Merchant Adventurers' Hall

The ancient Merchant Adventurers' Hall in York is a medieval guildhall. Most of it was built in 1357 by a group of influential men and women who came together to form a religious fraternity called the Guild of Our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1430 the fraternity was granted a royal charter by Henry VI. It was granted the status of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of York by Elizabeth I in the 16th century. The main part of the building consists of a big hall and an undercroft, which was originally a hospital or almshouse for the city’s poor. Its website is here.