Fishergate Postern Tower wil be open on Saturday 12th April from 10am to 4pm.  FREE entry.

This date also marks the 2025 Sheriffs Army patrol, when they will visit FPT in the afternoon.

The Sheriffs Army event will be patrolling the York’s City Walls on the 12th April 2025, starting from the Mansion House at 2.00pm walking anticlockwise via Micklegate bar. 

Sheriffs Army Patrol in 2023 at Fishergate Postern Arch. . .Photo Alan Fleming
Note that the time of the Sheriff’s Army Patrol’s arrival at FPT is likely to be between 2.30 pm and 3.00pm – NOT in the morning as last year. 
 
We intend to dress FPT up with flags, bunting, etc..  FOYW Volunteers also hope to be dressed in suitable medieval costume to greet The Sheriff and his supporting Army Patrol.   The option to be dressed up is up to our volunteers – so do come and support this special opening. 
Sheriffs Army Patrol in 2023 at Fishergate Postern Photo Alan Fleming
More photos of the 2023 event available  HERE
Updated  2nd Aprli 2025   af
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Fishergate Postern Tower

@  Junction of Piccadilly and Lead Mill Lane   YO1 9AF

FPT is CLOSED on Sunday 26th January, as the walls are closed.
Apologies for the short notice if you visited, and found us closed.

Open on Sat 25th Jan  &  Sun 26th Jan  2025
from 10:00 – 16:00

FREE  ENTRY   (but donations welcome)

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)

This event is provided by volunteers of The Friends of York Walls.   If you would like to get involved please email  us at      friendsofyorkwalls@yorkwalls.org.uk

This is the first opening of Fishergate Postern Tower for our 2025 season.   For all 2025 open days please see    HERE

Our 2025 Information Leaflet  (Issue 2  January 2025)  is available    HERE 

 

Posted  26th January 2025    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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