Description

YORK

SE5849NE TADCASTER ROAD, Dringhouses
1112-1/26/1215 (West side)
24/06/83 Nos.52 AND 54
and Branch Library

II

School, now public library and two houses. 1852 with later
alteration. Brick in English bond. Pantiled roof.
EXTERIOR: the library occupies a 1-storey gabled cross-wing at
the left. It has 2 windows, each with 3 lights and a transom
and with geometrical glazing. At the apex of the gable there
is a louvred ventilation opening, with a circular recess
below. The door, which is C20 and partly glazed, is in the
front wall of a lean-to against the left-hand return wall. The
houses are set back to the right and of one storey plus
attics. No.54 is of 2 bays with a central doorway. It has
3-light windows on the ground floor and 2-light dormers above,
all with casements which have geometrical glazing. The door
has 6 raised and fielded panels. No.52, at the right, is of
one bay and has C20 casement windows on the ground floor and
to the dormer. Its door and doorhood are also C20. Ridge
chimneys to right and left of No.54.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE5867649618

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Dringhouses Library official website
• Wikidata Q26547976

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