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12, Minster Yard

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildhall, York

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Latitude: 53.9616 / 53°57'41"N

Longitude: -1.0824 / 1°4'56"W

OS Eastings: 460299

OS Northings: 452118

OS Grid: SE602521

Mapcode National: GBR NQWM.GM

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.BPS9

Plus Code: 9C5WXW69+M2

Entry Name: 12, Minster Yard

Listing Date: 1 July 1968

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257262

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464092

ID on this website: 101257262

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 MINSTER YARD
1112-1/27/714 (South West side)
01/07/68 No.12

GV II

Offices. c1840, incorporating late C18 structure. By JB
Pritchett for the Dean and Chapter. Limestone ashlar fronts,
rear of squared limestone and orange-brown brick; wing of
squared limestone; pantile roofs, hipped to wing.
STYLE: Gothick.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey gabled front to Minster Yard, 2-window
return front to right. High moulded plinth. Entrance in right
return. Minster Yard front has 3-light window in square-headed
surround on ground floor: first floor has embattled 3-light
oriel, second floor paired lancets in 2-centred head. Moulded
gable coping continues on plain parapet over right return.
Right return: glazed and panelled door with 4-centred head.
Windows are of paired 4-centred lights, in square-headed
surrounds on ground and second floors, 4-centred on first
floor. Openings and mullions all hollow chamfered: all windows
have hoodmoulds, returned on second floor to form eaves string
beneath plain parapet. Windows are tall hung sashes.
INTERIOR: re-used staircase rising to second floor has open
string, turned balusters, square newels and plain handrail.
Ground floor: front room has fireplace with sunk-panel jambs
enriched with wheatear drops and dentilled shelf beneath later
shelf. Rear room has alcove fitted with built-in shelving,
supported in part on colonnade of squat columns. First floor:
rear room retains fireplace with dentilled shelf.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 166).


Listing NGR: SE6029952118

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