About York

York Minster dominates the city by day and by night. Here it is seen from the York wheel at the Railway Museum

In this photo you can see the Minster lit up by French light artist Patrice Warrener.

The Minster, however, isn't the only impressive building to see in York.

Clifford's Tower, a keep on a mound, is one of the older ones. More recent but no less lovely is the moulded brick City Dispensary, now home to a firm of solicitors. To see the elegance of a wattle and lath building why not visit St William's College? You can have tea too in the cafe on the ground floor.

It is important, though, not to be too hung up on the big buildings. One of the delights of York is the quirky little additions to many houses and shops, such as a coat of arms, the clock on the church which was bombed in World War II and the printer's devil in Stonegate. Below are a few of these.

The fun of York isn't just in its bricks and mortar, though. Street entertainment is encouraged. You may find African choirs, solo pianists, human statues, pavement artists...

On the pavement outside the west door of the Minster this pavement artist is reproducing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

A popular entertainer is the purple statue man. Here he is carrying a bag and an umbrella. Sometimes, though, he is to be found on a bicycle with his scarf flying behind and around Christmas he carries a huge pile of purple toppling parcels.

And we haven't told you about the museums yet. There's the Yorshire Museum with its natural and Roman exhibits; the Jorvik Viking Museum; the National Railway Museum, with Queen Victoria's carriages amongst a host of trains from the beginning of the railways; and the Castle Museum with its street of houses transported there when parts of York were being redeveloped. Then there are smaller ones like the Treasurer's House and Fairfax House. Watch this space for pictures - but don't hold your breath because we are very busy at The Bentley!

York Minster dominates the city by day and by night. Here it is seen from the York wheel at the Railway Museum

		In this photo you can see the Minster lit up by French light artist Patrice Warrener.
The Minster, however, isn't the only impressive building to see in York.
		Clifford's Tower, a keep on a mound, is one of the older ones. More recent but no less lovely is the moulded brick City Dispensary, now home to a firm of solicitors. To see the elegance of a wattle and lath building why not visit St William's College? You can have tea too in the cafe on the ground floor.

It is important, though, not to be too hung up on the big buildings. One of the delights of York is the quirky little additions to many houses and shops, such as a coat of arms, the clock on the church which was bombed in World War II and the printer's devil in Stonegate. Below are a few of these.




The fun of York isn't just in its bricks and mortar, though. Street entertainment is encouraged. You may find African choirs, solo pianists, human statues, pavement artists...
		On the pavement outside the west door of the Minster this pavement artist is reproducing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
A popular entertainer is the purple statue man. Here he is carrying a bag and an umbrella. Sometimes, though, he is to be found on a bicycle with his scarf flying behind and around Christmas he carries a huge pile of purple toppling parcels.
And we haven't told you about the museums yet. There's the Yorshire Museum with its natural and Roman exhibits; the Jorvik Viking Museum; the National Railway Museum, with Queen Victoria's carriages amongst a host of trains from the beginning of the railways; and the Castle Museum with its street of houses transported there when parts of York were being redeveloped. Then there are smaller ones like the Treasurer's House and Fairfax House. Watch this space for pictures - but don't hold your breath because we are very busy at The Bentley!