Shaping the future through open conversations
4th May 2021 As we move towards developing design ideas for the new public spaces a crucial issue to consider is how to remember the 1190 massacre of York’s Jewish community. Throughout the My Castle Gateway project – in order to inform the masterplan and the new public spaces – a number of meetings have … Read more
10am-12noon, 23rd October 2019, Fairfax Room, Yorkshire Museum There were two strands to this discussion. The first was focused on contextualising 1190 within the wider and longer story of Jewish life in York. The second was to reflect on the proposed language for the draft Castle and Eye of York Open Brief. Contextualising 1190 within … Read more
12.30-2.30, 18th October 2019 The main focus of the discussion was the implication for the new public spaces that will be created when the Castle Car Park is removed. There will be another meeting on 25th October 10-12noon that will focus on how to contextualise 1190 within wider and longer histories of the Jewish community … Read more
21st September 2019 On 21st September a meeting was held with the York Liberal Jewish Community exploring the histories and future of the Castle and Eye of York, with a focus on Clifford’s Tower and the significance and interpretation of the 1190 massacre of York’s Jewish community. The meeting was held following the York Liberal … Read more