Church, arts centre, or …

pub? In fact St John's church, lower Micklegate, ceased to function as a place of worship in the 1930s and is currently a pub known as The Parish. It was an arts centre for a while, and is still noted as such on some of older street plans. This split-level conversion retains many original features and according to punters it works quite well. I like the brick and timber belfry, if that's what it is. 

TBecque: Holy Trinity, yesterday's church, is mainly 15th century. The stained glass was donated in 1470 by one of the vicars.

John Hutton's Hope

Holy Trinity church, off Goodramgate again, showing gravestones, outbuildings and the contrasting modern constructions off Low Petergate. The words on John Hutton's grave in the foreground read as follows:

Go home, dear wife, and shed no tears:

I must ly here till Christ appears,

And at his coming hope to have 

A joyful rising from the grave.

You can't chisel all of your theology onto a gravestone, and this verse omits the belief expressed by the Apostle Paul that to depart is to be with Christ, which is far better (Philippians 1:23), according to which John Hutton's body may be in the grave, but he himself is elsewhere. Though sharing Hutton's resurrection hope, I think his first line is more Stoic than Christian. 

Leif, in answer to your question about this church, it is no longer a place of worship, but has a steady stream of visitors, partly because of its setting right in the centre of York and partly because of its furnishings, notably the relocated pulpit, box pews and stained glass.

Thanks to all for recent commented visits. I'll get organised to join the special events one of these days.

Micklegate mirrored

The French House, Micklegate, where the dolls' house matches the reflections of the opposite side of the street. 

Holy Trinity box pews

Inside Holy Trinity off Goodramgate, one of the excellent York guides plies his trade, hidden behind the pulpit. The church is no longer in use as a place of worship, but it attracts a steady stream of visitors. Similar box pews can be found in St Mary's, Whitby.

Treasurer's Tulips

Despite the damaging effects of overnight rain, these white tulips are still very pretty. The irises will be out now. Once again, this is the tranquil Treasurer's House garden.

At eight eight ate at Ate …

… O'clock. A glance down this alley off High Ousegate reveals an inviting courtyard restaurant. The pun is illustrated by a clock at the entrance permanently showing the time stated. Thankfully there is a more accurate timepiece opposite on All Saints, Pavement.

I wouldn't start from here …

The title refers to the man apparently giving directions and to the old joke, "If I wanted to go to Leeds …" This College Street café changed hands recently and is just along from the Minster and St William's, looking towards Goodramgate. The blossom is hiding the timbered upstairs of the National Trust shop.