The Merchant Adventurers Hall 2019
Merchant Adventurers' Hall

Merchant Adventurers Hall

York

A guildhall of 1357 whose timber-framed great hall still stands above an undercroft and chapel.

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Historic houseTime here: 45 min – 1.5 h

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Fossgate, York, YO1 9XD

Quick facts

Tree-ring dating shows the hall's timbers were felled in 1357.

The timber-framed great hall stands above a mainly brick undercroft and was the guildhall of York's merchants.

The undercroft served as a hospital or almshouse for the poor, and a stone chapel of about 1410 adjoins it.

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