King’s Manor
Currently leased to the University of York, King’s Manor was built in 1270 as a residence for the Abbot of St Mary’s abbey. Some of the original stonework remains, but …
Bootham Bar
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 Snickelway Inn, Goodramgate
This pub is a 15th century galleried inn, used as a brothel and a gunpowder storehouse in its lifetime. Along with the Golden Fleece, it claims to be York’s most …
Micklegate Bar
This gatehouse was the traditional ceremonial entrance for royalty, who would typically approach the city from the south. The exterior of the bar bears a royal coat of arms, the …
Dick Turpin’s grave
Beyond the city centre, opposite St. George’s Church not far from Walmgate Bar, lies a small forgotten cemetery. Few gravestones remain and the area is mostly used as a public …
Holy Trinity, Goodramgate
This lovely, small church, hidden away in a secluded churchyard, dates from the 11th century, although the existing building is later. It is a good example of a post-Reformation 17th …
St Mary’s Abbey
Originally dedicated to St Olave in 1055, this Benedictine abbey was re-established shortly after William I’s ‘harrowing of the north.’ It became one of the richest abbeys in the country, …
St Mary, Bishophill Senior
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 …
Holy Trinity, Micklegate
On the site of a pre-conquest building, it includes remnants of a Benedictine priory church. It is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of five great northern …
St Saviour, St Saviourgate
A church has stood on this site since the 11th century, although the present building dates from the 15th. St Saviourgate was a fashionable street in Georgian times, but its …
All Saints, Pavement
Anglo-Saxon grave cover
A church has been located here since before the Norman Conquest. The minster church, according to legend originally built in 685 AD for St Cuthbert, would have …
St Crux, Pavement
Originally the largest medieval parish church in York after its rebuilding in 1424, it was demolished in 1887. The Parish Hall, the only extant building related to St Crux, now contains …