Description

YORK

SE6052SW STONEGATE
1112-1/27/1041 (South East side)
14/06/54 Nos.45 AND 47

GV II*

Formerly known as: Nos.28 AND 29 STONEGATE.
Pair of houses, now two shops. Early C18 with later C18
alteration and mid C19 shopfronts, altered. Front of
orange-red brick in Flemish bond, rear of random bond; timber
cornice and brick stacks to pantile roof.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey 4-bay front. Shopfronts framed in plain
pilasters beneath plain cornice on scroll consoles. Two
part-glazed doors with overlights in centre flanked by
small-pane bow window with panelled frieze to right and plate
glass window to left. Windows on first floor are 12-pane
sashes with slender glazing bars; on second floor, squatter
12-pane sashes: all have painted stone sills and flat arches
of gauged brick with painted stone double keyblocks. Broad
raised band, painted, to second floor. Heavy moulded and
modillioned eaves cornice.
Rear: 3 storeys with altered windows, most retaining segmental
arches. Raised brick bands to first and second floors, and to
eaves beneath corbelled brick cornice.
INTERIOR: No.45: in cellar, wide segment-arched brick
fireplace retaining part of cooking range. Altered staircase
rises from first floor to attics: lower flights have open
strings, alternately twisted and turned balusters, and heavy
ramped handrail, wreathed at foot around turned newel on
shaped curtail step: top flights have close string, turned
balusters and square newels with attached half balusters.
From first floor landing, 6-panel doors in panelled reveals
lead to front and rear rooms. Front room is fitted with
fielded panelling above moulded and enriched dado rail;
moulded and dentilled cornice. Stone fireplace surround carved
with fielded panels and shell keyblock has hob grate: to
right, alcove cupboard fitted with shaped shelves. Door
architraves are carved with egg and flower ornament.
Second floor: 3-panel doors on L-hinges lead to front and back
rooms. Front room has plain painted stone fireplace with
cast-iron grate, rear room moulded fireplace with cornice
shelf and basket grate. Both rooms have moulded cornices. In
front room, left return wall to No.43 (qv) is visible,
including part of timber window surround. Attic has plank and
batten doors on L-hinges.
No.47: similar staircase with more elaborate balusters, reset.
First floor landing has door with C19 painted glass panel,
possibly by JW Knowles.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 234).

Listing NGR: SE6029852076

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549295

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