Former Tennis Courts, Marsh Close

This planning application for car parking at the southern part of The Close has a very long history: • In 1997 the former tennis courts were sacrificed on a temporary basis to ensure that the rest of The Close was protected from traffic. • The Chapter were tasked by...

Looking to The Future to Care for The Past

The Cathedral Close Preservation Society has held its Autumn Lecture at the Guildhall on 21/09/23. We are delighted that Alex McCallion, Director of Works and Precinct at York Minster, was our speaker for an inspiring and informative evening. Our historic buildings...

Chairman’s Report 2022/23

SCCPS AGM 21 June 2023 – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2023 At the AGM last October I said that, following on from a review of the Society’s objects, your Trustees were developing a refreshed programme of work and activities.  I noted the importance of the...