Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
Bar Convent
Bar Convent is a historic church in the United Kingdom.
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Bar Convent is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1786. Designed by Thomas Atkinson. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Coordinates: 53.9549°, -1.0918°.
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The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, at Micklegate Bar, York, England, established in 1686, is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in the British Isles. The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established and operated in secret. While pretending to be widows, the foundation opened the first school for girls in the country in Hammersmith, London, in 1679 and the second here at the Bar Convent. Today, the Bar Convent is a popular York destination for tourists and offers bed and breakfast accommodation, meeting rooms, a gift shop, café and museum exhibition about the Convent's history.
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- Coordinates
- 53.9549, -1.0918
- District
- York
- Parish
- York, unparished area
- Postcode
- YO24 1AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- York Central
- Established
- 1786
- Official site
- www.bar-convent.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4857921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bar Convent (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bar Convent Exterior.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bar Convent?
- Bar Convent is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.9549°, -1.0918°.
- When was Bar Convent built?
- Bar Convent dates to 1786 — the Georgian period. It was designed by Thomas Atkinson.
- Who designed Bar Convent?
- Bar Convent was designed by Thomas Atkinson.
- Is Bar Convent a listed building?
- Bar Convent carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.