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7, St Sampsons Square

A Grade II* Listed Building in Guildhall, York

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9599 / 53°57'35"N

Longitude: -1.0821 / 1°4'55"W

OS Eastings: 460322

OS Northings: 451926

OS Grid: SE603519

Mapcode National: GBR NQWN.J7

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.BQYM

Plus Code: 9C5WXW59+X5

Entry Name: 7, St Sampsons Square

Listing Date: 19 August 1971

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256731

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464624

ID on this website: 101256731

Location: York, North Yorkshire, YO1

County: York

Electoral Ward/Division: Guildhall

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: York

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: York All Saints, Pavement

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description



YORK

SE6051NW ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
1112-1/28/972 (North West side)
19/08/71 No.7

GV II*

House, now part of department store. Probably early C16, with
mid C17 staircase; jetties cut back and refronted in early
C18; further alterations in early C19 and later in C19; C20
shopfront and alterations. Timber-framed; front of buff-orange
brick in Flemish bond, with timber eaves cornice; roof slated
at front, pantile at rear.
PLAN: 2 bays wide, 2 bays deep with staircase extension at
rear.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey, 2-window front. Shopfront includes passage
archway at right end. All upper floor windows are 16-pane
sashes with narrow sills and flat arches of gauged brick.
3-course raised brick band to second floor. Dentil and
modillion eaves cornice with inverted bell rainwater head
towards right end. Yorkshire Insurance firemark between second
floor windows.
INTERIOR: staircase with close string, bulbous balusters,
square newels with attached half balusters and heavy moulded
handrail. Timber-frame substantially intact, with braced
posts, exposed studded walls on first and second floors, and
blocked windows in second floor and attic cross walls. Roof is
of braced raked queen strut trusses with collared rafters and
purlin braces.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 207).


Listing NGR: SE6032251926

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