45 AND 47, STONEGATE

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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

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Sources

Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York V Central, (1981), 234

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