister-1791-1840/) - Plaque at the Goodramgate entrance to Holy Trinity Church churchyard, YO1 7LF Often referred to as ‘the first modern lesbian’, Anne Lister defied the social conventions of the Victorian age. She inherited Shibden Hall, the family estate in Halifax, running it as a successful business and lived there openly with a female partner. Anne’s diaries
- [Railways in York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/railways-in-york/) - Plaques in York Station Development of the railways in Victorian Britain would fuel the Industrial Revolution and revolutionise the social structure of the nation. From 1840 York was a major hub in the growing network and the surviving buildings and infrastructure are tangible reminders of the key role played by the city and some of
- [All Saints' Church, North Street](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/all-saints-church/) - North Street, York YO1 6JD Hidden away, across the River Ouse from the Guildhall and the city’s principal shopping streets, is what has been described as York’s finest medieval church, dating from 1089 but probably older, containing as it does a re-purposed Roman column. A visit to All Saints gives a glimpse of an earlier
- [Donate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/home/donate/) - Thank you for choosing to support our work. York Civic Trust is a not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing York’s heritage, including our museum, Fairfax House. As such, neither the Trust nor our museum receives any public funding and so relies upon the generosity of donations and income generated through museum visitor admissions,
- [Suffragettes](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/suffragettes/) - 36 Coney Street, York YO1 9ND Women in York played an active role in the campaign for women’s suffrage. At first, peaceful methods of protest, including marches and petitions, were adopted but, from 1908, the mood darkened and Suffragettes resorted to more direct action such as smashing windows and setting fire to property. In York,
- [Mary Ellen Best (1809-1891)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/mary-ellen-best-1809-1891/) - Watercolour artist Plaque erected 16 May 2018 at 14 Clifton, York YO30 6AE Mary Ellen Best was born in York on 26 October 1809 and grew up in Little Blake Street by the west end of York Minster. Formerly known as Lop Lane, the street was widened at a later date to become the present
- [Samuel Tuke (1784-1857)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/samuel-tuke-1784-1857/) - Plaque at Tuke House, Lawrence Street, York, YO10 3BP Born in York, Samuel Tuke was a member of one of the city’s most prominent Quaker families. He was the grandson of William Tuke and the son of Henry Tuke. In 1796, in response to the appalling conditions discovered in York Lunatic Asylum, William founded the Retreat,
- [Irish Community, Walmgate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/irish-community-walmgate/) - Plaque at 64 Walmgate, York YO1 9XF Erected 13th March 2020 Familiar in York as seasonal agricultural workers, Irish migrants came to the city in larger numbers to escape the Great Famine of the 1840s. They lived in squalid, insanitary closes and yards mainly in the Walmgate area. Leading Quakers, particularly the Tuke family who
- [Guy Fawkes (1570-1606)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/guy-fawkes-1570-1606/) - Gunpowder Plot Conspirator Plaque at 32 Stonegate YO1 8AS Arguably the most famous person to be born in York, Guy Fawkes was baptised at St Michael-le-Belfrey on 16 April 1570, probably having been born a few days previously in his parents’ house on Stonegate. He was the second of four children and only son of
- [Thomas Cooke (1807-1868)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/thomas-cooke-1807-1868-2/) - Plaque installed 23rd August 2019 on York Observatory, Museum Gardens, York YO30 7BH The son of a Pocklington shoemaker, the self-educated Thomas Cooke would become one of the leading optical instrument makers in England, supplying the royal family and designing, in its day, the largest telescope in the world. Cooke’s telescope of 1850 is now
- [Lady Sarah Hewley,  (1627-1710)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/lady-sarah-hewley-1627-1710/) - Plaque erected at 31 St Saviourgate, 26th July 2019 Lady Sarah Hewley was the only daughter and heiress of Robert Wolrych, a wealthy landowner and bencher of Gray’s Inn, London. Her mother, née Mott, had inherited a fortune from her first husband whose name was Tichborne. About 1649 Sarah Wolrych married John Hewley, born 1619,
- [William Etty (1787-1849)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/william-etty-1787-1849/) - Artist Stone inscription in Feasegate, York. William Etty was born above his father’s bakery shop in 20 Feasegate on 10 March 1787. His parents were Matthew Etty (1743-1818) and his mother Esther Calverley (1754-1829). He was one of a large family and was baptised at All Saints Pavement and Saint Peter The Little. From an
- [Cholera Burial Ground](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/cholera-burial-ground/) - The York cholera epidemic of 1832 affected at least 450 people and caused 185 deaths in a city population of 25,357. It arrived in June, lasted till the end of October and was part of a pandemic ­– “The Pestilence of India” – which caused alarm and distress across the globe affecting major cities such
- [Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/elizabeth-montagu-1718-1800/) - Plaque erected 20th June 2019 at Treasurer’s House, Minster Yard, York YO1 7JL A lady with independent ideas in a world where men monopolised intellectual debate, Elizabeth Montagu lived at Treasurer’s House in York in early childhood. She would go on to become a leading society hostess in London and to use her privileged social
- [Richard III (1452-1485)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/richard-iii-1452-1485/) - Plaque on the Minster Library, formerly the Archbishop's Palace, Dean's Park. Richard III reigned for a mere 26 months. He was the last English king to die in battle and his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 saw the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, which had ruled since 1164, and the arrival of
- [Yorkshire Museum and Gardens](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/yorkshire-museum-and-gardens/) - Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR The Yorkshire Museum and the Museum Gardens have their origins in the chance discovery in 1821, in a cave near Kirkdale, of a cache of fossil bones of hyenas, elephants and other animals not normally associated with 19th-century Yorkshire. A number of gentlemen of a scholarly disposition acquired bones for
- [Sydney Smith (1771-1845)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/sydney-smith-1771-1845/) - Plaque unveiled 10 April 2019 on the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy, University of York, More House, Heslington, York,YO10 5DX The Revd Sydney Smith was an Anglican parson and a politically-engaged writer for the literary and reforming quarterly the Edinburgh Review (1802-1929). He was its cofounder, editor of the first issue and a major contributor for 25
- [Archbishop Holgate’s Grammar School Playing Field Gates](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/archbishop-holgates-grammar-school-playing-field-gates/) - Plaque on the restored gates in Bridge Lane, off the Wigginton Road, near York Hospital, YO31 8HE Robert Holgate (c.1481-1555), founder of Archbishop Holgate’s Grammar School, was Archbishop of York and President of the King’s Council in the North. His career was typical of the Tudor century with its flowing and ebbing tides of popularity
- [Coney Street](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/coney-street/) - To appreciate the importance of Coney Street involves understanding the significance of the bridge over the River Ouse which is crucial to York’s foundation. The Romans built the first Ouse bridge, aligned between Tanner Row and today’s Guildhall, which led to their fortress gate at St Helen’s Square and the main street along Stonegate. The
- [Mansion House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/mansion-house/) - St Helen’s Square, York YO1 9QN This imposing Georgian house in St Helen’s Square has been the home for successive Lord Mayors of York since the 1730s. It is the UK’s earliest purpose-built house for a lord mayor still in existence, with London’s Mansion House not completed until 24 years later. The building has remained substantially
- [Clifton Bridge](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/9400-2/) - As early as 1913, the City of York Council had proposed a bridge to link the districts of Clifton and Acomb and to aid onward travel. Preliminary work only began, and was abandoned, in 1950. It was not until 27 October 1963 that the Clifton Bridge project was finally realised and a permanent bridge opened
- [Aldwark, including Oliver Sheldon and Cuthbert Morrell houses](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/streets-of-york/aldwark/) - Aldwark is undoubtedly one of the oldest streets in York, despite its appearance today. It is the only street in central York whose name is wholly Old English – pre-Viking. (E)ald (ge)weorc means old fortification; the Anglians referring to the walls of the Roman fortress. The northern part of Aldwark is inside the wall and
- [Joseph Terry (1793-1850)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/joseph-terry-1793-1850/) - Plaques at 3-5 St Helen’s Square, York YO1 8QW (inside what is now Carluccio’s restaurant), and at The Chocolate Works, Bishopthorpe Road, York YO23 1DE Confectioner and Chocolatier Joseph Terry was born in Pocklington in 1793, the son of a farmer, Thomas Terry, and his wife, Elizabeth Dale. After serving an apprenticeship, Joseph opened an
- [Edwin Ridsdale Tate (1862-1922)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/edwin-ridsdale-tate-1862-1922/) - Plaque at All Saints Church, North Street, installation: 11 July 2018 Edwin Ridsdale Tate was a man of many talents: an architect, artist, antiquarian, archaeologist, illuminator of books, graphic designer and photographer. He was born on 17 January 1862, the son of James Tate, a bookbinder and publisher of Bibles at St William’s College Yard,
- [Association of Voluntary Guides](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/association-of-voluntary-guides/) - Plaque in Library Square, Museum Street, YO1 7DS The Association of Voluntary Guides to the City of York (AVG) was formed in 1951 as a part of the city’s contribution to the celebration of the Festival of Britain. Although the main site of the Festival was in London, at a site on the South Bank,
- [Queen Margaret’s Arch](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/queen-margarets-arch/) - Bootham Postern, Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EW Plaque designed by Walter Brierley Inscription: This Gateway was broken through the Abbey Wall July 1503 in honour of the Princess Margaret daughter of Henry VII, who was the guest of the Lord Abbot of St Mary’s for two days on her journey to the North as the
- [James Backhouse (1794-1869)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/james-backhouse-1794-1869/) - Quaker missionary, botanist and nurseryman Plaque at 92 Micklegate, York James Backhouse, Quaker missionary, botanist and nurseryman, was born in Darlington in 1794. He was the third of a lengthy family line all called James Backhouse extending back to his grandfather who died as a Quaker prisoner and martyr at Lancaster Castle in 1697. His
- [St Stephen’s Orphanage 1870-1969](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/st-stephens-orphanage-1870-1969/) - Plaque at 89 The Mount, York YO24 1AX Saint Stephen’s Orphanage was founded around 1870 by Lady Harriet, wife of Augustus Duncombe, Dean of York Minster (after whom Duncombe Place was named), her two daughters, Mrs Harcourt and Mrs Egerton, together with the Revd James Douglas, curate at Kirby Misperton. It was named after Saint
- [Henry Baines (1793-1878)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/henry-baines-1793-1878/) - Botanist Plaque on Manor Cottage, Museum Gardens, Museum Street YO1 7FR Henry Baines spent most of his life in the place that was to become, largely due to his lifetime’s work, York’s Museum Gardens. He was born on 15 May 1793 ‘in a small cottage over the cloisters of St Leonard’s Hospital, then occupied by
- [Roman Fortress](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/roman-fortress/) - Plaques to Roman York: Bootham Bar; Praetorian Gate, St Helen's Square; Roman Column; Stonegate; Petergate; Constantine the Great; Roman Wall in St Leonard's Place, Anglian Tower in Library Gardens. A date of AD71 is usually given for the foundation of a Roman legionary fortress at York and, therefore, for the foundation of the City of
- [Streets of York: An Introduction](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/streets-of-york/) - Aldwark, Bootham, Davygate, Hornpot Lane, Minster Close, Minster Gates, Pavement, Petergate, Shambles, Stonegate, Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate. There are dozens of streets in York which are worthy of preservation. The above plaques were installed separately, at different periods and for a variety of reasons. Although they present a mixed picture, in combination they are a valuable illustration of
- [Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/laurence-sterne-1713-1768/) - Plaque at No.35 Stonegate YO1 8AW No. 35 Stonegate is also known for being the home and workshop of stained-glass artists J.W. Knowles and his son J.A. Knowles. John Hinxman’s bookshop at No. 35 Stonegate was the point from which Laurence Sterne’s game-changing novel Tristram Shandy exploded into the world in 1759. Eventually running to
- [Minster Gates](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/minster-gates/) - The plaque marking Minster Gates could be regarded as at the heart of York. At this point Petergate and Stonegate, along the line of the old Roman routes, intersect and the gateway leads into the cathedral precinct at Minster Yard. It is one of four gates described by historian Francis Drake in 1736: the principal
- [Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/whip-ma-whop-ma-gate/) - Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate is first mentioned in 1505 as Whitnourwhatnourgate and later as Whitney Whatneygate, a name probably of derisive origin rather than having any connection with the whipping of dogs or vagrants. The alternative name of Salvey Rents or Salvegate was used in some 17th- and 18th-century documents. The name now is used not only for
- [Shambles](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/the-shambles/) - The Shambles is generally accepted as being the only “street” recorded in York’s Domesday entry of 1086; listed as in the ownership of the Count of Mortain are ii bancos in macello nr ecclesiam St Crucis, i.e. two butchers’ stalls near Saint Crux. Now a narrow street running south-east from King’s Square to Pavement, there
- [Pavement](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/pavement/) - Pavement is perhaps the oldest “organised” open space in York and was at the heart of the Anglo-Scandinavian commercial area. Roman and Anglo-Scandinavian deposits of great preservation and depth have been excavated. All Saints and St Crux Churches, at each end of Pavement, both feature in the Domesday records. An early name was Marketshire, the
- [Stonegate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/stonegate/) - Plaque between 41 and 43 Stonegate Stonegate has always been one of the major streets of York. It runs south-west from the junction with High and Low Petergate or via principalis, towards the River Ouse and the old Roman bridge, along the line of the via praetoria of the Roman fortress. The via praetoria linked
- [Minster Close](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/minster-close/) - Plaque on the pillars in Deangate YO1 7JA The Minster Close plaque was installed in 1995 by the Friends of York Minster on new pillars in Deangate. The term Minster Close as the name of an area around the Minster is not recorded before the late 13th century. In a 1276 survey mentioning both houses
- [Bootham](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/7616-2/) - Plaque on the wall of the White Horse, 6 Bootham, YO30 7BL As old as the Roman fortress, Bootham is the route from the north and the Forest of Galtres leading to Bootham Bar which is located on the Roman gateway – porta principalis dextra. Roman remains are visible under glass to the side of
- [Petergate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/petergate/) - Plaque on Galtres Lodge Hotel 54 Low Petergate, York YO1 7HZ, UK Petergate has always been a major route of central York. It preserves the line of the via principalis in the Roman fortress between the porta dextra and porta sinistra gateways. Roman street levels have been uncovered in excavation and were found to be
- [Hornpot Lane](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/hornpot-lane/) - Plaque is at 70 Low Petergate YO1 7HZ Hornpot Lane is interesting as a remaining example of a typical route between buildings. Towards the south-east end of Petergate, the lane is a gated alley leading to Holy Trinity Church. It was described, but not named, in 1257. First recorded in 1295, the name derives from
- [Davygate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/davygate/) - Davygate is a much-altered street between St Sampson’s Square and St Helen’s Square. Excavations have revealed the remains of legionary barracks and the Roman fortress wall lies under the buildings along the south-west side. The name arises from Davy Hall, the large establishment of the King’s Larderer, a hereditary office, and Davy Hall derives from
- [Siege of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/siege-of-york/) - Plaque on Micklegate Bar YO1 6JX During the English Civil War, York remained staunchly Royalist. A Parliamentarian force, however, besieged the city in 1644 and, although they were initially repelled, the Royalists were defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor and York ultimately fell. Revolution was not the initial aim of the English Civil War.
- [George Yeld (1845-1938)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/george-yeld-1845-1938/) - Plaque erected 7 July 2018 at St Peter’s School, Clifton, York YO30 6AB A long-serving master at St Peter’s School, York, George Yeld was also a noted alpine climber and hybridiser of daylilies. George Yeld was born in 1845 in Herefordshire. A pupil at Hereford Cathedral School where he was head boy, he continued his
- [Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/grinling-gibbons-1648-1721/) - Master woodcarver and sculptor Supreme master of carving in wood, Dutch-born Grinling Gibbons emigrated to England in the 1660s to work first in York and then London. The Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the Great Fire of London in 1666 provided huge opportunities for craftsmen and Gibbons produced some of the finest carving
- [John Snow (1813-1858)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/john-snow-1813-1858/) - Physician Plaque: on the John Snow Memorial, North Street Gardens, York YO1 6JF John Snow was a physician, a pioneer in the fields of anaesthesia and epidemiology, famed for his tracing of the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho and confirming that it is a waterborne disease. He was born on 15 March 1813
- [Mary Ward (1585-1645)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/mary-ward-1585-1645/) - Plaque on the Bar Convent, Blossom St, York, YO24 1AQ The Venerable Mary Ward was born on 23 January 1585 at Mulwith, near Ripon in North Yorkshire, the eldest of the seven children of Marmaduke Ward and Ursula Wright, both from Yorkshire Roman Catholic families of the minor gentry. Marmaduke was bailiff to Henry Percy,
- [Ship’s figurehead](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/ships-figurehead/) - 13 Stonegate, York YO1 8AN No. 13 Stonegate, is a 15th century house with additions of the 16th and 17th centuries. At an unknown date a wooden female figure was attached at ground-floor level to the house on its corner with Little Stonegate. Usually now referred to as a “ship’s figurehead”, close inspection shows that
- [Thomas Herbert (1606-1682)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/thomas-herbert-1606-1682/) - Diplomat Birthplace in Pavement Plaque in High Petergate YO1 7EN Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Tintern, was born in York in 1606 and, after a career as traveller, courtier and government official, returned in 1665 to a quiet retirement in his native city, where he died in 1682. Thomas was born into a family of York
- [Mary Ann Craven (1826-1900)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/mary-ann-craven-1826-1900/) - Confectioner Plaque on Café Nero, Coppergate, YO1 9NT After the death of both her husband and father, the formidable Mary Ann Craven took over the running of two businesses, establishing one of the world’s largest producers of boiled sweets. Archaeological investigations following the demolition of Craven’s Coppergate factory, known as the French Almond Works, led
- [St Margaret Clitherow (1552/3-1586)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/st-margaret-clitherow-15523-1586/) - Catholic Martyr and Saint Plaque on Ouse Bridge, YO1 7PR St Margaret Clitherow, Roman Catholic martyr, was born in York, the youngest of four children of Thomas Middleton (d.1567), wax chandler and freeman of York, and his wife, Jane (c.1515-85), daughter of Richard Turner, innkeeper. She was almost certainly baptized at the church of St
- [Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/hugh-wystan-auden-1907-1973/) - Poet Plaque in Bootham, York YO30 7XZ Wystan Hugh Auden, one of the greatest 20th-century British writers, was born in York on 21 February 1907. He was the son of George Augustus Auden and Constance Rosalie Auden (née Bicknell) who lived at 54 Bootham. His father was a physician and his mother trained, but did
- [Pinfold, Dringhouses](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/dringhouses-pinfold/) - The Pinfold at Dringhouses is situated on the east side of Tadcaster Road opposite Royal Chase, which is very close to the The Fox and Roman public house. Pinfolds, also known as pounds, were erected to pen straying livestock which might otherwise cause damage to crops and property. From medieval times onwards nearly every village
- [The Rowntree Family](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/joseph-rowntree-1836-1925/) - Joseph Rowntree (1836-1925) Quaker businessman and social reformer. Plaques in Pavement and at 49 Bootham, York Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871-1954) Quaker and pioneering social scientist Plaque at the junction of St Mary's and Bootham In the 18th century, the production of cocoa in England was dominated by a small number of Quaker families: Cadbury of
- [Red Tower](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/red-tower/) - Inscription on the plaque: This Tower marks the termination of the City Wall, and at one time marked the commencement of an impassable swamp, which extended to Layerthorpe Postern, the position of which was near the existing Layerthorpe Bridge; the Tower suffered severely in the siege of 1644 and has undergone many restorations since that
- [George Russell (1857-1951)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/george-russell-1857-1951/) - Hybridiser of lupins Plaque erected 7 July 2018 at 20 Kensington Street, York YO23 1JA Famous for developing the eponymous Russell lupins, George Russell was a jobbing gardener in York living in a house with no garden. At the age of 54, he began to develop improved varieties of lupins on his allotment. In 1937,
- [Rigg Monument](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/rigg-monument-2/) - The Rigg Monument in the churchyard of St Lawrence, just outside Walmgate Bar, commemorates six children of the Rigg family who were drowned in a boating accident on the River Ouse in August 1830. The inscription on the monument gives the sad facts: RAISED BY FRIENDSHIP IN MEMORY OF FOUR SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS OF
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- [Bedern Chapel](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/bedern-chapel/) - Behind No. 27 Goodramgate lies the Bedern, the former precinct of the Vicars Choral of York Minster from the 13th century. The word bedern is derived from Early English bede (prayer) and ærn (house). Today, few of the original buildings remain and the surviving Bedern Hall and chapel are surrounded by 20th-century development. The Vicars
- [Eric Milner-White(1884-1963)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/eric-milner-white1884-1963/) - Dean of York Eric Milner-White was Dean of York from 1941 until his death in 1963 and a leading figure in the religious, educational and cultural life of the city. He was born on 23 April 1884 in Southampton, the eldest of the four sons of Henry (later Sir Henry) Milner-White, a barrister, and his
- [George Townsend Andrews (1804-1855)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/george-townsend-andrews-1804-1855/) - Architect Plaque on the side of 31 Castlegate, YO1 9RN George Townsend Andrews was born in Exeter in 1804 although his roots lay in Jamaica where his mother’s family employed slaves on their sugar plantation until she moved to London for the birth of her son. The family returned to Jamaica leaving George in England
- [George Walker Milburn (1844-1941)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/george-walker-milburn-1844-1941/) - Woodcarver, Stonemason and Sculptor Plaque erected in St Leonard's Place, YO1 7HD George Walker Milburn, master woodcarver, stonemason and sculptor, was born in Goodramgate, York on 17 June 1844. He was the eighth of ten children of Lionel Altimont Milburn, a York tailor, and his wife, Elizabeth Clapham, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Little is certain about
- [George Hudson (1800 - 1871)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/hudson-george-1800-1871/) - "The Railway King" Plaques in Hudson Street, College Street and Monkgate. George Hudson was born on 10 March 1800 at Howsham, 12 miles north-east of York, the fifth son of farmer John Hudson and his wife Elizabeth (née Ruston). Elizabeth died when George was six and his father two years later. The older brothers inherited
- [Quaker Burial Ground, Bishophill](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/quaker-burial-ground/) - ­Plaque in Cromwell Road, Bishophill, York York Quakers purchased Bishophill Burial Ground in 1667. It closed for burials in 1854 and was succeeded in 1855 by the large Quaker burial ground shared with The Retreat in Heslington Road. This is still in use. By the mid 19th century the now distinctive form of Quaker headstone
- [John Phillips (1800-1874)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/john-phillips-1800-1874/) - Geologist Plaque on St Mary's Lodge, at the entrance to the Museum Gardens, Marygate. The son of an excise officer, John Phillips was orphaned at the age of seven but rose to become one of the most respected figures in British geology and the gentrified academic establishment. By introducing a statistical approach to palaeontology, he
- [Yves Mahé  (1919-1962)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/yves-mahe-1919-1962/) - Free French fighter pilot Plaque in Coney Street opposite the entrance to St Martin's church. YO1 9QL In retaliation to the British bombing of the historic city of Lübeck in 1942, Germany launched a series of attacks on English cities which came to be known as the Baedeker Raids. A young French pilot, Yves Mahé,
- [George Butterworth (1885-1916)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/george-butterworth-1885-1916/) - Plaque in Driffield Terrace, YO24 1EF English Composer and Folk Song Arranger George Sainton Kaye Butterworth was born in Paddington, London, on 12 July 1885, the only child of Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth and his wife Julia Marguerite, née Wigan, a professional singer before her marriage. In 1891, when George was six years old, the
- [Dr William Arthur Evelyn (1860-1935)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/dr-william-arthur-evelyn-1860-1935/) - Doctor and pioneer of conservation Plaque erected 1985 by York Civic Trust and the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society 33 Bootham, York YO30 7BT William Arthur Evelyn was born on 4 October 1860 in Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales, the third child in a family of four. At an early age he was sent away to
- [Queen's Path](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/the-queens-path/) - Plaque between St William’s College and York Minster The Queen’s Path plaque commemorates the distribution of the Royal Maundy by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in York Minster on 30 March 1972 and again in her Diamond Jubilee Year on 5 April 2012. Carried out on the Thursday of Holy Week – Maundy Thursday –
- [Matthew Poole (c.1626-1679)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/matthew-poole-c-1626-1679/) - Plaque in the English Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam. Theologian Matthew Poole (or Pole) was a Presbyterian minister, a renowned theologian and biblical scholar. He lived at a time of extreme religious upheaval following the English Civil Wars and the Restoration of Charles II. Some documents suggest that Matthew Poole was born in York about 1624
- [John Woolman](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/john-woolman/) - Plaque: Littlegarth, Marygate Lane, York YO30 7BJ Quaker minister and anti-slavery campaigner John Woolman was born in Rancocas Creek, Burlington County, New Jersey, 18 miles from Philadelphia, America in 1720. He was one of 13 children of Samuel Woolman and his wife, Elizabeth, whose forbears had settled in the Quaker colony of West Jersey in
- [John Barry (1933-2011)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/john-barry-prendergast-1933-2011/) - Plaque at the Pavilion Hotel, Main Street, Fulford, York YO10 4PJ Composer John Barry Prendergast was born in York 1933 and died in New York in 2011. He was one of the best known film music composers of the late twentieth century composing James Bond film scores and winning Academy awards for Born Free, The
- [Miles Coverdale (1488-1569)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/miles-coverdale-1488-1569/) - Plaque on York Minster by the Entrance to the Shop Bible translator, writer and preacher Miles Coverdale was an important figure in the English Reformation as a Bible translator, writer and preacher. On three separate occasions, fearing imprisonment or worse, he was forced into exile on the continent. Early years It is thought that Miles
- [Kate Giles](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/kate-giles/) - Kate Giles is a product of the University of York, where she undertook her BA in the Department of History. After spending time as an archives assistant at the Borthwick Institute, she undertook her MA and PhD in the Department of Archaeology, discovering a love of historic buildings and a passion for her research specialism,
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- [Tate Wilkinson  (1739-1803)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/tate-wilkinson-1739-1803/) - Actor and Theatre Manager Tate Wilkinson was the successful actor and circuit theatre manager, who in 1769 paid £500 for two Royal Patents which allowed the names to be changed to Theatre Royal, in York and Hull He was born in Wandsworth, London on 27 October 1739 to the Revd Dr John Wilkinson and his
- [Flood Heights on the Ouse](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/flood-heights-on-the-ouse/) - Plaque at Tower Gardens Historic Site The Environment Agency states that the normal water level – sometimes called the normal summer water level – in York is established at 5 metres Above Ordinance Datum (AOD). Ordinance Datum is the internationally recognised standard value for sea level. There is a gauge board at Ouse Bridge showing
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- [St Denys Church Tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/st-denys-church-tour-2/) - Due to popular demand, we have organised a second visit this year to St Denys. 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
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- [Nestle Today Lecture - event now open to the public](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/lecture-nestle-today/) - York is home to a major production and research site of one of the world’s biggest multi-national companies. Nestle is also the largest private employer in our city. We are surrounded by the legacy of Nestle’s predecessor, and this sometimes distracts from the contribution that Nestle makes to the local economy today. At a time
- [Sheldon Lecture: George Pace CVO](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/sheldon-lecture-george-pace-cvo/) - George Pace was the country’s most prolific church architect in the post war period. He designed new churches, restored cathedrals and re-ordered hundreds of parish churches including locally St. Martin le Grand. He had an exceptional knowledge of mediaeval architecture, but was a modernist designing in concrete and steel using Yorkshire craftsmen to make a church an
- [CHRISTMAS SOCIAL](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/christmas-social/) - “Behind the Scenes at the Royal Mint” We return to Darrell Buttery’s beautiful Regency home for a pre-Christmas gathering. As has now become our custom, the evening will begin with a talk from one of our members. On this occasion Roger Holmes CB, former Deputy Master (Chief Executive) of the Royal Mint, has agreed to
- ["Hungate - The First 2000 Years" Peter Connelly Lecture](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/hungate-the-first-2000-years-peter-connelly-lecture/) - The archaeology of Hungate, York has provided evidence for at least 2000 years of continuous human connection to this low lying parcel of land nestled in the Foss valley. During his talk Peter will trace these connections from the use of the area as a Roman cemetery on the edge of Eboracum, through the organised
- ["York's First Photographs": Exhibition Guided Walk](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/yorks-first-photographs/) - In 1844, when photography was an exciting new phenomenon, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson came down to York from their studio in Edinburgh to photograph delegates attending the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The conference was centred on the Yorkshire Museum and Museum Gardens, where Hill and Adamson set up
- [Annual General Meeting](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/annual-general-meeting/) - 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. There is a chance to gather before the formal proceedings to meet Trustees and other members – particularly
- [York Explore Libraries and Archives 'On the drawing board' project](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-explore-libraries-and-archives-on-the-drawing-board-project/) - In 2018, Explore York Libraries and Archives successfully applied for funding from the Archives Revealed programme to catalogue and make available the vast collection of 19th and 20th century City Architects’ and Engineers’ plans of York. The collection includes thousands of drawings which cover all aspects of York’s built environment including: buildings, bridges, sewers, parks,
- [Walking Anglian York -  2 October](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/anglian-york-2-october/) - DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND - AN ADDITIONAL DATE HAS BEEN RELEASED Anglian York is virtually invisible, and yet the four centuries which separate the Roman and the Anglo-Scandinavian periods were fundamental to the city’s later development. On this walk Dr Ailsa Mainman will trace a route through Anglian York, gleaning evidence from written sources and
- [St Michael Le Belfrey organ restoration presentation](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/st-michael-le-belfrey-organ/) - This is a special opportunity to see at close quarters and better understand the huge organ in the historic St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, High Petergate, York. The instrument is in the process of being carefully dismantled for a full historical restoration in the Nicholson & Co organ workshops in Malvern, Worcester, before then being installed into
- [Ripon Visit - Ripon Civic Society](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/ripon-visit-ripon-civic-society/) - Members of Ripon Civic Society will meet us for coffee at the Old Deanery Hotel, following which they will lead a guided walk around this unspoilt cathedral city. We will concentrate on the streets and exteriors of buildings of interest. The walk will finish in time to lunch independently, with the afternoon free to visit
- [Members’ Summer Lunch](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/members-summer-lunch-2/) - This is one of the highlights of the year. Members meet to have a delicious lunch in a charming nineteenth century setting, the home of our Past President Darrell Buttery. They also hear about the Trust’s current plans and work and have a chance to express their own views. The meeting comes first, after which
- [Walking Anglian York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/walking-anglian-york/) - Anglian York is virtually invisible, and yet the four centuries which separate the Roman and the Anglo-Scandinavian periods were fundamental to the city’s later development. On this walk Dr Ailsa Mainman will trace a route through Anglian York, gleaning evidence from written sources and discussing archaeological discovery, and we will come to understand the legacy
- [Pocklington School Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/pocklington-school-visit/) - Pocklington School celebrated its quincentenary in 2014. It has been on the same site ever since it was founded and its links with York are strong. For centuries the Minster Chancellor, Dean and the Archbishop were involved with its administration. York architects, including Walter Brierley, were used. A notable Victorian Headmaster was keen on buying
- [City Screen Tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/city-screen-tour/) - Ever wondered what is involved in running a successful cinema? Visit City Screen Picture house with YCT member Dave Taylor. Tour the former Yorkshire Herald building beside the Ouse, and hear about the history of cinema in York. Note: visiting the projection room itself involves a steep narrow staircase; otherwise all accessible. Coffee/tea included. Meet:
- [York Archaeological Trust Resource Centre Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-archaeological-trust-resource-centre-visit/) - York Archaeological Trust opens the doors to its facility on Huntington Road to showcase its collection of finds from over 2,000 years of the City’s history. From roof tiles to Viking combs and Victorian dolls, there are many stories that these objects can tell us about the people in York over the centuries. Visitors will
- [Anglo - Scandinavian York Walking Tour](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/anglo-scandinavian-york-walking-tour/) - Written sources tell us that the Vikings destroyed York in 866/7, and yet by the 10thcentury Jorvik was a thriving town with far-reaching connections. Archaeological discoveries in York have retrieved a rich store of evidence from the city’s waterlogged soils, helping us to understand the extent and character of the Anglo-Scandinavian city. Dr Ailsa Mainman will explore streets,
- [Sheldon Lecture Eric Milner-White](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/sheldon-lecture-eric-milner-white/) - 'Beyond carols and stained glass' Eric Milner-White, churchman, civic leader and connoisseur, 1884-1963 Eric Milner-White was Dean of York from 1941 until his death in 1963, having previously been Dean of King's College, Cambridge. Today he is best known for his moulding of the modern Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and for his controversial
- [York St John University](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-st-john-university/) - With 7,000 students and 800 staff, this growing University is recognised for its commitment to making higher education accessible to people from all backgrounds, successful graduate employability and a strong sense of community. This visit will begin with refreshments in the Dining Room Extension, followed by an introduction from Vice Chancellor Professor Karen Stanton. A
- [YCCC AGM & LECTURE BY EMILY WILLIAMS](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/yccc-agm-lecture/) - York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship AGM and lecture Sustaining Objects: Conservation Skills for the 21st Century Emily Williams is Associate Professor for Archaeological Conservation at Durham University where she directs the Masters program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects. Prior to coming to Durham, she was the Senior Conservator in Archaeological Conservation
- [BOMB HAPPY D-DAY75 EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/bomb-happy-d-day75-exclusive-preview/) - “I haven’t seen anybody dead before and we’re in the water, wading to the shore and we’re literally brushing against… bodies rolling in the surf…eighteen, nineteen year olds...people that we know...” Bomb Happy is a play which evocatively brings to life the verbatim memories of the last five York Normandy Veterans who, as young lads
- [‘IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH’ LECTURE](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/in-sickness-and-in-health-the-story-of-medical-care-in-york/) - 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
- [HERBERT HOUSE TOUR 3 - 22 MAY 2019 at 2pm](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/herbert-house-tour-3-22-may-2019-at-2pm/) - Thanks to our sister organisation at York Conservation Trust, we are able to offer an additional tour of this fascinating building. 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
- [Wentworth Woodhouse - private tour by coach](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/wentworth-woodhouse-private-tour-by-coach/) - Following Peter Brown’s fascinating lecture on Wentworth Woodhouse and its eighteenth-century contents, we are taking the bold step of leaving York and arranging a private visit to the house. Peter has kindly agreed to accompany the group so we shall have the benefit of his knowledge and recent research findings to enlighten us. We shall
- [HERBERT HOUSE TOUR 1 - 21 MAY - 3PM](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/herbert-house-tour-1-21-may-2pm/) - 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
- [BEST OF YORK DESIGN AWARDS](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/best-of-york-design-awards/) - It is 12 years since Janet Hopton, the then Lord Mayor and Civic Trust Board member, launched the York Design Awards, a scheme designed to encourage excellence in architectural design and conservation, in and around the City of York. Peter Brown, former Civic Trust Director, has selected a range of winners, including some hidden gems,
- [YORK CASTLE GATEWAY WALKING TOUR](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-castle-gateway-walking-tour/) - 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
- [ASKHAM BOG WALKING TOUR](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/askham-bog-walking-tour/) - Askham Bog, one of the most important nature reserves in northern England, is administered by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. The Trust was established to take ownership of the site in 1946 as a gift from Sir Francis Terry and Arnold Rowntree, and the staff and pupils of Bootham School played a significant part in development.
- [ST DENYS CHURCH TOUR](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/st-denys-church-tour/) - 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
- [MEMBERS' COFFEE MORNING SOCIAL](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/members-coffee-morning/) - 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
- [FAMOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH STREET AND SKELDERGATE](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/famous-people-of-north-street-and-skeldergate/) - 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
- [THE STORIES BEHIND YORK'S BLUE PLAQUES](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/the-stories-behind-yorks-blue-plaques/) - 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
- [Primary Schools' Public Speaking Competition](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/primary-schools-public-speaking-competition-2/) - One of the ways we encourage our young people to take an interest in the heritage of York is to organise a public speaking competition. We anticipate that around 10 schools will wish to compete. We do hope members will join us to support the schools and their teams of speakers for what is always
- ['THE MOST FORTUNATE SITUATION' - History of Museum Gardens](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/the-most-fortunate-situation-history-of-museum-gardens/) - The area we now know as the Museum Gardens has been occupied by the Roman army, the Northumbrian Earls, the Normans, Benedictine monks, Henry VIII, (the real) Lord Grantham, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, and CYC – among others. On this walk we will also hear stories about the Garden’s creators, the effects of wars, pistol
- [HERBERT HOUSE TOUR 2 - 22 MAY AT 5PM](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/herbert-house-tour-2-22-may-at-5pm/) - 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
- [NESTLE FACILITY VISIT](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/tuesday-26-march-10am-12-30pm-nestle-facility-visit/) - 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
- [TANGERINE CONFECTIONERY FACTORY VISIT](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/tangerine-confectionery-factory-visit/) - 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
- [ALLERTON WASTE RECOVERY CENTRE](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/allerton-waste-recovery-centre/) - 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
- [MAGISTRATES' COURT TOUR](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/magistrates-court-tour/) - 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
- [Great East Window Revealing a Medieval Masterpiece](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/great-east-window-revealing-a-medieval-masterpiece-2/) - 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
- [Great East Window Revealing a Medieval Masterpiece](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/great-east-window-revealing-a-medieval-masterpiece/) - 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
- [Esher Report: 50 years on](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/esher-report-50-years-on/) - 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
- [Additional Streets of York: Four Centuries of Change](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/additional-streets-of-york-four-centuries-of-change/) - 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:
- [Wentworth Woodhouse the Miracle of its Survival](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/wentworth-woodhouse-the-miracle-of-its-survival/) - 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
- [Streets of York Four Centuries Of Change By Sir Ron Cooke](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/streetsofyork7nov/) - 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
- [Streets of York Four Centuries Of Change with Sir Ron Cooke](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/streetsofyork30oct/) - 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
- [York Civic Trust Annual General Meeting](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-civic-trust-annual-general-meeting/) - 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.
- [York Central Site Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-central-site-visit/) - 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
- [Changing Faces: Changing Fortunes: Fossgate and Walmgate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/changing-faces-changing-fortunes-fossgate-and-walmgate-2/) - 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
- [Hungate Site Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/__trashed/) - 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
- [Hungate Site Visit](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/hungate-site-visit/) - 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
- [Heritage Open Day Event Inspirational Women of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/inspirational-women-of-york-2/) - 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
- [Winter Social With guest speaker Bob Anderton](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/winter-social-with-guest-speaker-bob-anderton/) - 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
- [“Red Brick Treasures” with Ian Tempest](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/red-brick-treasures-with-ian-tempest/) - 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
- [Battle’s Over: The War Memorials of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/battles-over-the-war-memorials-of-york/) - 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
- [Secondary Schools’ Public Speaking Competition](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/secondary-schools-public-speaking-competition/) - 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
- [St Leonard's Hospital](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/st-leonards-hospital/) - 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
- [Allerton Waste Recovery Park](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/allerton-waste-recovery-park/) - New YCT Members Event - 18th July 2018 10am - 11.30pm Allerton Waste Recovery Park If you thought that your black bag waste goes to landfill.... think again! The new Allerton Waste Recovery Park project processes up to 320,000 tonnes of waste per year from York and North Yorkshire councils, providing a solution for
- [The Lost Railways of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/the-lost-railways-of-york/) - Continuing our alternative tours of York by cycle, we will investigate the railway lines of York as they were at their maximum extent. Starting on the current East Coast Main Line, we will follow the course of the Derwent Valley Light Railway through three former stations, and see the locations of some of the other
- [York and the History of Christianity](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-and-the-history-of-christianity/) - This walk led by Neil Moran will look at how events in York influenced the spread of Christianity and how the history of York can be used to illustrate the history of Christianity in England. We will look at the Christian influence in Roman, Anglian, Viking and medieval York through to the Reformation. The walk
- [York's Forgotten Sculptor: George Walker Milburn (1844-1941)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/yorks-forgotten-sculptor-george-walker-milburn-1844-1941/) - George Walker Milburn (1844-1941) was one of the most prolific carvers and sculptors of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He worked with most of the major architects of the time. Evidence has been found for over 1500 hundred of his works, more than 300 of which are extant. Yet, except for a few
- [Inspirational Women of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/inspirational-women-of-york/) - In this centenary year of the Suffragette movement, join Sarah Jackson from Yorktour to hear about the significant women of York and their impact on the city’s culture and heritage. From an Abbess to an angel, an author to an anchorite, we will spend up to two hours following in their footsteps. The starting point
- [Stonebow House - the redevelopment](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/stonebow-house-the-redevelopment/) - Here is an opportunity to learn about the history and current redevelopment of York’s most talked-about twentieth century building. The Oakgate Group is in the final stages of completion of a building redevelopment, revitalising the circulation space and environment around the building and improving both the retail facilities in the podium and the residential units
- [Mansion House Opening Doors Project](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/mansion-house-opening-doors-project/) - The restored Mansion House is again open to the public after a two year period of restoration, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the City of York Council, and many local donors, including York Civic Trust. We will visit for a comprehensive tour and explanation of the repaired building structure, including the newly installed Georgian
- [York Central Transport and Access](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/york-central-transport-and-access/) - This event will feature an illustrated talk bringing in examples from the Vauban project in Freiburg to examine how sustainable transport can genuinely form the heart of new development, shaping it and making it a pleasant and more affordable place to live and work. We’ll discuss the current emerging masterplan, how closely this reflects the
- [Growing a Garden City – Uxcester and York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/growing-a-garden-city-uxcester-and-york/) - David Rudlin was the author of URBED’s blueprint for sustainable urban growth which won the prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize in 2014. Part economic manifesto and part spatial strategy the proposal showed a radical way in which the fictional city of Uxcester could grow and provide an improved environment for its citizens. He said at the
- [Climax City – Understanding Masterplanning and Urban Growth](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/climax-city-understanding-masterplanning-and-urban-growth/) - David Rudlin of URBED will participate in a guided walk to explore the development of York, followed by a talk and Q&A looking at the way cities grow. This is based on his forthcoming book Climax city: Masterplanning and the Complexity of Urban Growth which explores the ‘natural’ growth of cities and the way in
- [Revising Pevsner Lecture](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/revising-pevsner-lecture-2/) - Jane Grenville, our Vice-Chair and Chair of the Planning Committee, has the happy task of revising the North Riding volume of Professor Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s iconic series of 46 books The Buildings of England. She will talk about Pevsner, a German Jewish refugee architectural historian, his original project and the delights of her own work
- [Changing faces; changing fortunes: Fossgate and Walmgate](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/changing-faces-changing-fortunes-fossgate-and-walmgate/) - 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 history. Fossgate and Walmgate was one of four routes into the Roman City
- [Pontefract Civic Society](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/pontefract-civic-society/) - 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
- [Heslington East, University of York](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/heslington-east-university-of-york/) - The new University of York campus at Heslington East has a large lake and extensive areas of grassland managed as a nature reserve, all of which have been rapidly colonised by wildlife. These evening walks, led by Sir John Lawton (President of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Vice-President of RSPB) will explore the birds, bugs
- [Members Coffee Morning in aid of York Minster](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/members-coffee-morning-in-aid-of-york-minster/) - This fundraising morning in aid of York Minster has become an annual event. In the delightful setting of Darrell Buttery’s home, there will be a chance to catch up with fellow members over refreshments and to view a variety of antique items which will be on sale for the York Minster Fund. We do hope
- [Members' Summer Lunch](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/members-summer-lunch/) - This is one of the highlights of the year. Members meet to have a delicious lunch in a charming nineteenth century setting, the home of our Past President Darrell Buttery. They also hear about the Trust’s current plans and work and have a chance to express their own views. The meeting comes first, after which
- [Bloom! York 2018; Hidden Gardens Walk](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/bloom-york-2018-hidden-gardens-walk/) - We celebrate “BLOOM! York festival 2018” by visiting some of the City’s less known gardens the company of YCT President, Peter Addyman. Visits will include St Anthony’s Gardens, an Edible Garden, St Saviourgate Archaeological Garden and the garden of the York Medical Society. Meet at St Anthony’s Hall at 2.15pm Cost £10
- [Micklegate II](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/micklegate-ii/) - Last year Darrell Buttery began a new series of walks looking at famous names connected with different areas of the city. Micklegate proved too much of a challenge for one walk so the lower part of the street and environs will be tackled this year. The Bouchier family of Micklegate House, and the notable group
- [Behind the Scenes at the Grand Opera House](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/behind-the-scenes-at-the-grand-opera-house-2/) - This visit was hugely over-subscribed when it appeared in our winter programme, so we offer it again so that more members can experience a fascinating backstage tour of the building now known as the Grand Opera House, although its original purpose was very different. Theatre staff will introduce us to the history of the building
- [Department of Theatre, Film & Television](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/department-of-theatre-film-television/) - This department has grown rapidly since the Trust’s first visit in 2011. Housed in £24M state-of-the-art building (designed by BDP) on the Heslington East campus, it comprises two theatres, a film theatre, television studios, rehearsal rooms, staff offices and a host of other facilities. After an introduction by the head of department, Professor Duncan Petrie,
- [YCC AGM John Shannon Lecture: by Matthias Garn, Master Carver](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/ycc-agm-john-shannon-lecture-by-matthias-garn-master-carver/) - How to Preserve Craft Training in the UK An opportunity to meet last years YCCC bursary winners and view their exhibits, followed by the York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship AGM. St Martin cum Gregory, Micklegate - the Stained Glass Centre Cost: FREE
- [Primary Schools Public Speaking Competition](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/primary-schools-public-speaking-competition/) - One of the ways we encourage our young people to take an interest in the heritage of York is to organise a public speaking competition. We anticipate around 10 schools will wish to compete. We do hope members will join us to support the schools and their teams of speakers. Meet at the Merchant Adventurers’
- [Village of Elvington](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/village-of-elvington/) - Elvington is one of the outlying villages of the Greater York area. Teetering on the edge of East Yorkshire it is only separated from it by the River Derwent. It is the River which caused its origins and has defined its shape and continued to influence it over the centuries. A walking tour of the
- [Sheldon/Rowntrees Society Seebohm Rowntree lecture](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/event2025/sheldon-rowntrees-society-seebohm-rowntree-lecture/) - SEEBOHM ROWNTREE RECONSIDERED The Sheldon Memorial Trust and the Rowntree Society are organising this event as part of the York Festival of Ideas. It will comprise of two talks of about thirty minutes each, to be given by Professors Jonathan Bradshaw and Bill Sheils. Seebohm was a major figure locally, nationally and internationally, chiefly through

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- [Episode 6 - Roman York: Interview with an Expert](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/episode-6-roman-york-interview-with-an-expert/) - In this expert interview, we dive into the archaeological and historical significance of Roman York. Our guest explores the fascinating remnants of Eboracum and what they tell us about York's place in the Roman Empire. From immigration to everyday life, this discussion uncovers the deeper layers of Roman influence still present beneath the city streets.
- [Episode 5 - Roman York: Voices from Eboracum (Audio Drama)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/episode-5-roman-york-voices-from-eboracum-audio-drama/) - Step back into Roman York with an evocative audio play by Bridget Foreman. Set in the bustling city of Eboracum, this play brings to life the experiences of York’s ancient residents, particularly those who had immigrated from the African continent. Their stories paint a vivid picture of daily life in Roman Britain and reveal the
- [Episode 4 - Luddites: An interview with an expert](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/york-trailblazers-luddites/) - Join us for a conversation with a historian specializing in labor movements and industrial revolution history. This expert interview unpacks the real-life struggles that inspired the Luddites' rebellion, shedding light on the broader context of their actions, the consequences they faced, and the movement's lasting legacy in York and beyond. As part of York Trailblazers
- [Episode 3 - The Luddites: Rebellion in the Loom (Audio Drama)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/the-luddites-rebellion-in-the-loom/) - In this episode, experience an audio play by Bridget Foreman that dramatizes the fierce resistance of the Luddites in early 19th-century York. Discover the struggles of the working class as they fought against industrial mechanization, fearing the loss of their livelihoods and way of life. Following the drama, we delve deeper into the real history
- [Episode 2 - A fight for suffrage:  an interview with an expert](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/suffragettes/) - This episode features a conversation with Annie Coulate's granddaughter, who offers personal insights and family stories about her grandmother's role in the suffragette movement. She shares unique perspectives on Annie's involvement with the York branch of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), highlighting both the public and personal struggles of the fight for women's
- [Episode 1 - Annie Coultate: A Suffragette's Stand (Audio Drama)](https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/podcast/annie-coulate-a-suffragettes-stand/) - In this gripping audio play by Bridget Foreman, follow the courageous journey of Annie Coultate, a suffragette who fought tirelessly for women's right to vote in the early 20th century. The drama highlights the personal risks and sacrifices made by women like Annie in their battle for equality and recognition. Her story continues to inspire

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