Backhouse Nurseries project suffers setback

Fire causes prroblems

by Tara Craig 25th November 2016

Plans to create a heritage centre in York dedicated to Quaker botanist and philanthropist James Backhouse are in jeopardy following an arson attack.

Local resident Jane Cullen is leading a campaign to transform a disused park-keeper’s lodge in West Bank Park into a café and heritage centre, as reported in the Friend (21 August 2015).