136, MICKLEGATE
136, MICKLEGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257270
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 136, MICKLEGATE
- Statutory Address:
- 136, MICKLEGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257270
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 136, MICKLEGATE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 136, MICKLEGATE
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:
- 136, MICKLEGATE
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:
- SE5978051524
Details
SE5951NE
1112-1/15/685
19/08/71
YORK
MICKLEGATE
(North side)
No.136
GV
II
Formerly known as: Nos.134 AND 136 MICKLEGATE.
Town house. 1740, refronted c1900; C20 shopfront. For Thomas
Brown of Middlethorpe.
MATERIALS: front and left side of red brick in English garden
wall bond, rendered between shopfront and first floor; timber
eaves band at front and brick modillion cornice to left side.
Tile and pantile roof, hipped at front, M-shaped at rear, with
brick-coped parapet masking the valley. Brick stack.
PLAN: town house plan with rear staircase hall.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey 3-window front. Shopfront continued from
Nos 128-132 adjacent (qv): at left end is recessed door,
possibly original behind later boarding, approached by steps.
In centre of first floor is 3-light canted bay window with
prominent dentilled cornice and 1-pane centre sash over
panelled riser. All remaining windows are 1-pane sashes, those
on second floor having painted sills: all, except bay window,
have cambered heads beneath flat arches. Raised brick band of
3 stepped courses at second floor level. Fluted inverted bell
rainwater head to left of centre window.
Rear: 3 storeys and attic; twin-gabled, 3-window wing. Ground
floor partly blocked by later outbuilding: two boarded-up
windows to left. On first floor, round-arched staircase window
at right end is encroached upon by later outbuilding; to left,
two original 15-pane sashes. Second floor windows 1-pane
sashes, with 2-light casement to attic. All windows have flat
arches of gauged brick. Raised brick bands to all floors.
INTERIOR: ground floor: entrance hall and stairhall have
moulded ceiling cornices enriched with egg-and-dart mouldings.
Moulded round stairhall arch on plain pilaster responds with
moulded imposts and bases, bases extended into moulded
skirting. Both ground floor rooms (incorporated into shop at
Nos 128-132, qv) have modillion cornices, and front room
plaster-moulded ceiling. Main staircase is cantilevered and
rises to first floor, having slender column balusters, two to
a tread, and serpentine moulded handrail, wreathed at foot
around enriched turned newel on shaped curtail step.
Radial-glazed staircase window in moulded round arch on
Composite pilasters, lower part altered to doorway with
6-panel door. Moulded dado rail.
First floor: moulded round arch on landing, similar to ground
floor stairhall arch. Front floor has heavy moulded cornice
and raised and fielded dado panelling beneath moulded dado
rail. Secondary staircase to attics has close string, thick
turned balusters, square newels and flat moulded handrail,
attic flights closed off.
Second floor: most doors are of 2 panels on L-hinges. Front
room has heavy moulded cornice, and square fireplace with
moulded stone surround. Attic not inspected but RCHM record
2-panel doors, gypsum plaster floors and original roof
timbers.
(City of York: RCHME: South-west of the Ouse: HMSO: 1972-:
95).
Listing NGR: SE5978051524
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464058
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York III South West, (1972), 95
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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