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National Trust: Treasurer’s House, Minster Yard
Nestling in the shadows of the gothic York Minster on Chapterhouse Street, this elegant and beautiful house was the former residence of the Treasurers of York Minster – a post second in status, power and wealth only to that of the Dean.
A Short History of Barley Hall
The oldest parts of Barley Hall date back to 1360, when it was constructed as a townhouse for the Augustinian Priory of St Oswald at Nostell near Wakefield, so that priors could attend important ceremonies and services.
When the Priory fell on hard times, the canons were forced to make money by renting out properties. Continue reading History of York: Barley Hall
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A fine example of a 13th century hall, Bedern Hall has a fascinating history since its original inception as a refectory in the College of Vicars Choral, having been over the years a school, a baker’s, butcher’s, slum tenement buildings and latterly since restoration, the venue of weddings, conferences and celebrations.
Continue reading History of York: Bedern Hall
 HAUNTED WALKS OF YORK
With a torch shining upwards into my face, broken chains hanging from my wrists and rattling in a Dickensian way, let’s once again extend a bony and ethereal finger along the list of York’s haunted walks in the mist-strewn alleys amongst the harrowing history of the city’s walls. Continue reading Hunting and Haunting: Terrifying Tours of York Part 2
 York Ghost Festival: ‘Orribly Original
A host of ghostly goings on are manifesting in York over Halloween from Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November, when the sixth York Ghost Festival takes place in a spirited celebration of the paranormal.
Since 2004, the York-based Paranormal and Spectral Investigations (PSI) group in conjunction with Haunted has been organising a feast of supernatural activities in England’s most haunted city Continue reading Fun and Frights at the York Ghost Festival from 24th October 2009
FAMOUS GHOSTS OF YORK We continue our run-through of the City of York’s more famous – or infamous – hauntings with another selection of spirits, ghouls and ghosts.
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Haunted Pubs of York
York is famous for its ancient hostelries, many of which are set in the winding Snickleways and dark alleyways of the city – the former haunts of highwaymen, bodysnatchers and scenes of bloody executions and foul deeds, so perhaps it’s not surprising that the pubs have more than their fair share of ghostly apparitions and devilish goings on. Continue reading Haunted York: Hanging Around the Pubs of York
HAUNTED WALKS OF YORK
If you want to become more closely acquainted with the burgeoning population of ghosts in Europe’s most haunted city, there are many guided ghost walks that take place throughout the year on most nights – especially dark and sinister ones.
Usually led by equity-trained, local guides, the spooky atmosphere of York’s snickle and alleyways reputedly stalked by over 500 ghosts, only adds to the terror.
Continue reading Ghost Walks: Terrifying Tours of York Part 1
 FAMOUS GHOSTS OF YORK
York’s living population share the city with the dead – in fact the city of York is one huge burial ground spanning 2,000 years of history and rarely does any road excavation take place without unearthing human bones from one era or another.
With over 500 phantoms roaming the town centre and its environs it’s not surprising that York has the reputation of being the most haunted city in Europe. Continue reading Get in the Spirit: Ghosts of York Part 1
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