York Arms (Numbers 24 and 26)
1, PRECENTORS COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257609
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1968
- List Entry Name:
- York Arms (Numbers 24 and 26)
- Statutory Address:
- 1, PRECENTORS COURT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257609
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1968
- List Entry Name:
- York Arms (Numbers 24 and 26)
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, PRECENTORS COURT
- Statutory Address 2:
- YORK ARMS (NUMBERS 24 AND 26), 24-36, HIGH PETERGATE
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:
- 1, PRECENTORS COURT
- Statutory Address:
- YORK ARMS (NUMBERS 24 AND 26), 24-36, HIGH PETERGATE
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 60206 52185
Details
YORK
SE6052SW HIGH PETERGATE
1112-1/27/466 (North East side)
01/07/68 Nos.24-36 (Even)
York Arms (Nos.24 and 26)
GV II
Includes: No.1 PRECENTOR'S COURT.
Terrace of 7 houses, originally including a coffee house; now
including public house and cafe. 1838, incorporating early C18
house at each end (No.24 High Petergate and No.1 Precentor's
Court); coffee house converted to public house c1855; other
later alterations, and C20 shopfront to Nos 30 and 32. By JP
Pritchett.
MATERIALS: orange-grey brick in Flemish bond on painted stone
plinth; Precentor's Court front of orange-brown brick in
English garden-wall and random bonds. No.24 has pantile roof,
No.1 Precentor's Court plain tile roof, slate to remainder;
brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and cellars; 9-bay front: No.24 is lower.
At left end, No.24 has passage door of 6 sunk panels and front
door of 6 fielded panels. No.26 has altered inn front of plain
pilasters with imposts, broad fascia and moulded cornice on
grooved console terminal brackets: to right is door of 6 flush
panels, and small-pane window over riser of 4 raised moulded
panels to left. Front to Nos 30 and 32 has sunk-panel
pilasters with moulded imposts, plate glass windows with
timber sills and glazed door beneath shallow cornice. Front
doors to Nos 28, 34 and 36 are of 6 flush panels, all with
divided overlights. First and second floor windows are 16-pane
sashes except on second floor of No.24 which has two 2x6-pane
Yorkshire sashes. All have painted stone sills and slightly
cambered brick arches. No.24 has moulded and modillioned
cornice: the others a plain moulded cornice.
No.1 Precentor's Court: 3 storeys and cellars; 2-bay front.
Steps lead to 6 fielded panel door in moulded timber surround
beneath dentilled cornice hood and with 1-pane fixed light
over. To left is blocked cellar opening with 1-course
segmental brick arch: to right, flat cellar opening with
grille. Ground floor window is 20-pane sash: first floor has
two small inserted windows to left of 12-pane sash; second
floor one 16-pane sash. First and second floor sashes have
flat arches of orange gauged brick. Dentilled eaves cornice.
INTERIOR: of Nos 30 and 32: staircase has close string, slim
column-on-vase balusters, turned newels and ramped-up
handrail.
The York Arms public house was originally the Chapter House
Coffee House.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 181-2).
Listing NGR: SE6021552194
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463684
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York V Central, (1981), 181-2
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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