It was originally an initiative of former Lord Mayor John Bowes Morrell, who started acquiring old buildings when he bought Sir Thomas Herbert's House on Pavement in 1943.
Together with his brother, Cuthbert, Morrell set up the Ings Property Company, a not-for-profit exercise in practical conservation.
The Trust owns properties throughout York in streets such as Walmgate, Micklegate, Low Ousegate, Goodramgate, Gillygate and Stonegate.
Recent acquisitions include Bowes Morrell House, Walmgate,[1] and 56 Bootham, better known as York Register Office.
This lists the properties it owns, gives historical and descriptive information and encourages walking around York to view them.