12 St Sampson's Square and 1A Church Street
12, ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256734
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1983
- List Entry Name:
- 12 St Sampson's Square and 1A Church Street
- Statutory Address:
- 12, ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256734
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jun-1983
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- 12 St Sampson's Square and 1A Church Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 12, ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
- Statutory Address 2:
- 1A, CHURCH STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 12, ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
- Statutory Address:
- 1A, CHURCH STREET
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:
- SE6035551909
Details
SE6051NW
1112-1/28/975
24/06/83
YORK
ST SAMPSON'S SQUARE
(North East side)
No.12
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET
Nos.1 AND 1A)
GV
II
Includes: No.1A CHURCH STREET.
Two houses with shops. 1836-39; refurbished and shopfronts
replaced 1994. Painted brick in Flemish bond, with timber
cornice; slate roof, hipped to St Sampson's Square, with
scrolled corner brackets and brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: both fronts 3 storeys, 2 windows. Shop entrance in
canted corner between plate glass shop windows: shopfront
continues on Church Street side. Plain door incorporated at
left end of St Sampson's Square front. On both fronts, first
and second floor windows are 12-pane sashes with slender
glazing bars, painted stone sills and cambered brick arches.
Plain eaves frieze band and cornice on paired modillions.
Church Street front has moulded rainwater head at left end of
cornice.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 117).
Listing NGR: SE6035551909
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464627
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York V Central, (1981), 117
Legal
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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