History in Structure

1 and 1A, Low Ousegate

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildhall, York

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9574 / 53°57'26"N

Longitude: -1.0831 / 1°4'59"W

OS Eastings: 460264

OS Northings: 451647

OS Grid: SE602516

Mapcode National: GBR NQWP.94

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.BSHK

Plus Code: 9C5WXW48+XQ

Entry Name: 1 and 1A, Low Ousegate

Listing Date: 24 June 1983

Last Amended: 14 March 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257443

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463869

ID on this website: 101257443

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 All Saints, Pavement

Church of England Diocese: York

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
York

Description



YORK

SE6051NW LOW OUSEGATE
1112-1/28/571 (South side)
24/06/83 Nos.1 AND 1A
(Formerly Listed as:
LOW OUSEGATE
No.1)

GV II

House with shop. 1810-20 with later alteration and C20
shopfront; exterior renovated in 1992. Orange-grey brick in
Flemish bond with window arches of orange gauged brick; river
front on limestone plinth. Timber mutule eaves cornice,
returned on right front to slate hipped roof with brick
stacks.
EXTERIOR: Low Ousegate front 3 storeys, 3 windows. At left end
are paired doorcases of shaped-panel pilasters and bracketed
console cornices, consoles and brackets carved as acanthus
leaves: doors of 6 raised and fielded panels beneath tall
overlights approached by stone steps. Shopfront to right,
returned on river front. First floor windows are 12-pane
sashes, those on second floor unequal 9-pane sashes, all with
stone sills and flat arches of brick. At right end of cornice,
a fluted bowl rainwater head.
River front of 3 storeys and basement on chamfered plinth; 5
windows. Plinth has paired plank doors beneath heavy tooled
lintel to right of centre, and further right a blocked opening
with shaped lintel. Basement has four 16-pane sashes. In
centre of upper floors are 2 tall round-headed staircase
windows with brick archivolts, each breaking through 2
storeys. Flanking windows on ground and first floors are
12-pane sashes, and on second floor unequal 9-pane sashes, all
with flat arches. All windows have stone sills.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 157).


Listing NGR: SE6026451643

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.