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Railings and Gates Attached to North West Corner of York Minster

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildhall, York

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9624 / 53°57'44"N

Longitude: -1.0834 / 1°5'0"W

OS Eastings: 460236

OS Northings: 452201

OS Grid: SE602522

Mapcode National: GBR NQWM.7B

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.BNBQ

Plus Code: 9C5WXW68+XJ

Entry Name: Railings and Gates Attached to North West Corner of York Minster

Listing Date: 14 March 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257884

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463322

ID on this website: 101257884

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: Gate Guard rail

Description


YORK

SE6052SW DEAN'S PARK 1112-1/27/290 Railings and gates attached to north-west corner of York Minster

GV II

Pedestrian and carriage gates, gate piers and railings forming entrance and southern boundary to Dean's Park. 1839, repositioned in 1863. By the Walker Foundry. Gates, gate piers and railings of cast-iron; chamfered stone wall. Diagonally set square section railings with tapered tips and turned standards with urn finials raised on low wall. Gates of similar rails, strengthened by arched braces. Carriage gate piers are octagonal with trefoil headed panelled sides surmounted by tapering lamp standards with cross bars, on stepped acanthus moulded bases; square tapered lanterns with antefixae and acorn finials carried on scrolled brackets. (York Historian: Malden J: The Walker Ironfoundry, York, c.1825-1923: York: 1976-: 48).

Listing NGR: SE6023652201

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