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Latitude: 53.9626 / 53°57'45"N
Longitude: -1.0847 / 1°5'5"W
OS Eastings: 460147
OS Northings: 452226
OS Grid: SE601522
Mapcode National: GBR NQVM.Y8
Mapcode Global: WHFC3.9NQJ
Plus Code: 9C5WXW78+34
Entry Name: Christian Science Reading Room
Listing Date: 1 July 1968
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1257620
English Heritage Legacy ID: 463660
ID on this website: 101257620
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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
YORK
SE6052SW HIGH PETERGATE
1112-1/27/456 (North East side)
01/07/68 No.8
Christian Science Reading Room
GV II
Formerly known as: No.6 HIGH PETERGATE.
House, now reading room. Late C17 with early C14 origins; rear
altered and partly rebuilt in early C19; C20 shopfront. Front
of painted brick in English garden-wall and stretcher bonds;
rear of red-brown brick, part rendered; steeply pitched
pantile roof with plain tile verge; brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 3-window front. Shopfront
framed in plain pilasters beneath plain fascia and minimal
cornice: door at right end is glazed and panelled with
bordered overlight, recessed between small-pane windows.
Remainder of shop window has small-pane glazing with some
top-hung lights. First floor windows are 12-pane sashes: attic
window a raking dormer with 2-light casement window. Rear:
outer wall has length of 3-course raised brick first floor
band at left end: behind, rebuilt wall has 2x12-pane Yorkshire
sash window on first floor.
INTERIOR: first floor middle room has small fireplace with
basket grate. In attic, the only virtually complete
scissor-brace roof truss in a minor building in York survives
between left end and centre bays.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 181).
Listing NGR: SE6014852226
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