BarleyHall

Barley Hall is a stunning medieval house, once home to the Priors of Nostell and the Mayor of York. Until the 1980s the house was hidden under the relatively modern facade of a derelict office block. Only when the building was going to be destroyed was the amazing medieval building discovered and its history uncovered.

The building has now been lovingly restored to its original splendour with stunning high ceilings, beautiful exposed timber frames, and possibly the only horn window in England. It has been decorated to replicate what it would have looked like as the Snawsell home around 1483 and boasts a magnificent Great Hall. Visitors to Barley Hall can make themselves at home and sit on the chairs and handle the objects and experience what it would have been like to live in Medieval England.

To download a walking guide to the Hall Click here

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Yorks 'Headless Romans' - Could they be gladiators?

York Archaeological Trust is throwing down the gauntlet to would-be archaeologists to see if they can solve a puzzle that has sparked debate about human remains unearthed in York almost a decade ago. To find out more about this exciting discovery, please click here.

On Tuesday 22nd one of the headless Romans found on the site will be on display at JORVIK Viking Centre in a temporary exhibition named Romans - A Cemetery of Secrets.

Click this link to see the programme that was inspired by this exciting discovery.

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New Exhibition - Stonegate Voices

 

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Now Open - Micklegate Bar Museum

York Archaeological Trust is proud to announce the opening of our fourth visitor attraction in York. On the 28th May Micklegate Bar Museum opened to the public.

To visit the Micklegate Bar website please click here

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Experience what it would have been like to live in Medieval England...