Description

YORK

SE6052SW DEAN'S PARK
1112-1/13/287 Arcade of former Archbishops' Palace
14/06/54 and attached railings and gates
(Formerly Listed as:
DEAN'S PARK
Archbishop Roger's Arcade)

GV I

Arcade of the Palace of Archbishop Roger de Pont l'Eveque; now
War Memorial to the Second Division. Attached walls, railings,
gates and gate piers extending approx 35m to the south-west,
20m to the north-east and forming the boundary on the
north-west side of Dean's Park. Arcade late C12; restored in
1987; walls, railings, gates and gate piers 1839, repositioned
1863. Arcade of magnesian limestone; railings, gates and gate
piers of cast-iron, limestone walls.
Arcade of 7 round arches of 3 orders, inner two of coupled
shafts with moulded bases and carved capitals, now defaced.
Each arch contained two trefoil-headed lights with centre
shaft, now lost. Two shafts with elaborately carved capitals
have been replaced. Each arch now closed by low plinth
carrying a commemorative plate and surmounted by iron
railings. Centre arch filled with laurel wreath cast in
bronze.
Boundary walls vary from approx 0.25 to 0.75m high and carry
square section railings with tapering tips and turned
standards with urn finials. Gates adjacent to the Minster
Library (qv) and the Purey-Cust Chambers (qv) are of similar
railings strengthened by arch or diagonal braces; piers are
tapered cylinders on high pedestals with urn finials.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Yorkshire: York and the
East Riding: Harmondsworth: 1972-: 109).

Listing NGR: SE6026052289

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17530634

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House