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3, Museum Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildhall, York

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Latitude: 53.9611 / 53°57'40"N

Longitude: -1.0854 / 1°5'7"W

OS Eastings: 460106

OS Northings: 452057

OS Grid: SE601520

Mapcode National: GBR NQVM.TS

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.9PDP

Plus Code: 9C5WXW67+CR

Entry Name: 3, Museum Street

Listing Date: 24 January 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257111

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464236

Also known as: Thomas's of York
Thomas's Hotel

ID on this website: 101257111

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

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Description



YORK

SE6052SW MUSEUM STREET
1112-1/27/787 (South East side)
24/01/78 No.3

GV II

Formerly known as: Ruins of St Leonard's Hospital MUSEUM
GARDENS.
House, later hotel now restaurant. Early C18 with later
alterations. Buff-brown brick in Flemish bond on painted
rendered plinth; timber doorcase, first floor band and boxed
guttering; Roman pantile roof with brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey 5-bay front. Wide doorcase of fluted Doric
columns with triglyph frieze blocks and dentilled segmental
pediment: double doors and overlight flanked by narrow 1-pane
sashes of late C19 coloured glass set in screen of glazed
brick: tympanum filled with moulded figures in foliage and
cartouche announcing "THOMAS' HOTEL". Panelled passage door at
left end has blocked overlight and bracketed cornice hood. All
windows are 1-pane sashes diminishing in height on each floor
above, with painted stone sills and flat arches of gauged
brick. Moulded first floor band; 2-course raised brick band to
second floor.
INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM records original staircase with
bulbous balusters, and several original panel doors. Remaining
fittings mostly C19.
HISTORICAL NOTE: house formed part of Ettridge's Royal Hotel
from c1800 and became known as Thomas' Hotel after 1858 when
it was purchased by William Thomas.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 167;
Murray H, Riddick S & Green R: York through the Eyes of the
Artist: York City Art Gallery: 1990-: 84).

Listing NGR: SE6010652057

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