ONE of York's medieval attractions has closed temporarily.

Merchant Adventurers' Hall on Fossgate said the closure was due to a combination of "staffing challenges, an iffy weather forecast and a wedding".

The Hall will be closed today (Saturday, August 21) but reopen as normal on Sunday, August 22.

The Grade I listed building was built in 1357 by a group of influential men and women who formed religious fraternity 'the Guild of Our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary'.

The Hall had many uses over the years - with the building acting as a hospital for the poor in the 1400s.

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The Hall belongs to and is still regularly used by The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York.

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It is no longer a trading association but it holds an extensive archive of Medieval documents and operates the Hall as a museum. in trust, administers charities, operates the Hall as a museum 

The records date back to 1432.