YORK AND THE GEORGIAN CITY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Sat 18 May
|King’s Manor, York
The aim of this conference is to re-evaluate the notion of York as a Georgian city. It will examine to what extent York can be described as a ‘Georgian’ city, and whether that label is relevant or meaningful in the present.
Time & Location
18 May 2024, 10:15 – 19:00
King’s Manor, York
About the Event
YORK AND THE GEORGIAN CITY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Joint conference by the York Georgian Society and the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, University of York
The aim of this conference is to re-evaluate the notion of York as a Georgian city, which was one of the founding premises of the York Georgian Society in 1939. It will examine to what extent York can be described as a ‘Georgian’ city, and whether that label is relevant or meaningful in the present day. Why not a medieval, or a Victorian city? Is ‘Georgian’ merely a paradigm for good taste?
Venue
King’s Manor, York: K/133 for all lectures; Huntington Room for registration, lunch, tea and reception
Keynote speakers