Description

YORK

SE6052SW GOODRAMGATE
1112-1/27/419 (West side)
19/08/71 Nos.76, 78 AND 80
The Old White Swan Public House

GV II

Formerly known as: Nos.76, 78 AND 80 and premises occupied by
Meyers and Walter. GOODRAMGATE.
Public house. Early C17 with mid and late C18 front
extensions; further extensions, alterations and renovation in
C20.
MATERIALS: C17 range timber-framed, encased in render, with
tiled roof and brick stack. Mid C18 extension of red-brown
brick, in Flemish bond to Goodramgate, stretcher bond to
courtyard; ground floor rebuilt and extended in buff-orange
brick; hipped tiled roof with brick stacks. Late C18 extension
rendered, with stone-coped tiled roof and rendered gable
stack. Buildings enclose 3 sides of courtyard.
EXTERIOR: Goodramgate: No.76 has 3-storey 5-window front with
glazed shopfront between half-glazed upstairs door to left and
board passage door on strap hinges to right: first floor
windows are 12-pane sashes, second floor unequal 9-pane
sashes, all with brick cambered arches. No.78 has 2-storey
1-window front with 1-storey 1-bay extension to left. Ground
floor openings are C20 12-pane sashes with stone sills. First
floor has one 12-pane sash window which breaks 3-course raised
band to former second floor. No.80 has 3-storey 2-window gable
wall to street: windows on ground and first floors are 12-pane
sashes with painted stone sills; second floor openings are
blocked and attic has small 4-pane casement. Raised bands to
first and second floors and at eaves level returned from
courtyard front.
Courtyard front: 2-storey 3-window rear range; 3-storey
4-window range at right angles to left; range of 2 storeys and
attic, 3 windows, at right angles to right: angle between
ranges to rear and to left occupied by 1-storey canted
extension. All ground floor openings are C20 including 12-pane
sash windows to 1-storey extension, one of which has heavy
moulded cornice hood on massive carved consoles. First floor
windows to No.80 are 4-pane sashes with cambered heads and
painted stone sills, one blocked: second floor, squat 6-pane
sashes. Other windows are various sashes, and attic windows to
No.78 flat-topped dormers with 2-light casements.
INTERIOR: ground floor only inspected. C17 range has
substantial exposed remains of timber-frame, beams and joists,
and two first floor studded partition walls visible from
ground floor. Three large brick fireplaces survive with
original brick stacks, two with massive chamfered timber
lintels. No.80 lined with C20 full-height panelling, cornice
and fireplace. RCHM record close string staircase with turned

balusters and square newels in No.78; and staircase with
Chinese fret balustrade from first to second floor in No.80.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 145).

Listing NGR: SE6044752010

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Old White Swan Public House at Wikipedia
• The Old White Swan Public House official website
• Wikidata Q26549042

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