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York Buildings (Terrace) with Area Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Weymouth, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6106 / 50°36'38"N

Longitude: -2.4532 / 2°27'11"W

OS Eastings: 368025

OS Northings: 79081

OS Grid: SY680790

Mapcode National: GBR PY.DHKP

Mapcode Global: FRA 57RG.82L

Plus Code: 9C2VJG6W+6P

Entry Name: York Buildings (Terrace) with Area Railings

Listing Date: 14 June 1974

Last Amended: 22 December 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1145954

English Heritage Legacy ID: 467570

Also known as: 56 and 57 York Buildings (Terrace) with area railings

ID on this website: 101145954

Location: Weymouth, Dorset, DT4

County: Dorset

Electoral Ward/Division: Melcombe Regis

Parish: Weymouth

Built-Up Area: Weymouth

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Radipole and Melcombe Regis

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


WEYMOUTH

SY6879 ESPLANADE 873-1/21/136 (West side) 14/06/74 Nos.56 AND 57 York Buildings (terrace), with area railings (Formerly Listed as: ESPLANADE No.56 York Buildings) (Formerly Listed as: ESPLANADE No.57 York Buildings)

GV II

Pair of houses, now in one occupation, part of an original terrace of 7 houses. c1785 (RCHME), modified mid C19. Rendered, tile roof. 3 storeys, attic and basement. Each has a tile hipped dormer, with sash to No.56 and early 2-light casement to No.57, above plain sashes, 2 at second floor, and 2-storey bold canted oriels, with low-pitched lead hipped cappings and modillion top cornice; set back in the main wall plane are 2 sashes to each basement. To left and right on 6 steps are original panelled doors. The basement areas are enclosed by spearhead railings, returned at the ends and centre, but with low coped wall to the extreme right. The right return, with double gable, is plain, and the rear, in New Street,is mainly in unrendered brickwork, with a mansard roof slope with dormers, and sashes with bars in moulded flush boxes; two 4-pane, two 12-pane, and a stair sash with margin panes. There is also a low 2-storey gabled service wing. INTERIOR: not inspected. There were originally 3 houses here, but the end property has been demolished. In detail they were probably similar to No.51 (qv), but the fronts modified later. (RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 354).





Listing NGR: SY6802379083

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