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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]
YorkMix Radio is a British radio station broadcasting to the city of York. It was founded in early 2021, following the sale and re-branding of Minster FM as Greatest Hits Radio, [1] and features a number of the presenters and staff who previously operated Minster FM. [2] It is owned by YorkMix, who operate a local news website for the York area.
The York Minster fire was a blaze that caused severe destruction to the south transept of York Minster, in the city of York, England, on 9 July 1984.Believed to have been started by a lightning strike, the roof burnt for three hours between 1:00 and 4:00 am before it was made to collapse by the fire brigade to stop it spreading to other parts of the minster.
In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, 184 solar panels are being fitted to York Minster's roof.
The Ebor Lectures are jointly organised by the following groups and are held either at York Minster or at York St John University in York, northern England. York Minster; York St John University; The C. and J. B. Morell Trust; The Methodist Church (Yorkshire North and East District) York Area Society of Friends (Quakers)
Minster FM, named after York Minster, launched at 6 am on Saturday 4 July 1992. This was nine years to the day after BBC Radio York had started to broadcast. The first presenter to air was Daragh Corcoran and the first song played was 'Saturday in the Park' by Chicago. Minster FM launched with a live locally presented schedule 24 hours a day.
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The street may have originated as the courtyard of the headquarters building of Roman Eboracum.In the 8th-century text The Earliest Life of Gregory the Great, a square between the royal palace and York Minster was mentioned, which has been tentatively identified with Minster Yard; however, in the 10th century, the area was covered by a cemetery associated with the minster.