Item Y/COU/5/2/10 - Castle Committee minutes

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Y/COU/5/2/10

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Castle Committee minutes

Date(s)

  • 1934-1945 (Creation)

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1 volume

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(1934-1944)

Administrative 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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Concerning the Castle Museum and the municipal offices that were to be built in the castle area.

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Open

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Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • English

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    legacy

    BC58

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