Description

YORK

SE6051NE ST SAVIOURGATE
1112-1/17/989 (North West side)
14/06/54 Nos.29 AND 31

GV II

House now offices. 1735 with extension of 1739; subdivided in
mid C19.
MATERIALS: orange brick in Flemish bond, on part concrete
plinth, part painted stone; timber cornice. Roof of tiles at
front, pantile at rear, with brick stacks and four flat-topped
dormers with 2- or 3-light windows. Painted stone doorcase to
No.29, timber to No.31.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 5-bay original front, with
slightly projecting centre bay; 4-bay extension to right.
Original entrance to No.29 in projecting bay, in replacement
doorcase with round-arched architrave, fluted impost band,
spandrels enriched with garlanded wheatear mouldings and
dentilled open pediment on grooved consoles with foliate
pendants. Entrance to No.31 to right, in inserted doorcase of
plain pilasters and heavy moulded and modillioned cornice.
Both have doors of 6 raised and fielded panels, that to No.29
with patterned fanlight, that to No.31 divided overlight. At
right end, original door of 8 sunk panels with radial-glazed
fanlight in round-arched opening leads to side passage.
Windows on ground floor are 12-pane sashes, on first floor
unequal 15-pane sashes, all with flat arches of gauged brick
and stone sills, some painted. Window arches on second floor
partly hidden by moulded dentilled and modillioned cornice.
Raised band of brick to left of doorcase to No.29, of painted
stone to right and across extension front. Two ornate moulded
rainwater heads embossed with winged cherub heads.
INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM records original staircase in
No.29 with close string, turned and fluted balusters and
square fluted newels with moulded, ramped handrail.
First-floor room in No.29 and ground-floor room in No.31 have
bolection moulded panelling and elaborate plaster overmantels.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 208).

Listing NGR: SE6061951958

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548160

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