Fairfax House

Fairfax House est une maison de ville géorgienne située au n° 27, Castlegate, York, Angleterre, près de la tour Clifford et du Musée du château d'York. Elle est probablement construite au début des années 1740 pour un marchand local et en 1759, est achetée par Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9e vicomte Fairfax d'Emley, qui fait en sorte que l'intérieur soit remodelé par John Carr (architecte). Après la mort du vicomte en 1772, la maison est vendue et passe par la suite dans plusieurs familles locales avant de devenir un Gentleman's Club, une Building Society et un cinéma. La propriété est achetée par York Civic Trust dans les années 1980 et entièrement restaurée à son ancienne grandeur. Fairfax House est maintenant un musée ouvert au public et un bâtiment classé Grade I.

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Fairfax House is a Georgian townhouse located at No. 27, Castlegate, York, England, near Clifford's Tower and York Castle Museum. It was probably built in the early 1740s for a local merchant and in 1759 it was purchased by Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley, who arranged for the interior to be remodelled by John Carr. Fairfax was the widower of heiress Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh: his inheritance from her death enabled him to purchase the house, which he intended as a home for his daughter from his first marriage, Ann Fairfax. After the Viscount's death in 1772, the house was sold and subsequently passed through a number of local families before spending some time as a Gentleman's Club, a Building Society and a cinema. The property was bought by York Civic Trust in the 1980s and completely restored to its former grandeur. Fairfax House is now a museum open to the public and a Grade I listed building.

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Castlegate House

Castlegate House is a Georgian Grade I listed building in central York, in England.

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Castlegate (York)

Castlegate is a historic street in York, England, which leads to York Castle.

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St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York

St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York is a Grade I listed former parish church in the Church of England in York.

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Jorvik Viking Centre

Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in 'time capsule' carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by York Archaeological Trust and opened in 1984. Its name is derived from Jórvík, the Old Norse name for York and the surrounding Viking Kingdom of Yorkshire.

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