For more information about York on TimeTravel-Britain.com, see:

The Treasures of York, by Pearl Harris

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/towns/york.shtml

Where Emperors, Kings and Saints Have Walked: York Minster, by Julia Hickey

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/churches/minster.shtml

Jorvik: The Viking City of York, by Brenda Ralph Lewis

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/towns/jorvik.shtml

York Timeline

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/towns/yorktime.shtml

The Ghosts of York, by Jillian Schedneck

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/history/ghosts.shtml

	Barley Hall (15th century) York, North Yorkshire Barley Hall is a unique survival in York, a city of wonderful buildings. It is a medieval building in the centre of the city, forgotten until a few years ago, concealed as it was under a jumble of run down derelict offices and workshops. It was excavated in the 1980s which revealed that under this jumble was a surviving example of a medieval town house, originally the town house of the Priors of Nostell but later to be the town house of its best known inhabitant, Alderman William Snawsell, goldsmith and Mayor of York. It has been restored to how it looked at the time of Alderman Snawsell, towards the end of the fifteenth century, and it is now possible to tour the hall and see how people lived then. http://www.barleyhall.org.uk/
	Bishopthorpe Palace (13th-19th century) York, North Yorkshire The official house of the Archbishop of York. The Palace is built of magnesian limestone, almost certainly from Thevesdale near Tadcaster. It has masons' marks common to York Minster south transept (also built for him) and was finished around 1250. Archbishop Thoresby extended his private rooms in 1364-5 and in 1483 Archbishop Rotherham added a range to the north built of red brick decorated with diaper in vitrified brick which doubled the size of the residential quarters and improved the kitchens. http://www.bishopthorpepalace.co.uk/
	Burnby Hall Gardens Pocklington, York, North Yorkshire Burnby Hall Gardens are located close to the centre of Pocklington a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is home to the national Collection of Hardy Water Lilies. With more than 100 varieties, the gardens covering eight acres, are home to the largest and highest quality displays of Hardy Water Lilies to be seen in a natural setting anywhere in the world. http://www.dave-ford.co.uk/index.htm
	Castle Museum (National/Local) York, North Yorkshire Experience life as a Victorian. Walk down cobbled streets and peer through windows of shops long gone. Take a journey through four hundred years of life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Discover a city at war and stumble into an underworld of highwaymen. Welcome to the award winning York Castle Museum, the original story of everyday life. (Editor's Note: This is one of my all-time favorite museums... Worth seeing at all costs!) http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/
Photo by Moira Allen	Clifford's Tower (13th century) York, North Yorkshire The tower stands on a high mound erected by William the Conqueror as part of his campaign to overthrow the North. He threw up two mottes (mounds) with wooden keeps on top - one became Clifford's Tower and the Baille Hill, which can be seen on the side of the river, although the tower there has long since disappeared. Clifford's Tower was the scene of what was perhaps one of the most terrible events in York's history. In 1190 the Jews of York sought refuge there after being attacked by a local mob. They were given the choice of being either baptised or killed, but they took a third option and committed mass suicide. At this time the tower was built of timber and so burned to the ground. In the latter half of the thirteenth century, the keep was rebuilt in stone. It was given a quatrefoil plan, of which there is no other example in England. The keep later became known as Clifford's Tower after Roger de Clifford, who was hanged there in 1322. http://www.cliffordstower.com/
	Fairfax House (18th century) York, North Yorkshire Fairfax House is perhaps the finest 18th century house in the North of England. It was designed by John Carr of York, and typifies the best of mid-18th-century rococo decoration. Sadly, successive owners had allowed the house to decay to a state of near collapse by the early 1980s, when it was acquired by York Civic Trust with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Further grants enabled the Trust to restore the house to its former glory, and in October 1984 it was opened by the Duchess of Kent. The house is furnished with the late Noel Terry's superb collection of Georgian furniture. Fairfax House continues to be supported by a variety of organisations, including the Friends of Fairfax House. http://www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk/
	Goddards Garden York, North Yorkshire Formal garden with a variety of features. Former home of Noel Goddard Terry of the famous York chocolate-making firm, the house (in use as the Yorkshire office of the NT and not open to the public) was designed in 1927 by Walter Brierley. The garden, designed by George Dillistone, features terraces, a rockery, ponds, borders and a fine collection of shrubs. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
	Holy Trinity Church (15th century) York, North Yorkshire Holy Trinity hides in a small, secluded, leafy churchyard, with the Minster towering behind. It is York's hidden gem Ð a tranquil haven among the busy city streets. With 12th century foundations, but with architecture dating mostly from the 15th century, Holy Trinity is incredibly atmospheric. Now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust, the interior has remained unchanged and unrestored for 200 years, with mediaeval stained glass and unusual Georgian box pews. Opening times may vary depending on daylight conditions, as there is no artificial lighting in the church. Visit York Website
	King's Manor (15th century) York, North Yorkshire This group of largely Grade I medieval buildings is a vivid evocation of the past. Originally the Abbot's House of St Mary's Abbey, the King's Manor served the Tudors and Stuarts as a seat of government, becoming a school and residences in the 18th century. The history of the King's Manor weaves a continuous thread in the history of York since medieval times. Following the Dissolution of the monasteries, the Manor was retained by the Crown and allocated to the Council of the North. It became the official residence of the President of the Council in 1561 and was gradually enlarged and extended westwards. Much of the building work was done during the reign of Elizabeth I. In the late 16th century, under the Earl of Huntingdon (President of the Council from 1572 to 95), residential wings and a service building were added. Ashlar work in the Manor after the 1560s is of reused stone from St Mary's Abbey. The Huntingdon Room in the Elizabethan extension has an impressive plaster frieze with the arms of Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon. The Stuarts stayed regularly at the Manor en route from Edinburgh to London, and in their time a new U-shaped building created the present, curiously irregular first courtyard. The 17th century Council Chamber is now the Refectory. The decorative doorway at the main entrance is Jacobean. The building now houses several departments of the University of York. http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/kmanor/
	Merchant Adventurers Guildhall (14th century) Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York, was built between 1357 & 1361 and is the finest building of its date and type in Europe. Visitors to the Hall will marvel at the splendour of the Great Hall where business was conducted, courts were held and social events were attended, they will learn about medieval hospitals when they visit the Hall's Undercroft and they will understand more about the religious practices of the time by viewing the Chapel. Visitors will be further delighted to find that the Hall boasts fine collections of paintings, furniture and silver, all of which are on display to the public. The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York recognise the Hall's importance as a place to educate people about the past, and so the Hall is scattered with numerous comprehensive, interesting display boards describing the lives of the medieval merchants who used the Hall in its heyday. http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/
	National Railway Museum (Rail) York, North Yorkshire The National Railway Museum in York, England is the largest railway museum in the world, responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. The Museum contains an unrivalled collection of locomotives, rolling stock, railway equipment, documents and records. http://www.nrm.org.uk/html/home_pb/menu.asp
	Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum (Military) York, North Yorkshire The Museum explores the history of two of Yorkshire's famous regiments; the Royal Dragoon Guards, and the Prince of Wale's Own Regiment of Yorkshire. With over 80 showcases housing military artefacts collected over the last 300 years, see and live again the battles, courage and sacrifice made by the soldiers who forged an empire. http://www.york-tourism.co.uk
	Richard III Museum (Period) York, North Yorkshire Possibly one of York's best kept secrets is this fascinating Museum situated in York's tallest and most impressive Medieval Gatehouse - Monk Bar. Built in the 14th Century as part of York's famous City Walls it was originally a guard house and has been both a prison and a police house, lived in until 1914. The bar boasts a rare example of a working portcullis, last lowered in 1953. Largely original, the ancient mechanism still works and can be operated by visitors. There are three rooms in all, the uppermost is said to have been added by King Richard himself in 1484, allegedly supervising its construction and paying for it out of his own money. In 1992 it was decided to convert Monk Bar into the Richard III Museum, in honour of the King many felt had been unjustly maligned by historians. As well as the exhibition where Richard is put on trial there is an extensive gift shop, offering books, prints and general souvenirs. Many of these are exclusive to the museum. http://www.richard3museum.co.uk
	The Roman Bath (Eboracum Legion Bathhouse) York, North Yorkshire In 1930 it was discovered that this tavern in St. Sampson's Square, York, is the site of the Roman baths. Opening up this discovery to the public has provided an insight into Roman Eboracum and as such this tavern can claim a most unique heritage all of its own. In 1970 the tavern changed its name to 'The Roman Bath' and a plate glass viewing area was built into the floor. However, to do justice to this discovery the tavern has recently turned the site into a museum. http://www.visityork.org Roman Bath: the dirty job of keeping clean
	St. Margaret's Church/National Centre for Early Music York, North Yorkshire The National Centre for Early Music, situated in St Margaret's Church York, is the home of the internationally renowned York Early Music Festival and the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. The Centre also attracts some of the world's finest artists in the fields of jazz, folk and world music. http://www.ncem.co.uk/welcome.shtml
	The Shambles York, North Yorkshire The oldest street in York, it had a mention in the Doomsday Book under its Latin name - In Macello. The word Shambles derives from the Medieval word Shamel (various spellings), meaning bench or booth. Also referred to as Flesshammel, which means to do with flesh - it was the street of the butchers. In 1872 the number of butchers was recorded as 26. Visited now for its array of shops, it presents a picture of 'olde worlde' charm with its narrow width and its overhanging upper storeys. It is said that in certain points you can reach out of the top window and shake hands with a person doing the same daft thing in the house opposite! But if you had walked the length of this street, say, 300 years ago, it would have been a very different experience! Livestock would have been kept behind the shops and slaughtered on site. Later, when York had the cattle market it meant that cattle no longer lived behind the shops, but the slaughterhouses remained and the cattle were driven in on foot from the market. The middle of street would have been an open gutter and the waste from the butchers was washed out of the shops and into the street. Editor's Note: Great street today for shopping while admiring historic architecture. http://www.york-united-kingdom.co.uk/shambles/
	Treasurer's House (14th century) York, North Yorkshire Who is haunting Treasurer's House? Explore the interior worlds of a very eccentric bachelor then dare to step inside our ghost cellar. Named after the Treasurer of York Minster and built over a Roman road, this elegant house is not all that it seems. Discover why visionary, eccentric Yorkshireman Frank Green, who owned the house from 1897 cared so passionately about interior decor - and why he threatened to return to haunt Treasurer's House if any of his furniture was ever moved. Brave our cellar tour to hear about the famous ghostly Roman soldiers who marched on the road beneath the house.Free entry to Tearoom & art gallery. http://www.york-tourism.co.uk/ http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/houseyorkshire_treasurers.htm
	York Art Gallery (Art) York, North Yorkshire Take a Grand Tour of some of Europe's finest art within the heart of the City of York. The York Art Gallery spans over 600 years of art history, making any visit a pictorial tour through time. York Art Gallery is exceptional amongst regional galleries for the range, quality and interest of its paintings collection. It also houses an outstanding collection of pioneer studio pottery. Changing displays from these collections are complemented by a programme of temporary exhibitions and events. http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/
Photo by Moira Allen	York City Walls (12th century) York, North Yorkshire Over a million people a year take a walk through 1900 years of history on YorkÕs city walls. Built in Roman times, they've been added to and rebuilt over time and now have parts from across the centuries. Originally built as defences, the focus is now on conservation. http://www.york.gov.uk/walls/index.html
	York Dungeon (20th century) York, North Yorkshire Deep in the heart of historic York, buried beneath its very paving stones, lies the North's most chillingly famous horror attraction. The York Dungeon brings more than 2,000 years of gruesomely authentic history vividly back to life..... and death. As you delve into the darkest chapters of our grim and bloody past, recreated in all its dreadful detail, remember: everything you experience really happened. A warning - in the Dungeon's dark catacombs it always pays to keep your wits about you. The 'exhibits' have an unnerving habit of coming back to life... http://www.thedungeons.com
Photo by Moira Allen	York Minster (13th century) York, North Yorkshire Most of the building that one sees above ground dates from the 13th century, and this is truly one of the most beautiful cathedrals in England. It offers splendid architecture, gorgeous stained glass, and loads of small details (carvings etc.). Perhaps the most fascinating part of the cathedral is below ground, however, in the archaeological cellar, which takes the visitor back to sections of the earlier buildings, including portions of the Roman fort that once stood on the site. "Where Kings, Emperors and Saints Have Walked: York Minster" http://www.yorkminster.org
	York Model Railway (Models) York, North Yorkshire This little exhibition is easily missed in its spot beside the railway station but it is in an ideal place for miniature rail enthusiasts. This is a show for adults and children alike, with 323 metres of 00 gauge track making up the four main oval systems in the central display. Up to 20 trains running daily, plus a large "N" gauge layout and Thomas the Tank area for the young ones. There are interactive buttons throughout. http://www.york-tourism.co.uk
	York St. Mary's (Local) York, North Yorkshire York St Mary's is a former church which is now a contemporary art venue run by York Museums Trust. It is a fine medieval church and has the tallest spire in York at 47 metres high. An inscription within the church suggests it could have been consecrated as early as 1020, but very little of the original Saxon church remains. The bulk of the building dates to the early thirteenth century, with fourteenth and fifteenth century additions including the octagonal tower and spire. It stopped being an active church in 1958 and between 1975 and 2001 housed a heritage centre. http://www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/
	Yorkshire Air Museum (Aviation) Elvington, York, North Yorkshire A unique collection of over 40 internationally recognised aircraft and fascinating displays all combined into a historic site. http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk/
	Yorkshire Museum and Gardens (National) York, North Yorkshire Yorkshire Museum is a treasure house in the heart of York. Discover some of the world's greatest and most beautiful archaeological finds. A host of Roman, Viking and Medieval riches are ready to be found again. Unearth the remains of creatures that have lain buried for 200 million years, then come right up to date and view the work of some of Britain's greatest 20th century potters. This unique Museum is set in a unique location - 10 acres of wonderful botanical gardens. Wander through them and you will find the stunning ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, the splendid 14th century Hospitium and a wonderfully preserved section of York's Roman fortress. http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/