….The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York…. - which contains the Great Hall - the largest timber-framed buidling in the UK still standing and used for its original purpose. The Merchant Adventurers Hall is a medieval guildhall in the city of York, England, and was one of the most important buildings in the medieval city. The majority of the Hall was built in 1357 by a group of influential men and women who came together to form a religious fraternity called the Guild of Our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1430 the fraternity was granted a royal charter by King Henry VI and renamed The Mistry of Mercers. It was granted the status of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of York by Queen Elizabeth I in the sixteenth century. The main part of the building consists of the Great Hall and the undercroft, which was originally a hospital or almshouse for poor people of York. The Great Hall is a timber-framed structure and was built over a five-year period. The roof of the hall is of two spans supported by a row of large central timber posts. It includes complex crown posts and is held together by wooden pegs. The undercroft, like the Great Hall, is divided in two by its supporting row of timber posts. The undercroft also provides access to an attached chapel built for the use of the ill and poor in the hospital as well as the members of the Merchant Adventurers Guild. It is still used for worship. The Hall belongs to and is still regularly used by The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York, who, although no longer dedicated to mercantile activities are prominent in York and still exist as a charitable membership group. The Hall is open as a museum and can also be hired for parties, dinners and special occasions. It is also licensed for weddings and holds wedding receptions throughout the year. Thanks for reading :) Anne Justbod Team Text from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merchant_Adventurers%27_Hall&oldid=631251561 Images: Justbod
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 07:05:00 +0000
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