Monday 12 March 2012

Merchant Adventurer's Hall


This is the Great Hall of the Merchant Adventurers in York. It was built between 1357-61 and was the main room where the business and social activities of the Guild took place. A hospital was built in the undercroft so the Guild could fulfil it's charitable function, and also a chapel which addressed it's religious committments. The Guild controlled the export and import of many items into the city, notably wool. They were a powerful presence in the commercial life of York and their permission was needed to open a shop in York into the nineteenth century.

7 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! I wonder how hard it is to maintain all that wood.

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  2. Nice early building, shame about the modern out of time and place chairs.

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  3. Wonderful building but yeas the chairs are rather jarring!

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  4. Yes I agree it does rather spoil the effect but thought you should see it warts 'n' all.

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  5. The ceiling structure is amazing!

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  6. Looks spectacular and cannot believe its age!

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