Description

YORK

SE6052SW LORD MAYOR'S WALK
1112-1/13/568 (North East side)
01/07/68 University College of Ripon & York
St John: College Building
(Formerly Listed as:
LORD MAYOR'S WALK
Building to front & blocks to
rear... at The College of Ripon &
York St John)

GV II

Formerly known as: St John's College LORD MAYOR'S WALK.
Diocesan Training College; now University Teacher Training
College. 1845 with later C19 extension; C19 and C20
alterations. By GT Andrews for the York and Ripon Diocesan
Boards of Education.
MATERIALS: fronts of orange-grey brick in English bond on
chamfered stone plinths; inner sides of same brick in English
garden-wall bond with ashlar dressings; timber guttering on
timber modillions. Slate roofs have skylights on inner sides,
stone copings and diagonally set octagonal brick stacks with
stone cornices: several stacks are conjoined, one on left
gable wall of left end wing is full height and external. Roof
ridge of right range is surmounted by two octagonal glazed
lanterns with moulded eaves cornices and tapering sprocketed
lead roofs with weathervane finials: left end wing has two box
dormers. Extension range at rear is of orange-grey brick in
English bond on chamfered brick plinth; window surrounds and
dressings are of moulded brick: slate roof has steeply gabled
half dormers, brick ridge stacks and square timber bellcote
with pyramidal slate roof and weathervane finial.
STYLE: Gothic Revival.
PLAN: Quadrangular.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics; 5-bay centrepiece flanked by
6-window ranges and 5-window wings at right angles at each
end. Centrepiece projects: bays are articulated by attached
octagonal turrets with moulded cornices and ogee caps: centre
and outer bays are gabled with plain parapet masking valleys
between. Centrepiece has central doorway in 4-centred
chamfered arch with recessed C20 glass and aluminium door
beneath overlight of 3 tall segment-arched lights: over arch
is a 4-light oriel window with tall 8-pane casements: in the
apex a single slit light. Inner return of left end wing has
central chamfered doorcase with 4-centred head and board door
beneath overlight of 4 tall pointed lights. Gable ends to both
wings have 2-storey square bay windows with half hipped roofs
and single lights in the attic. Generally ground floor windows
are of 2-, 3- or 4-mullioned lights, those in flanking ranges
with transoms: windows are tall narrow segment-headed lights,
most on ground floor of 12 panes with some replacements, on

first floor, tall 10-pane casements or 12-pane sashes. Window
surrounds are square-headed, quoined and double chamfered with
chamfered mullions and sloped sills. Moulded first floor
string runs across full front.
Extension range at rear: 2 storeys with attics, irregularly
fenestrated on outer side. Central passage arch is 4-centred,
of 3 hollow chamfered arches of moulded brick, closed by fine
wrought-iron double gates with fleur-de-lys finials. To left
are three 2-storey canted bay windows with embattled parapets
and mullioned and double transomed square latticed lights. End
bays are gabled and have 5-light first floor oriels with 2
tiers of square latticed casement and top hung windows beneath
cornice with central segmental pediment. Attic windows are of
2 lights, square latticed, casements and top hung lights.
INTERIOR: of quadrangle: some windows in original ranges have
been replaced. Extension range has open passage arch in
centre: at left end, ogee headed glazed and panelled door in
chamfered ogee arched surround, approached by stone steps: at
right end, part glazed door and screen in segment-arched
opening. Ground floor windows are of 4 lights in square-headed
surrounds: on first floor, of 2 lights with arched heads in
2-centred arched surrounds. Original windows are square
latticed casements and pivoting lights, several having been
replaced with plain glazing.
(An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of the City of York:
RCHME: Outside the City Walls East of the Ouse: HMSO: 1975-:
53).

Listing NGR: SE6041552496

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548819

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