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York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [6]
The York Minster astronomical clock is a memorial to the airmen operating from bases in Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland who were killed in action during World War II, designed by R. Atkinson, and installed in York Minster in 1955.
After the war, York slowly regained its former pre-eminence in the North, and, by 1660, was the third-largest city in England after London and Norwich. In 1686 the Bar Convent was founded, in secret due to anti-catholic Laws, making it the oldest surviving convent in England. York elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.
York Minster Stoneyard is the stonemasons dedicated to the upkeep of the stonework of York Minster in York, England. [1] Established in the 11th century, around 400 years before the current cathedral was completed, [2] it has been located in Minster Yard, adjacent to the minster's southeastern corner, since 1913.
York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. [1] It was built c.1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest ancient stained-glass window in the British Isles." [2]
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In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, 184 solar panels are being fitted to York Minster's roof.
627 – Paulinus establishes the first (temporary wooden) York Minster for the baptism of King Edwin of Northumbria; and also St Peter's School. 637 – Stone-built predecessor of York Minster dedicated to St Peter completed. 735 – Bishop Ecgbert is elevated to become first Archbishop of York. [2] He establishes a library and school.