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York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [6]
The first Treasurer for York Minster was appointed in 1091 when the office was established by Archbishop of York Thomas of Bayeux, but all that remains of his original house is an external wall which forms part of Grays Court and sections of 12th-century masonry in the present Treasurer's House for which it is uncertain whether they are in-situ or have been reused.
Purey-Cust Chambers is a historic building in York, England. It stands beside Dean's Park, which is overlooked by York Minster. Now Grade II listed, it dates to 1825, and is adjoined to the northern end of the more modern Purey-Cust Lodge. [1] The site it occupies was formerly that of York Minster Stoneyard. [2]
The school choir often sings in the Minster and in the 2006/2007 year they participated in Verdi's Requiem, which brought together the wider York community. [clarification needed] St Peter’s School is the home of York Minster’s Choristers, following the closure of the Minster School in 2020.
St William's College is a Mediaeval building in York in England, originally built to provide accommodation for priests attached to chantry chapels at nearby York Minster. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] The college was founded in 1460 by George Neville and the Earl of Warwick to house twenty-three priests and a provost. [2]
It houses York Minster’s library and archives as well as the Collections Department and conservation studio. Its name is a new one and renders homage to the part of the building that used to be the chapel of the Archbishop of York , which was built in the 13th century.
Dean's Park The park and York Minster in 2023, looking southwest to Minster Yard Type Urban park Location York, England Coordinates 53°57′47″N 1°04′57″W / 53.963010°N 1.0825427°W / 53.963010; -1.0825427 Created 1823 (202 years ago) (1823) Owned by Dean and Chapter of York Minster Dean's Park is an urban park in York, England. It was created in the 19th century. Formerly ...
The north side of the street is taken up with the south and east fronts of York Minster. On the south side of the road lie Minster Court, the early-17th-century Treasurer's House, the 18th-century 4 Minster Yard, 5 Minster Yard (with a core built about 1300), the mid-18th century Old Residence and 7 Minster Yard.