FRIENDS OF YORK WALLS CIO

Wednesday 1st November and Thursday 2nd November, open from 6pm to 8pm   –   A rare opportunity to walk along Yorks historic City Walls after the sun goes down and to see the city and Minster in a new light!

Friends of York Walls volunteers will be opening up the Walls for a “Walk In The Dark” starting at Bootham Bar going (one direction) to Monk Bar.   Entrance at Bootham Bar   £1.00  –  children and NUS students FREE.  The students of nearby York St John University will be featuring a light installation at Robin Hood Tower.

Friends of York Walls are supporting the 2017 TakeOver Festival “Lead In Event” on Saturday 16th September when performers will be taking to York’s famous City Walls for a one of a kind performance trail.

Full details can be found on the York Theatre Royal page   HERE

Featuring new and emerging artists and performers at various stations throughout the Monk Bar to Bootham Bar stretch of the walls with 10-15 minute shows this will be the perfect opportunity to engage with accessible arts, one of TakeOver’s main aims, and find out what is planned for this year’s main festival week in October.

Events planned from 13:00 to 17:00 –  as detailed on the above plan.

As always entry to the walls is FREE and the performances in this event are also FREE and unticketed.

As part of the National 2017 Heritage Open Days – Fishergate Postern Tower, Piccadilly, Lead Mill Lane, York, North Yorkshire will be open on all three days – over the weekend of 8th, 9th, 10th September.

Volunteer guides will show you around the 500 year old tower, where the Postern gatekeeper lived with his family. The second floor room has sockets in the walls from which large timbers used to support the lead roof above. The spiral staircase ends on the top floor, which was enclosed with the existing timber roof some time before it was shown on John Speed’s map of 1610. Some of the original battlements still have mason’s marks.

Opening Times

• Friday 8 September        : 11:00 to16:30
• Saturday 9 September  : 10:00 to 16:00
• Sunday 10 September   : 10:00 to 16:00

Booking Details

No booking is required.  FREE ENTRY  but donations welcome.

Access

Wheelchair access to ground floor only.  Access to the upper floors is via a narrow spiral staircase,  not suitable for anyone with mobility limitations or fear of confined spaces.  Volunteer guides are on hand to describe the building and to assist visitors on the stairs.

Additional information

Fishergate Postern Tower is opened on other occasions by the Friends of York Walls;  opening hours are subject to volunteer numbers.  Visit the Friends website for more information about FPT and the Walls.  Join Friends of York Walls, via the website (it is free!), and find out about the Sponsor a Stone project, which allows members of the public to contribute towards the refurbishment and maintenance of FPT.

Directions

Located at the junction of Piccadilly and Lead Mill Lane, in front of the Wetherspoons/Travelodge.

Website

www.yorkwalls.org.uk

Organised by

Friends of York Walls CIO

We need more volunteers and also people to join the Management Committee and Trustees.  If you are interested please email us at –   friendsofyorkwalls@gmail.com

Fishergate Postern Tower  & other events  2017  –

FPT – Heritage Open Weekend :-
Friday 8th September (11am – 4.30pm) + 
Saturday 9th  September  (10am – 4pm) +
Sunday 10th  September (10am to 4pm)

TakeOver Festival Lead In Event  – “York Walls Performance Trail”
A York Theatre Royal TakeOver event around Monk Bar to Bootham Bar
Saturday 16th September (afternoon)

FPT – Saturday 23rd September  (10am – 4pm)

FPT – Saturday 7th & 28th October  (10am – 4pm)

“A Walk In The Dark”   – 1st & 2nd November open 6pm to 8pm  Bootham to Monk Bar  –  £1   but children & NUS students FREE

FPT – Saturday 4th November  (10am – 4pm)  last 2017 open day

No need to book, and entry to FPT is free – but donations to Friends of York Walls and tower repairs will be very welcome. Unfortunately access beyond the ground floor is not suitable for the disabled.

Fishergate Postern Tower, at the end of Piccadilly, is a 4 storey stone tower built around 1504 and has a quirky narrow spiral staircase linking the interesting rooms and with views of the roof structure. The FPT opening will be staffed by Friends of York Walls volunteers who will be on hand to help, and to tell you about the history of the tower. You can also learn about plans for the future of the tower and other 2017 planned activities.

Copies of the FoYW book “A Walking Guide to York’s City Walls” will be on sale. You can also “Sponsor a Stone” on either the West Wall or the North Wall to raise funds for the restoration of and repairs to the tower.

We need more volunteers and also people to join the Management Committee and Trustees. If you are interested please email us at friendsofyorkwalls@gmail.com