Castle Committee

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Castle Committee

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    • Castle Committee; 1934-1944

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1934-1944

      History

      Established when the corporation bought York prison in 1934. Historically the area around the castle (Clifford's Tower) had been owned by the crown and was outside corporation jurisdiction. There were plans to convert the castle area into municipal offices, and foundations were dug but the scheme was interrupted by WWII and never carried out. The folk museum, known as the Castle Museum was opened in 1938 in the female prison and expanded into the debtor's prison in 1952.
      Shared functions with the Castle Museum Committee, established 1940.

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      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Responsibility for the use and development of the York castle site.

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      General context

      Established when the corporation bought York prison in 1934. Historically the area around the castle (Clifford's Tower) had been owned by the crown and was outside corporation jurisdiction. There were plans to convert the castle area into municipal offices, and foundations were dug but the scheme was interrupted by WWII and never carried out. The folk museum, known as the Castle Museum was opened in 1938 in the female prison and expanded into the debtor's prison in 1952.

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      Authority record identifier

      GB0192-141

      Institution identifier

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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          Sources

          BC 58, VCH York

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