St John Churchyard
York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
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York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire EnglandCoordinates: 53.95744, -1.08545 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosMuch of the current building dates from the 15th century, though the east end was rebuilt in the middle of the 19th to enable the widening of North Street and there was extensive restoration at that period.
The church closed 1934. It later became the Institute of Architecture of the York Academic Trust, which merged into the new University of York. The university used it as an Arts Centre in the 1960s, but it was subsequently sold and is now a bar.
Burial registers for the St John parish cover the period 1570 to 1847. These have been deposited with the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Like all other church burial locations within the City of York, the St John Churchyard would have been closed to further burials by parliamentary order in December 1854. The churchyard is now covered by paving stone or other urban development.
Much of the current building dates from the 15th century, though the east end was rebuilt in the middle of the 19th to enable the widening of North Street and there was extensive restoration at that period.
The church closed 1934. It later became the Institute of Architecture of the York Academic Trust, which merged into the new University of York. The university used it as an Arts Centre in the 1960s, but it was subsequently sold and is now a bar.
Burial registers for the St John parish cover the period 1570 to 1847. These have been deposited with the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Like all other church burial locations within the City of York, the St John Churchyard would have been closed to further burials by parliamentary order in December 1854. The churchyard is now covered by paving stone or other urban development.
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- Added: 6 Jul 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2503239
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