The Royal Oak, Goodramgate
Dating back to the 15th Century, there has probably been a structure on the site of the Royal Oak since Viking Times. One of York’s oldest pubs, it was a …
St Sampson’s, Church Street
Located in the heart of York, the building stands over part of the Roman city wall. And within the boundary of its churchyard, a fragment of cross-shaft was found built …
St Mary’s Lodge
Built in 1470, the lodge, next to St Olave’s Church, was the main entrance into the abbey. It was here that abbey guests would rest and where the poor could …
Bedern Hall
Dating from the 14th century, Bedern Hall was the refectory, or dining hall, for York Minster’s choristers. Known as Vicars Choral, there were 36 of them. A bridge, now destroyed, …
Barley Hall
Hidden behind a modern office block façade until the 1980s, the oldest parts of Barley Hall date from 1360, when it was built as a townhouse for Nostell Priory, the …
Gray’s Court
Grays Court is possibly the oldest continuously occupied house in the United Kingdom. Dating back in part to 1080 and commissioned by the first Norman Archbishop of York to provide …
Mulberry Hall
The name Mulberry Hall has been applied to this site since 1372. It was the house and grounds of the Bishop of Chester. Some of the current building dates from …
St Leonard’s hospital
St Leonard’s was the largest medieval hospital in England and cared for the ill and infirm of York. Originally founded as St Peter’s hospital in 936, it once consisted of …
5 College Street
A ghostly child has been seen staring out of the window in the upper floor of this ancient building. According to legend, her parents contracted plague and the family was …
York Castle
York Castle was originally a large fortified complex, comprising the keep of Clifford’s Tower, prisons and various other buildings. Its first incarnation was as a wooden structure, rapidly assembled following …
The Shambles
The Shambles is known for the number of butchers that used to trade from it. Shambles takes its name from ‘shammels’, an Anglo-Saxon word relating to the flesh benches or …
The Blue Boar, Castlegate
According to legend, the corpse of the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin was laid out in the cellar of this pub after he had been hanged at the Knavesmire in 1739. …