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In 1811 a building, designed by Peter Atkinson the younger as a council chamber, was erected to the south of the original hall (this is now known as "the Atkinson Room"). Then in 1891, another building, designed by Enoch Mawbey, the city surveyor, accommodating a larger council chamber, was built to
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in 1942. After the war the Guildhall was rebuilt and a new stained glass window, depicting five aspects of the city's history (architecture, war, civic affairs, commercial trade and religious education), was designed and installed by Harry Harvey of York. The complex was re-opened by
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were held in the Guildhall; however, in Autumn 2017, when a programme of restoration work began at the Guildhall, temporary arrangements were put in place for the council to meet in the former
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was a guest of honour at a royal banquet in the building in October 1850. At the north end of the Guildhall was a stained glass window painted by Henry Gyles in about 1682.
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the north of the original hall (this building is now known as "the Municipal Offices"). The new council chamber was decorated by Kendal, Milne and Co in the 1890s.
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The interior of the original building, including the stained glass window, was destroyed during a
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was entertained in the building in 1483, and the Guildhall was the venue for the trial of St
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of £200,000 was counted before being given to the Scots in payment for the release of
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is a municipal building located in St Martins Courtyard, Coney Street, in
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The building was constructed as a meeting place for the City's
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Guildhall, York

River Ouse
York
North Yorkshire
53°57′35″N 1°05′08″W / 53.95963°N 1.08563°W / 53.95963; -1.08563
Listed Building
York Guildhall is located in North Yorkshire
York
Mansion House
listed building

Mansion House

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King Richard III
Margaret Clitherow
ransom
Charles I
English Civil War
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
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City of York Council
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