Description

YORK

SE6051NW KING STREET
1112-1/28/517 (South East side)
24/06/83 No.14
and railings attached to No.5 King's
Staith

GV II

Includes: No.5 KING'S STAITH.
Two houses, and railings attached to King's Staith front. Mid
C19, with later alteration. Orange brick in Flemish bond,
painted on ground floor, on ashlar plinth; doorcases, and
moulded eaves frieze and modillion cornice terminating in
grooved consoles, of timber. Slate roof with brick stacks.
Cast-iron railings on stone plinth.
EXTERIOR: King Street front: 3 storeys, 4 windows. Right of
centre entrance is 4-panel door beneath divided overlight, in
pilaster and entablature doorcase with moulded imposts and
bold cornice. At far left end is rear passage door beneath
divided overlight; original window to right altered to glazed
door. 4-pane sashes with louvred shutters flank main entrance:
on first and second floors windows are 12-pane sashes: all
windows have cambered heads. All openings except main entrance
have flat arches of gauged brick. Raised painted stone sill
band to ground floor windows; painted moulded band to first
floor; painted stone sills to second floor windows.
King's Staith front: 3 storeys raised on high plinth, 3
windows. Flight of steps up to central entrance, similar to
entrance on King's Street. All windows are 4-pane sashes with
cambered heads and flat arches of gauged brick, with small
inserted window to right of first floor centre window. Other
detail repeats that on King's Street front.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: turned spearhead railings with mace-head
standards attached to front steps and returning along front of
house.

Listing NGR: SE6027551597

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548862

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