Description

YORK

SE5952SE BOOTHAM
1112-1/12/80 (North East side)
14/06/54 Nos.53 AND 55
and attached railings

GV II*

House, later divided into 2 houses, and now school offices.
Built c1765; divided into two c1770-1; extended to north-west
and porch added early C19. Probably designed by John Carr.
Brick with painted stone or stucco dressings. Slate roof.
EXTERIOR: main facade symmetrical, of 3 storeys with cellars
and attics and 5 bays. Above the ground floor there is a
painted storey band, and the timber cornice gutter is
modillioned and dentilled. Above each rubbed brick flat arch
the 1st floor windows have painted cornices without architrave
or frieze. The windows are sashed, except for the 2nd floor
windows which are sashed with glazing bars, and the central
window on the 1st floor which also has glazing bars but is
blind. The attic is lit by a small flat-roofed dormer. The two
central entrance doors each have 6 raised and fielded panels,
pilaster reveals, and plain rectangular overlights. They share
a Greek Doric porch with a dentilled cornice and 3
partly-fluted columns. Gable chimneys. At the left there is a
projecting early C19 addition of 2 bays which has glazing bar
sashes, and a door to a passageway at the left of the single
ground-floor window. A change in brickwork suggests that the
upper storey may be a later addition. The roof is hidden by a
parapet with coping.
INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM records original staircase with
turned balusters to No.55. Other fittings include moulded
cornices and a single original fireplace.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the basement area in front of the main
building is enclosed by iron railings on low stone copings.
(An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York:
RCHME: Outside the City Walls East of the Ouse: London: 1975-:
60).

Listing NGR: SE5996952435

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Numbers 53 And 55 And Attached Railings at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17550047

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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