Parish Room of St Crux and Wall Attached to North West Corner

PARISH ROOM OF ST CRUX AND WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST CORNER, SHAMBLES

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1256664
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1954
List Entry Name:
Parish Room of St Crux and Wall Attached to North West Corner
Statutory Address:
PARISH ROOM OF ST CRUX AND WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST CORNER, SHAMBLES
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1256664
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1954
List Entry Name:
Parish Room of St Crux and Wall Attached to North West Corner
Statutory Address 1:
PARISH ROOM OF ST CRUX AND WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST CORNER, SHAMBLES

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
PARISH ROOM OF ST CRUX AND WALL ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST CORNER, SHAMBLES

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
York (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 60497 51832

Details

YORK

SE6051NW SHAMBLES 1112-1/28/1128 (North East side) 14/06/54 Parish Room of St Crux and wall attached to north-west corner

GV II*

Parish room, incorporating minimal remains of the parish church of St Crux. 1888 re-using early C15 masonry. Magnesian limestone ashlar and rubble; tile roof with ashlar stack, stone copings and trefoil gable finials. PLAN: Rectangular. EXTERIOR: re-used west doors are panel-traceried in 4-centred moulded arch between single cinquefoiled windows: all have coved hoodmoulds, doorway with head stops, window stops foliate. Over door, square-headed window of paired cinquefoiled lights and flat hood. South side has four similar windows. Reset east window has cinquefoiled lights with panel tracery in 4-centred casement moulded surround. North wall incorporates masonry from former church, including broad chamfered plinth. Wall extends approximately 4 metres from north-west corner to rear of Nos 22 and 23 The Shambles (qv), forming south side of passage from The Shambles to Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate: blocked 4-centred doorway at west end beside small tomb recess beneath low 4-centred arch. INTERIOR: inner lobby formed by panelled screen surmounted by reset pedimented overdoor with pulvinated frieze and dated central date of 1671: cartouche of arms draped with swags in tympanum. Notable monuments salvaged from former church and reset in the Parish Room, include:- Sarah Rhodes, d.1813, by the Fishers of York; Sir Tancred Robinson, d.1754, by Robert Avray of York; Thomas Court, d.1803, by Plows; Sir Robert Watter and wife, dated 1610; Thomas Clifton, d.1754; Robert Belwood, d.1694; Thomas Bowes, d.1777, possibly by Fisher; Henry Waite, d.1780, by Fisher; and Richard Hudson, d.1802, by Chambers of Scarborough. Two hatchments to Herbert family. 5 carved corbel-heads, re-used, support roof trusses. The parish church of St Crux was demolished in 1887. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 11).

Listing NGR: SE6049751832

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Sources

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An Inventory of the City of York V Central, (1981), 11

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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