The Castle Museum

The Castle Museum is housed in two converted 18th century prison
buildings which are grade 1 listed. Inside , Victorian Kirkgate,
the famous cobbled street has been recreated in vivid detail. The
idea for the museum came from John Kirk, an Edwardian country
doctor. Kirkgate is not the only street in the museum. A second
life size street called Half Moon Court has been built in the former
Debtors Prison and represents life in Edwardian York.

From the Court, the path takes you into the prison cells. The first
contains fixtures that were brought to York from the Northallerton
gaol. The rest of the cells have been turned into workshops, which
demonstrate the many crafts and skills which were practised in
Yorkshire.

One cell remains empty after it was used as a condemned cell for the
infamous Dick Turpin,who spent his last night there before execution