Clifford’s Tower in York to reopen after radical £5m transformation

Clifford’s Tower is all that remains of York Castle, which was the centre of government in the north of England for 500 years, from the middle ages up to the 17th century. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

It should be celebrated as one of England’s most important buildings but even its most fervent cheerleaders would admit that Clifford’s Tower has long been a terrible place to visit.

From the weekend that will no longer be the case, English Heritage hopes, as the covers come off a £5m transformation radically altering the building’s interior.