York House, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6703 / 51°40'13"N

Longitude: -4.6995 / 4°41'58"W

OS Eastings: 213424

OS Northings: 200285

OS Grid: SN134002

Mapcode National: GBR GF.7Y2Q

Mapcode Global: VH2PS.H8DX

Plus Code: 9C3QM8C2+45

Entry Name: York House

Listing Date: 28 March 2002

Last Amended: 28 March 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26379

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300026379

Location: Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street, the next house S from Frogmore Villas.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: Tenby

Community: Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)

Community: Tenby

Built-Up Area: Tenby

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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History

Mid to later C19 3-storey detached town house, said to date from 1850. Known as Katrina in 1977. Rear garden runs back to town wall, with Gothic arches under wall-walk.

Exterior

House, painted stucco with slate roof, overhanging on corbels and brick end stacks. Narrow 3-storey, 2-window front with pairs of plate glass sashes to each floor, 2 pairs to upper floors, one to ground floor right. Each pair has a single hoodmould over, the hoodmoulds linked on the upper floors and there are heavy moulded sill bands under upper floor windows, the band under first floor with small sill brackets, and a similar thick sill under ground floor windows also has brackets. Two-panel door with overlight in stucco pilastered doorcase with simple capitals, plain frieze and moulded cornice. Two steps up. Windowless side walls. Rear has C20 windows.

Interior

Hall has glazed screen with chamfered woodwork, as on Esplanade houses of 1870s. Staircase with fat bulbous newel, thin turned balusters and shaped tread ends, rising in 4 flights. Front room has modillion cornice and acanthus rose. 4-panel doors. First floor front room has moulded cornice with vine border, elliptical arched recess on S wall.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an ornate Victorian stuccoed town house of architectural character.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II No 3 Frogmore Villas
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street approximately 50m from the junction with the Paragon.
II Garden railings to York House
On the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street, in front of York House.
II No 2 Frogmore Villas
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street approximately 45m from the junction with the Paragon.
II No 1 Frogmore Terrace
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street near the junction with the Paragon.
II Frogmore Villa
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street approximately 40m from the junction with the Paragon.
II No 2 Frogmore Terrace
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street near the junction with the Paragon.
II No 3 Frogmore Terrace
Set back from the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street near the junction with the Paragon.
II Railings to Frogmore Terrace
On the street line on the SW side of Lower Frog Street, in front of 1 - 4 Frogmore Terrace.

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York House

A Grade II Listed Building in Tenby, Pembrokeshire