Description

YORK

SE6052SW MINSTER GATES
1112-1/27/703 (South East side)
14/06/54 No.10

GV II*

One of pair of houses, now shop and offices. c1755 with early
C19 shopfront; raised and altered further in mid C19 with
demolition of second house. Orange-grey brick in Flemish bond,
raised in orange brick; right side rendered; timber shopfront
and guttering on paired modillions; tiled roof and brick
stack.
EXTERIOR: 4-storey 2-window front. Shop window is shallow bow
with 3 plate glass lights. To right, 2-leaf half-panelled shop
door with bordered lozenge glazing and fanlight, in doorcase
of sunk-panelled pilasters enriched with drops and with fluted
necking, moulded imposts and swagged frieze. To left, 6-panel
upstairs door with Gothick-glazed overlight recessed in
similar doorcase with acanthus brackets above pilasters. All
beneath moulded cornice. Windows on first floor are 12-pane
sashes, on second floor squat 6-pane sashes, all with flat
arches of orange gauged brick. Third floor has one 2x4-pane
casement window with timber lintel. 5-course raised brick
second floor band.
Rear: ground floor has wide small-pane window. Other windows
have segmental brick arches. Right return: inserted 2-light
shop window in plain surround.
INTERIOR: ground floor only inspected. Ground floor ceiling
incorporates shallow fluted dome in moulded surround supported
on fluted columns, one only visible, others probably cased.
RCHM records an original main staircase from first-floor
upwards with elaborate turned balusters. Some original doors,
architraves and fireplaces also survive.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 161).

Listing NGR: SE6032152111

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549650

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