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We hope you find the walks rewarding ….and the displays revealing

If you would like to make a donation it will go towards the York Civic Trust City

Enhancement Fund projects restoring and preserving heritage for future

generations www.yorkcivictrust.co.uk/

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We hope you enjoy the walks and marquee displays, and are tempted to become a member

of the York Civic Trust

Contact: membership@yorkcivictrust.co.uk

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YORKTOUR

Roman

Medieval

Georgian

20th Century

Walls of York

Historic Railways Trail

The Reformation of York

Lost & hidden walls

War Memorials

SPECIALIST TOURS

FREE WALKING TOURS

Walks To Interest Everyone

see programme inside

“Get To Know Your York”

York Civic Trust Marquee St Samson’s Square

The event is organised by York Civic Trust and supported by Yorktour Ltd

Friday 22 June & Saturday 23 June

There is no pre-booking for these walks except on the day in the

marquee. As walks will be limited to

manageable numbers, please arrive early to avoid possible

disappointment

Why is York so special? approximately 1 hour All other walks 1-1.5 hours. All walks are wheelchair accessible except those marked with an ‘*’ Bookings can only be made on the day of the walks. As the purpose of the weekend is to inform and attract members of the public to the Trust, priority will be given to non-members of YCT

Friday, 22nd June 2018 - York Civic Trust Civic Day ‘Get To Know Your York’ Guided Walking Tours Time Walk Description Guide Name

09.30am Medieval Shops and Houses 12th to 16th century shops, dwellings and warehouses and their network of plots, alleys and streets Peter Addyman

10.00am The Reformation in York The changes to York’s townscape and churches caused by the Reformation Bill Sheils

10.30am York’s Red Brick Treasures Some of York’s prominent red-brick houses, educational establishments, religious buildings, offices and hotels and their history. This walk will conclude with a tour inside the Red Tower, Foss Islands Road.

Ian Tempest

11.00am Why is York so special? A city centre tour of not necessarily the biggest, but certainly fascinating sites—that help to make York so special Neil Moran

11.30am War Memorials of York The symbolism of their architecture and the changing perceptions of remembrance David Fraser

12.00am ‘Look Up’ in York Discover some of the wealth of York’s history that you don’t usually notice as you walk by every day Jane Grenville

12.30pm Ancient & Modern in the centre of York Diversity in the historic core of the city Peter Gouldsborough

1.00pm Lost and hidden walls of York “You think you have seen the walls of York?” There are far more than you know! Lost or hidden—Roman, medieval, Victorian….. Margaret Scott

1.30pm * The Walls of York A guided circuit of the City Walls covering as much of the walls as time allows Keith Myers

2.00pm Why is York so special? A city centre tour of not necessarily the biggest, but certainly fascinating sites—that help to make York so special Ferah Hadrell

2.30pm Georgian York Exploring the rich legacy in buildings that the Georgians left behind Peter Brown

3.00pm Twentieth Century York Post-war modernism’s effect on York’s cityscape – brutalism… but also elegance John Fieldhouse

3.30pm Why is York so special? A city centre tour of not necessarily the biggest, but certainly fascinating sites—that help to make York so special Sarah Jackson

Saturday, 23rd June 2018 - York Civic Trust Civic Day ‘Get To Know Your York’ Guided Walking Tours

Time Walk Description Guide Name

09.30am Round the Roman Fortress Taking in major parts of the site of the former Roman city of York, capital of Britannia Inferior Peter Addyman

10.00am The Reformation in York The changes to York’s townscape and churches caused by the Reformation Bill Sheils

10.30am Why is York so special? A city centre tour of not necessarily the biggest, but certainly fascinating sites—that help to make York so special Jenny Denton

11.00am Twentieth Century York Post-war modernism’s effect on York’s cityscape – brutalism… but also elegance John Fieldhouse

11.30am Historic Railways Trail York Railway’s 175 year history including York’s oldest 'listed' railway structure Frank Paterson

12.00pm Inspirational Women of York Angels, authors and anchorites...some of the significant women of York and their impact on the city’s culture and heritage Sarah Jackson

12.30pm Georgian York Exploring the rich legacy in buildings that the Georgians left behind Peter Brown

1.00pm Ancient & Modern in the centre of York Diversity in the historic core of the city Peter Gouldsborough

1.30pm ‘Look Up’ in York Discover some of the wealth of York’s history that you don’t usually notice as you walk by every day Jane Grenville

2.00pm Lost and hidden walls of York “You think you have seen the walls of York?” There are far more than you know! Lost or hidden—Roman, medieval, Victorian….. Margaret Scott

2.30pm Why is York so special? A city centre tour of not necessarily the biggest, but certainly fascinating sites—that help to make York so special Alfred Hickling