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Latitude: 53.9605 / 53°57'37"N
Longitude: -1.0873 / 1°5'14"W
OS Eastings: 459984
OS Northings: 451988
OS Grid: SE599519
Mapcode National: GBR NQVN.D0
Mapcode Global: WHFC3.8QH5
Plus Code: 9C5WXW67+63
Entry Name: Former Waterworks Engine House at Rear of Lendal Hill House
Listing Date: 24 June 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1257085
English Heritage Legacy ID: 464252
Also known as: The Star Inn The City
ID on this website: 101257085
Location: York, North Yorkshire, YO1
County: York
Electoral Ward/Division: Guildhall
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: York
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: York St Michael-le-Belfrey
Church of England Diocese: York
Tagged with: Building
YORK
SE5951NE MUSEUM STREET
1112-1/15/794 (North West side)
24/06/83 Former Waterworks Engine house at
rear of Lendal Hill House
GV II
Pump engine house, now offices. 1836, converted in 1854;
further alteration later. For the York Waterworks Company.
MATERIALS: orange-red brick, in Flemish bond on river front,
English garden-wall bond elsewhere; stone plinth and
dressings: hipped slate roofs, partly glazed, with brick
stack. On all sides, openings are recessed in blind arcades of
round arches on plain pilasters.
EXTERIOR: river front: 1 storey 2 bays. Each bay has
round-headed 8-pane sash window. Raised stone eaves band
beneath parapet ramped up to central plinth carrying pedestal
in the form of chimney stack with stone coped cap. Eaves band
and parapet return on both sides. Returns: 1 storey and attic;
6-bay fronts. Left return ground floor has 12-pane sash
windows, one blind in right of centre bay, all with stone
sills; openings to right have cambered brick arches, to left
segmental brick arches. Attic has radial glazed light in round
brick arch in left of centre bay; elsewhere squat blind
openings with cambered brick arches: all have stone sills.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the building was constructed to house the
waterworks pump engine, built by Joseph Smeaton in 1784. The
engine was removed to new works at Acomb Landing c1850 after
which the engine house was converted to office use.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 166).
Listing NGR: SE5998451988
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