Open Days for Fishergate Postern Tower – 2025   (1st DRAFT)

Located @  Junction of Piccadilly and Lead Mill Lane  YORK   YO1 9AF

Climb the spiral staircase of this early Tudor tower, work the model portcullis and find a remarkably complete garderobe, masons’  marks, re-used roof beams and our displays, including brand new replicas reborn from fragments found in our recent archaeological dig.

Disabled Access (Partial – ground floor only)

These events are provided by volunteers of The Friends of York Walls.  We are also looking for new Volunteers, new Committee Members and new Trustees.  There would be no pressure for you to devote any more time or effort than you feel comfortable with.  If you are interested, or would like to get involved, please pop along for a chat one open day or email  us at    friendsofyorkwalls@gmail.com

These opening dates of Fishergate Postern Tower are a part of our 2025 season.  Check back here to see any updates or last minute changes !

For all 2025 open days please see    HERE

Our 2025 Information Leaflet  (1st DRAFT)  is available    HERE 

 

Published 12th December 2024   AF

 

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In Memory of  Councillor Ian Gillies, who served as Lord Mayor of York for the 2014/15 civic year.

During his term in office Ian supported many of the Friends of York Walls activities, including promoting the “Walking Guide to York’s City Walls” book.

Aged 78, he has died just over a fortnight after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Mr Gillies had been a Conservative councillor for Rural West York, for 12 years when he retired in 2019, twice serving as Conservative group leader, and also as City of York Council leader.    A funeral service is set to be held on Friday, December 27 at 11.30am at All Saints’ Church in North Street in York city centre.

“The Press” article  HERE

 

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Friday 6th December 2024

Temporary problem downloading “York City Walls Audio Trail”   ?

If you have tried to register with the Guide.AI app and then download the “York City Walls Audio Trail” over the past week then you might have had problems.

We are advised by the Guide.AI support team that a problem has been identified with the apps links to the maps data which may have caused the download to freeze.

If this had happened to you then –  please UPDATE the Guide.AI app software to the latest version, and then try the “York City Walls Audio Trail” download again.

If this does not solve the problem please report this via email to    walks@yorkwalls.org.uk

 

Posted 10pm Friday 6th December 2024   AF

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1 Million & Counting on 14th October 2024 – FOYW Website “visits”.

The Friends of York Walls website first went live in November 2011 as part of the early preparations for FOYW to become a recognised group supporting York’s walls and defences.

Over the (almost) 13 years since then the website has been visited many times from locations all over the world and used by people seeking information about York’ famour City Walls and the studded Walls Trail.

The City Walls Trail home page regularly receives over 300 hits per day and its URL is to be found referred to in many places.

On 14th October 2024 the FOYW Website passed through the 1,000,000 views milestone = ONE MILLION VIEWS

 

Posted 16th October 2024   AF

 

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