Description

YORK

SE6052SW PRECENTOR'S COURT
1112-1/27/876 (North side)
14/06/54 No.9
Fenton House

GV II*

House, now 2 dwellings. Early C18 with early C19 and C20
alterations.
MATERIALS: front of orange brick in Flemish bond, with painted
and chamfered stone quoins; stone doorcase, window surround
and chamfered plinth, all now rendered; timber eaves cornice:
rear of orange-brown brick in English garden-wall bond. Front
roof hipped and tiled, and surmounted by square lantern with
pyramidal tiled roof: rear roof in 2 parallel ranges, pantiled
with brick coping; brick stacks. 3 flat dormer windows at
front have 2x6-pane Yorkshire sashes.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, cellars and attics; 3-bay front, centre
bay projecting slightly, incorporating centrepiece of raised
eared door and window surrounds with wide moulded stone
cornice over ground floor. Front door of 6 raised and fielded
panels with bordered cross-glazed overlight approached by 3
steps. Ground floor windows on each side are tripartite with
12-pane centre sashes; all first floor windows are 12-pane
sashes: all on both floors have painted stone sills and flat
arches of orange gauged brick. Painted first floor band
returns at each end as 2-course raised brick band. Prominent
moulded and modillioned eaves cornice.
Rear: 2-storey, twin gabled front with flat parapet masking
valley between. In centre of ground floor is radial glazed
staircase sash window beneath altered 1-course brick arch: to
right, inserted 12-pane sash. On first floor, 2x6-pane
Yorkshire sash windows flank squat 6-pane centre sash: all
retain 1-course segmental brick arches over brick tympana.
2-course raised brick band to first floor.
INTERIOR: ground floor: moulded segmental entrance arch on
wide fluted pilasters enriched with foliar necking and floral
drops from lion masks. Rear right room has tripartite sash
window with panelled shutters in surround enriched with drops.
Hall and all rooms except rear left have moulded cornices:
rear left has chamfered beam. Main staircase to first floor
has moulded close string with terminal volute at the foot,
heavy bulbous balusters with pendant finials, square newels
with attached half balusters, and heavy ramped handrail. First
floor: landing has moulded cornice. Doorcase to rear right
room has moulded jambs and corner paterae: inner side of
doorcase and window architrave are reeded with angle paterae;
reeded cornice. Centre front room has panelled window recess
and seat. Rear left room retains vestiges of fielded dado and
overmantel panelling and C19 basket grate in plain fireplace
with moulded shelf; moulded ceiling cornice. Most doors are of

6 raised and fielded panels. Secondary staircase to attic has
close string, stick balusters, flat moulded handrail and
square newels. Attic: 2 original 2-panel doors; 3 plank or
board doors. Finely moulded beam re-used in rear right room.
Several 2-panel plank backed doors survive throughout house.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 200).

Listing NGR: SE6015552238

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Fenton House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17549561

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