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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. [5]
The Minster Close or Minster Precinct is the area surrounding York Minster. It first appeared in records from the late 13th century, when a wall was constructed around it. [1] Access to the Minster Close was through one of four gates, on Lop Lane, Minster Gates, College Street and Ogleforth.
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.
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]
In its early years, the minster had a large cemetery, which extended as far as Petergate, around its junction with Stonegate. [ 3 ] The current property boundaries largely date from the 10th century, and the street has always been a desirable area, with its junction with Stonegate a particularly high-status location. [ 3 ]
Whilst the exact age of the street is undated, it was known as being the southern point of a Roman fortress, which was built on the site of York Minster. [1] Excavations in 1849 found evidence of burnt wheat, a supposed granary, some 16 feet (4.9 m) below the street level. [2]
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.
The University of York has its own television station York Student Television (YSTV) and two campus newspapers Nouse and York Vision. [243] Its radio station URY is the longest running legal independent radio station in the UK, and was voted Student Radio Station of the Year 2020 at the Student Radio Awards .