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2nd Apr 2022
- Clifford's
Tower re-opens following conservation work
English Heritage has undertaken major conservation work on the iconic
tower and it is now revealed with a new free-standing roof deck
to view the city of York, as well as new internal walkways and the
restoration of historic stairwells which have been out of use for
centuries. The £5M project helps to show the historical layout
of the tower and gives a better understanding of the history of
the building.
We
encourage you to visit to see the impressive restoration. Book
your visit.
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7th Mar 2022
- See
a fly-through of the new park and plaza proposals
City of York Council has submitted plans to transform the Castle
Car Park, the Eye of Yorkshire and the wider area into a new, world-class
public space.
This six-minute video animation imagines a fly-through of the full
scheme. Additional videos have been created to show the key areas.
Watch
the fly-through on YouTube.
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2nd Mar 2022
- Retrospective
article about the Castle Area Campaign
York journalist Stephen Lewis takes a look back over "the fight
against the Shoppergate plans for the Eye of York twenty
years ago" in a two-page pictorial spread in the local newspaper.
He quotes Stuart Wilson, the face of the Castle Area Campaign all
those years ago, saying, “We had to wait 20 years, but we have
got there eventually.”
Read
it online on the York
Press website.
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8th Feb 2022 -
Have
we won everything we wanted?
Astonishingly,
the City of York Council has now put in a planning application to remove
the Castle Car Park. See Press
report.
This would create a new public square with space for events with seating
areas and water feature, a circular path at the base of Clifford's Tower,
reconfiguration of the Eye of York courtyard space, creation of elevated
walkway to rear of the Castle Museum with planting scheme. We are delighted
as this has been what we have fought for since the year 2000. Make your
comments on the City
of York Council planning portal.
8th Jan 2021 -
You
could be the voice from history
English
Heritage is inviting people from York to audition to record stories about
some of the historical events for its new visitor experience at Clifford's
Tower. Read more on the English
Heritage website.
8th Jan 2021 -
Multi-storey
to replace Castle Car Park
We begin
the year with unusually great news that the 'enabling development' of
a new multi-storey car park on St. George's Field, passed by the City
of York Council's planning committee, will mean that the awful Castle
Car Park surrounding Clifford's Tower can be removed. See Press
report.
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22nd Dec
2020 - English
Heritage begins restoration of Clifford's Tower
Work begins on new internal walkways and a roof deck within the
tower, constructed in a way which helps to protect the stonework
and helps visitors better understand the history of the tower.
Read
more on the English
Heritage website.
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