ONE of York’s finest hotels has a new name and a new future.
After months of preparation, The Principal York has officially relaunched as The Milner York.
The Grade II-listed building was originally built in 1878 as the Royal Station Hotel and later the Royal York Hotel.
It became the Principal in 2015, but a hotel takeover has brought a new name.
Now, it is named after William Milner, the York Station foreman during World War II who posthumously received the King’s commendation for gallantry.
During a Second World War bombing raid in May 1942, William was killed after going back into a station office to retrieve a first aid kit. His body was found clutching the first aid box.
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