Barley Hall

Barley Hall is a stunning medieval town house, once home to the Priors of Nostell and a Lord Mayor of York.

York Archaeological Trust purchased Barley Hall in 1987 and were able to restore the site to its Medieval glory.

The oldest parts of Barley Hall date from about 1360, when the Hall was built as the York townhouse of Nostell Priory, a monastery near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. A new wing was added to the building in about 1430. Soon after, the Hall became the home of a leading York citizen, William Snawsell, Goldsmith, Alderman and Lord Mayor of York.