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Latitude: 54.1341 / 54°8'2"N
Longitude: -1.5262 / 1°31'34"W
OS Eastings: 431054
OS Northings: 471017
OS Grid: SE310710
Mapcode National: GBR KNSM.CT
Mapcode Global: WHC7V.JCG3
Plus Code: 9C6W4FMF+JG
Entry Name: Former Office Building at Williamson's Varnish Works
Listing Date: 16 January 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1315511
English Heritage Legacy ID: 330260
ID on this website: 101315511
Location: Borrage Green, North Yorkshire, HG4
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
Civil Parish: Ripon
Built-Up Area: Ripon
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Ripon Cathedral Parish with Littlethorpe
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Architectural structure
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RIPON,
LOW SKELLGATE (south east side),
Former Office Building at Williamson's Varnish Works
II
Office building. 1925. Red brick with terracotta dressings. Hipped plain-tile
roof, with two wall stacks. Two-storey plus attic. South river front, nine bays, with
outer pilasters. Three-bay gabled centre, has flanking painted pilaster strips with
moulded coping. Three windows with above a terracotta, painted panel inscribed "VARNISH
AND ENAMEL WORKS: ESTABLISHED 1775", above three windows with above a similar panel
inscribed "T & R WILLIAMSON LTD", above a large Diocletian window with painted
surround and ornate keystone. Either side 3-bay wings with central 2-storey canted
bay windows in terracotta surrounds, flanked by single narrow windows to each floor,
above large double dormers. West front, four bays with central two bays gabled and
flanked by external stacks. Four windows with over central two a painted terracotta
panel inscribed "T & R WILLIAMSON LTD 1775-1925", and above four windows. Central gable
has round-headed attic window. Rear north front, 10 bays with projecting 2-bay
gabled centre with pairs of bays defined by pilasters. Off centre doorway has
double doors a gabled terracotta surround inscribed "1925", above two stepped windows
and a semicircular window above. Either side pairs of windows with 2, 3-light
dormers above.
Listing NGR: SE3105471017
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