Description

YORK

SE6052SW STONEGATE
1112-1/27/1040 (North West side)
14/06/54 Nos.44 AND 46

GV II*

Formerly known as: Nos.38 AND 39 STONEGATE.
Houses, now shops and tea rooms. C15 front range, refronted
mid C18 and raised mid C19; C15 range at rear of No.44, linked
to front range in mid C18, remodelled in early C19; C18 and
C20 extensions to No.46. Early C19 shopfronts, altered later
in C19.
MATERIALS: front and rear ranges timber-framed, fronted in
orange-grey brick in Flemish bond, raised in similar brick in
random bond; orange brick quoins and window arches, timber
cornice and timber shopfront with cast-iron glazing bars: rear
range encased in orange-red brick in random bond: rear block
to No.46 of red brick in Flemish bond. Pantile roofs with
brick stacks and timber modillioned guttering.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey 5-bay front. Both shopfronts framed in
sunk-panelled pilasters with carved imposts beneath plain
frieze and enriched cornice on elongated leaf consoles. No.44
has glazed flush-panel door with overlight between 3-light
plate glass windows with roller blinds. No.46 has shallow
small-pane bow window beneath segmental fanlight with moulded
glazing bars: shop door to right is glazed, beneath oval
fanlight; passage door to left is 6-panelled and has blind
semicircular fanlight: both fanlights have beaded radiating
glazing bars. Upper floor windows are 12-pane sashes except
for two 4-pane sashes at right end of second floor: all have
narrow sills and flat arches of gauged brick. 4-course raised
brick band to second floor. Timber wall plate visible above
second floor windows.
Central passage leads to small court enclosed by rear wings to
both shops. No.44 has 6-panel door beneath divided overlight
to left of tripartite window with 16-pane centre sash; on
first floor are 12-pane sashes, some with original glazing
bars, some with segmental brick arches: one 16-pane sash on
second floor. 3-course raised brick bands to first and second
floors. Rear block to No.46 has through passage to right of
6-panel door, both in round-arched openings: C20 windows: 3-
and 4-course raised brick bands.
Rear: No.44 has 2-storey 2-window front beneath plain parapet,
to right of 3-storey projecting gabled wing to No.46. 2-storey
part has window of tripled C19 sashes beneath wide segmental
1-course brick arch to right of passage arch: on first floor
is altered Venetian window, with 16-pane sash in round-headed
centre light.
INTERIOR: of No.44. Staircase from ground to second floor has
close strings, slender turned balusters, bulbous newel and
heavy ramped handrail: matching moulded dado rail. On both

half landings are C17 panelled doors on L-hinges. Ground
floor: middle room has fireplace with fluted jambs, paterae,
frieze and round-headed grate. First floor: front room has
moulded beams and wall plates; fireplace enriched with
composition ornament. Middle room has dado of re-used
run-through panelling. Rear room has fireplace enriched with
composition ornament: door, doorcase, cupboard door and
architrave carved with leaf and rosette motifs.
No.46. Staircase from ground floor to attic has close string,
turned balusters, square newels with attached half balusters
and moulded ramped handrail. Some timber-framing visible on
second floor. First floor front room has fireplace with
moulded jambs and frieze, angle roundels and hob grate with
fluted side pieces; reeded door architraves with angle
roundels. Second floor front room has blocked C18 fireplace
with cornice shelf; cupboard door of run-through panelling on
H-hinges.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 223-4).

Listing NGR: SE6025652067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26263474

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