THE SHELDON MEMORIAL LECTURE AUTUMN 2024

William Bowes, ‘Bill’, Morrell, 1913-1981, “For the Common Good” Charity, Conservation and Commerce
The Morrell family name is well-known in York. John Bowes Morrell is remembered for his lifetime’s work in protecting the historic environment of the city and as a founding father of the University of York. Less well-known, but undeservedly so, his son William Bowes Morrell built on this achievement by expanding the York Conservation Trust and helping to realise his father’s vision for a Centre on Toleration at the University. His own initiative was the creation, fifty years ago, of the York Common Good Trust, supporting local people in a wide range of activities. Although his professional career was in the field of newspapers and publishing on a national stage, he never forgot his native York and worked tirelessly on behalf of the city.