Description

YORK

SE6051NW CASTLEGATE
1112-1/28/134 (North East side)
14/06/54 Nos.1, 3 AND 3A
(Formerly Listed as:
CASTLEGATE
Nos.1 AND 3)

GV II

House, now two shops. Early C18, with alterations of early C19
and later. Dark red brick in Flemish bond, with moulded and
modillioned eaves cornice of timber; tiled roof with roof
lights and brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey 2-window front. Originally central entrance
hall plan. Central glazed door beneath cross-glazed overlight
in triple-keyed eared architrave. To left, glazed shop door in
similar architrave, with small-pane bowed shop window further
left: to right, C20 shopfront of plain pilasters, frieze and
moulded cornice incorporates part-glazed door with radial
fanlight and small-pane shop window. On first floor, window to
left is shallow bow with unequal 15-pane sashes beneath
panelled frieze and moulded cornice: to right, is 12-pane
sash. On second floor, window to left is tripartite with
12-pane central sash: to right, a 12-pane sash. All windows
except bow have flat arches of gauged brick. Broad raised
bands of brick to first and second floors, that on first floor
interrupted by bow window. At left corner of cornice is
rainwater head bearing initials EP and date 1758. Right return
at rear of carriage arch to No.7 Castlegate (qv) has 20-pane
sash on first floor, and brick dentil eaves cornice.
INTERIOR: staircase at rear of entrance passage rises from
ground to second floor. First flight is open string, upper
flights close string: balusters are column on vase, 2 to a
stair to lower flight, and broad handrail is moulded and
ramped-up. On ground floor, shop to left has cornices to front
and back rooms, and quarter-round moulded spine beam in front
room. On first floor landing, one leaf of panelling survives,
and in room to left at top of stairs a cupboard door on
H-hinges, both of 2 raised and fielded panels.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 111).

Listing NGR: SE6037851657

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26550456

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Recommended Books

• 
  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2