Description

YORK

SE65SW HESLINGTON ROAD
1112-1/2/440 (South side)
24/06/83 Garrow Hill

II

House, now students' residence. c1835; alterations and
extensions of late C19; further alterations in C20.
MATERIALS: yellow-grey brick in Flemish bond on stone plinth,
with white brick extensions; rear in orange-brown brick in
English garden-wall bond: ashlar porch; some guttering is
timber on paired modillions, some cast-iron; slate roof has
central lantern with hipped roof and timber bargeboarded
gables. Verandah of timber posts and cast-iron latticed panels
with glazed pent roof.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey 5-bay front, 2 bays in centre and to left
projecting: to right, 2-storey 3-bay wing with 1-bay
extension. Tuscan porch with entablature projects in centre
and has glazed and panelled double doors beneath keyed flat
arch: above, 3-light square bay window projects over porch. On
ground floor to left of porch are 3 tall narrow windows, on
first floor one standard sash; at left end, there is inserted
window with flat arch on ground floor and shortened blind
12-pane sash on first floor. All have stone sills and are
1-pane sashes except for first floor end left window. To right
of porch, ground floor windows are C20 3-light casements, on
first floor 1-pane pivoting windows. Wing retains 12-pane
sashes with stone sills and flat brick arches on ground floor.
One similar survives on first floor, with two altered to
canted oriels with 1-pane sashes: right end extension has C20
2-light window.
Rear: 2-storey 5-bay front, 2 centre bays projecting beneath
half-hipped roof: 2-storey service wing at left end. Ground
floor of main house fronted by full width verandah: beneath,
openings have been altered to French doors flanked by windows.
On first floor, except for unequal 9-pane sash at left end,
windows are C20 casements and top-hung lights. Eaves project
boldly on massive paired brackets.
Left return: narrow centre bay flanked by gabled bays with
bargeboards on oversize brackets, the left one pedimented with
eaves cornice on the same brackets. Left bay has square bay
window on ground floor; right bay is full-height canted bay
window: both have French doors flanked by windows. Except for
C20 3-light casement window in centre of first floor, all
windows are 1-pane sashes.
INTERIOR: ground floor. Entrance hall has 3 reeded doorcases
with corniced overdoors of diamond latticed panels flanking
raised central bobbin-like motif. Staircase to first floor has
balustrade of twisted balusters alternating with arabesque
panels, and light serpentine handrail wreathed at the foot
around turned twisted wooden newel on a shaped curtail step:

stairs are panelled underneath and have diamond latticed
treadends. Large reception room with canted bay window has
doorcases of flutes and paterae with lion masks in frieze
blocks: corniced overdoors incorporate panels of plaster
moulded classical figures: inner faces of doors are of 6
bordered panels. Dado rail is of flutes and paterae; acanthus
cornice is enriched. 2-storeyed inner hall is top lit by
rectangular lantern. Doorcases are fluted with attached
paterae, doors of 6 beaded panels. Moulded round arch to
passage.
First floor. Landing has reeded round arch with attached
paterae to inner hall gallery. Doorcase to first floor
reception room similar to those in entrance hall. Doorcase to
room over porch is reeded with corniced overdoor of diamond
lattice centre panel flanked by elongated volutes. Ceiling has
plaster leaf cornice. Upper level of inner hall is enclosed by
cantilevered gallery with balustrade of square section
railings with Greek key terminals. Three openings are fluted
round arches with attached floral paterae on angle blocks:
other doorways are corniced. Coved ceiling is coffered with
bands of rosettes in foliage springing from paired console
brackets. Lantern articulated by squat pilasters, at the feet
of which are palmette antefixae. First floor reception room
has door and window cases moulded as bound fasces with laurel
garlands in frieze centre panel and end blocks: door is of 6
panels bordered in bead mouldings.
(An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of the City of York:
RCHME: Outside the City Walls East of the Ouse: HMSO: 1975-:
75-6).

Listing NGR: SE6170750980

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548983

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