York Minster is seeking to erect a shipping container to host a Christmas pop-up café.

Monday, 14 October 2024 12:26

By Darren Greenwood

If approved, the venue would open from 9am to 5pm daily from November 22 to January 5.

Plans submitted to City of York Council say the site in front of the South Quire Aisle has previously been used by the Minster to site temporary infrastructure, including catering offers and offices.

The last use of the currently empty site was to host temporary offices during redevelopment works in the Minster Precinct.

The application said: “The converted shipping container and its immediate surroundings will be dressed for Christmas, host a pop-up Christmas café and connect York Minster to the city’s wider Christmas market offering.

“It will support the Minster and the city in its key Christmas offer and builds on the success of previous, family friendly, seasonal offers in the Minster Precinct.”

Previous approvals for market stalls, it continued, generated much needed income for York Minster in the aftermath of the pandemic.

The application continued: “The pop-up Christmas cafe will be unique experience to the Christmas Market audience and York residents and follows the example of other major English and European cathedral cities whose precincts play an active role in their respective Christmas markets.

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