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Latitude: 53.9582 / 53°57'29"N
Longitude: -1.0813 / 1°4'52"W
OS Eastings: 460376
OS Northings: 451735
OS Grid: SE603517
Mapcode National: GBR NQWN.PV
Mapcode Global: WHFC3.CR9Y
Plus Code: 9C5WXW59+7F
Entry Name: 11 and 12, High Ousegate
Listing Date: 14 June 1954
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1257624
English Heritage Legacy ID: 463624
ID on this website: 101257624
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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YORK
SE6051NW HIGH OUSEGATE
1112-1/28/443 (North side)
14/06/54 Nos.11 AND 12
GV II
Pair of houses, now shops and offices. c1705; C20 shopfronts
retaining remnants of C19 front; refurbished 1992. For Samuel
Buxton, grocer, Sheriff 1696-97. Stucco front, with massive
timber cornice on shaped brackets; slate roof with brick
stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic; 9-bay front, upper floors
articulated 4:1:4 by giant fluted Ionic pilasters supporting
plain frieze and cornice which breaks forward over pilasters.
Shopfronts incorporate Composite pilasters with shafts
enriched with Art Nouveau carvings, and cornices between heavy
console brackets incorporating initials, possibly of former
shops. On upper floors, centre windows have moulded
architraves, that on first floor with scrolls and pedimented
cornice hood, that on second floor raised and with moulded
sill. All first floor windows are tall 18-pane sashes, on
second floor 12-pane sashes with painted sills. Flat-topped
dormers to attic have 4-pane sashes. Raised band to second
floor. Inverted bell rainwater heads, dated 1758, at each end
of cornice, both initialled IEM, probably for John Mayer.
INTERIOR: on first floor, moulded plaster ceiling cornice
survives.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 147).
Listing NGR: SE6036951736
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