Churches of the British Isles

The building was restored after 1554. Until 1745, when the square in front of the church was created, much of this area was occupied by a churchyard bounded on two sides by Stonegate and Davygate. In 1805 and 1814 significant repairs were undertaken. The steeple was replaced by a light belfry and lantern, which were in turn replaced by the rebuilt steeple in 1875. The church was closed soon after 1910, and only an appeal saved it. York Chinese Church also meets here.

York Central Mission Hall is at the south-west corner of Swinegate and Back Swinegate. The Central Mission used New Street Methodist Chapel in 1908-1910 before moving here. They merged with Monk Bar Chapel in 1919 and this building may have been sold. A band of revivalists led by the founder of the Elim Four Square Gospel Alliance arrived in York in 1934, acquiring the mission and renaming it the Elim Tabernacle. It closed by 2008, becoming a bar and grill.

St Sampson Girdlegate is on the southern corner of Church Street and Patrick Pool. It was first mentioned in 1154 when it was granted to Pontefract Priory. Between 1334-1383 the advowson reverted to the Crown. The building consists of a nave with north and south aisles and a tower over the west end. It was rebuilt in the fifteenth century, when the tower was probably added, and again in 1848, with the exception of the tower. There is one bell and a sanctus bell.

Bedern Chapel is on the eastern side of Bedern, just inside the narrow passageway entrance from the southern side of Goodramgate. The name Bedern is first mentioned around 1270 in documents relating to the college. The word is Anglo-Saxon for 'house of prayer'. The chapel and nearby hall were originally part of the College of the Vicars Choral which occupied the area, and are its only remnants. There was also a Bedern Spiritualist Church nearby in 1939.

All photos on this page kindly contributed by Colin Hinson.