Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world. Home to Yorkās entrepreneurs for 660 years and counting.
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Merchant Adventurersā Hall
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Behold a 17th century chair.
Fairly ordinary apart from the carved crossed human bones on the seat.
Pirates! Youāre thinking. Sadly not - this is a memento mori. Whilst youāre perched on the chair you are asked to think of your latter end.
Afternoon those of the bluesky. We thought we'd try something different today.
This is our silver display - as you can see it has shiny silver in it.
Zoom in, pick a piece, reply with said choice and we'll tell you about it. š
We have an apology to make. It's been 9 days since we have shared a picture of the Great Hall's roof.
To make up for this heinous crime, here's one showing the roof in the early 1920s.
We even stuck in the Great Hall's partition as a sweetener.
Do you like the little Bakelite and glass light shades?
We still have one of these in the anterooms - pictured!
āØ At York Merchant Adventurers' C14th timbered hall, the joy of craft has been caught in Medusaās gaze ā surging, soaring, uplifting. This place is not merely a building, but a glade within a forest ā the medieval artisanās woody memoranda embedded within the street. A must see.
