A house was built on this site c.127O as a Residence for the Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey but was substantially rebuilt in the late I5th century. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 it became, until 1641 the Headquarters of the Council of the North and the Residence of its Presidents who added to the buildings. Henry VIIl. Charles I and James I stayed here. Since 1963 it has been occupied by the University of York.

RichD

June 7, 2025

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The first house on this site was almost certainly built c. 1270 for Simon de Warwick, Abbot of St. Mary's. The house as it now exists is mostly a rebuilding …

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