Clements Hall Local History Group

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14th September 2024

St Clement's Church, York celebrates its 150th anniversary

This year, 2024, marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of St Clement’s Church on Scarcroft Road. This church, and its newly appointed rector, George Marsham Argles made a big impact on our local area. Read more

29th August 2024

Was there a Roman settlement at Middlethorpe?

There’s a follow up by Simon Batchelor to our recent blogpost on the Terry’s site, with some intriguing research. Read more

11th July 2024

Recording changes in South Bank at the Chocolate Works, York

Group Members John Stevens and Mave Morris review their research into the changes that have taken place on the Terry’s site. Read more

19th June 2024

Hidden histories in Bishophill

Our new Bishophill book has attracted the attention of Jim Addyman, a BBC Radio York reporter looking for material for a BBC local radio series Hidden Histories. Read more

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Sep

Images of York: the Evelyn and Hanstock Collection Read more

Our publications

Our group has published four books covering our researches Read more

Mapping York's scoria bricks

Have you ever wondered why we have all those silvery grey blue tiles in our back alleyways and gutters? Read more

Upcoming Events

Find out what events are coming up this year. Read more