EVENT

York Unlocked

October 5, 2024 - October 6, 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hidden in plain sight for 300 years, England’s oldest living convent, unlocked!

Ever wondered where those eight escape routes might have led to? How the sisters managed to have an entire chapel built in secret without ever being discovered? The international significance of the house today?

Brand new research and interpretation will give insight into how the house was cleverly designed to be used as the first school for girls in the north of England, and to hide the first illegal convent since Henry VIII ordered them all closed.

Discover the history of the building’s architecture and changing footprint over the centuries, the people who masterminded the changes, the prominent designers involved and the great lengths people had to go to in order to keep some of those changes a secret.

10am to 4pm; free admission to the building (charge for exhibition entry). No booking required.

Free Guided Tours are available at 10am, 11.30am & 2pm. Please contact reception@barconvent.co.uk to book.

The Bar Convent, 17 Blossom Street, York, YO24 1AQ | 01904 643 238 | www.bar-convent.org.uk