St Sampson - Medieval Church - York, Great Britain.
N 53° 57.586 W 001° 04.882
30U E 625879 N 5980749
The earliest mention of the church of St Sampson’s is 1154 AD. when it belonged to Pontefract Priory. St Sampson's had the Bell Tower added in the 1400 hundreds. The church closed in 1969, and reopened in 1974 as a drop in center for the over 60s.
Waymark Code: WMK7WP
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/25/2014
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St Sampson. Church Street
Passed to the crown in the 14th century. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century with an undivided nave and chancel, north and south aisles and a tower. The church had three chantries founded in 1268, 1337 and 1405. An attempt to unite the church with St Helen’s in 1549 was rescinded by Parliament. According to records during the Civil War siege of York in 1644 the tower was “shot through and through”. It was also said during the Puritan era “not so much as one tomb, monument or gravestone was left to us”. The church was in a bad state by 1845 and underwent restoration. The church was closed in 1969 and became an old people’s centre five years later. Some of the original glass remains." Text source: (
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