Dean Court Hotel
This prestigious hotel, on the site of the original Roman fortress, is haunted by a Roman soldier. He wanders the corridors and has been spied in various mirrors. One guest …
This prestigious hotel, on the site of the original Roman fortress, is haunted by a Roman soldier. He wanders the corridors and has been spied in various mirrors. One guest …
Built to house the treasurers of York Minster, the original medieval structure has been largely replaced by the 17th century building that remains today. Treasurers controlled the Minster’s finances and …
Dating from the 14th century, this is the tallest and strongest of the four main bars – essentially a self-contained fortress. It was built on the site of a previous …
Bootham is a continuation of Petergate outside the city walls. There has been a gateway here for nearly 2000 years and Bootham Bar stands on the site of the western …
The so-called Anglian Tower, only excavated in 1969, is a small, square tower, built into the Roman fortress walls, with a simple arched doorway. Its origins are uncertain, and may …
In 306AD, Constantine was visiting the fortress at York when his father died. The Sixth Legion immediately hailed him as Emperor, an event most likely to have happened in the …
Set on a raised knoll above the current road level, the present building was founded in 1154 on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon church, and is one of the oldest …
York Guildhall marks the point at which the Romans forded the River Ouse and provided access to the main fortress of Eboracum via a gateway known as the Praetorian Gate. …
All that remains of this church, demolished in the 1960s, is a community garden, which is situated alongside a snickelway called Carr’s Lane. Excavations revealed that the church stood on …
While the pub itself is relatively modern, it sits on the site of a Roman caldarium, or steam house. A small museum in the pub’s basement shows parts of the …
Means the stone-paved street. It follows the line of the Roman Via Praetoria, a street connecting the Roman Legionary Fortress with the River Ouse.
York Minster is one of the greatest cathedrals in northern Europe, and part of a tradition of sanctity that stretches back to antiquity. The present building is located on the …