Red Tower
The Red Tower was built in 1490 by order of Henry VII. Controversially, the job of building it was given to bricklayers rather than the stonemasons, who resented this arrangement. …
Monk Bar
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 …
Dean’s Park
This small, leafy park, along with the Minster and a number of surrounding buildings, were part of the Liberty of St Peter, a walled city-within-a-city that was outside Mayoral jurisdiction. …
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 …
St Denys, Walmgate
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 …
Walmgate Bar
This is the only gatehouse to retain its outer defensive barbican. The bar is largely 12th century, but has been much restored. Its wooden doors are 15th century. At its …
Victoria Bar
Like Fishergate Bar, Victoria Bar is a secondary gateway amongst York’s walls. The current structure was built on top of a much older 12th century gateway. Referred to as Lounelith, …
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 …
York Guildhall
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. …
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 Olave’s, Marygate
Within the walls of St Mary’s Abbey, this church is thought to have been founded by Earl Siward of Northumbria – best-known for his campaign against the Scots that led …