MANSION HOUSE YORK ENGLAND

MAIN STAIRCASE IN MANSION HOUSE

DSCN2299

CITY OF YORK COAT OF ARMS, ABOVE FIREPLACE.

SWORD OF CITY ON WALL.

STATE ROOM.

VIEW FROM THE WINDOW OF MANSION HOUSE,LOOKING INTO ST. HELENS SQUARE.-THE CENTRAL TOWER OF YORK MINSTER CAN BE SEEN

MANSION HOUSE YORK in St. Helens Square, Coney Street to left and Lendal to right.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------From the 18th century the Lord Mayor of York has lived here during his term of office, usually a year. On a visit you see the grandeur of the State Room also the Gold and Silver Collection, also the Georgian kitchen. The York Mansion House was started in 1725 and completed in 1732. --The last Royal visit was in 2012, when the Queen and Prince Phillip visited York.--The Lord Mayor of York is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence.---The Mansion House is situated in St. Helens Square in the centre of York.and was built for the Lord Mayor of York to entertain important visitors. and was built 20 years before London"s Mansion House.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------