THE MASONS ARMS
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1257836
Date first listed: 16-Feb-1996
Statutory Address: THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
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Location
Statutory Address: THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: York (Unitary Authority)
National Grid Reference: SE 60644 51277
Summary
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History
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Details
YORK
SE6051SE FISHERGATE
1112-1/22/323 (West side)
16/02/96 No.6
The Mason's Arms
GV II
Public house. 1935. By James Knight of Rotherham for Biscomb
and Ferrey. Ground floor of ashlar; first floor of panels of
brown brick in stretcher bond, some laid diagonally, with
planted timber-framing; Westmorland slate roof with brick
stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey front of 6 unequal bays, with slightly
jettied first floor; right end bay is recessed; centre bay
projects and has bargeboarded gable which projects further on
brackets over canted oriel window on first floor. In the
re-entrants of the central bay are 1-storey flat roofed
porches containing moulded doorways with shallow 4-centred
heads, hoodmoulds and panelled double doors. 5-light central
ground floor window and 2-light right end window have hollow
chamfered mullions: remaining two ground floor windows are of
5 timber mullioned and transomed lights. On first floor, oriel
window is of 5 lights; windows on either side are single
lights or of 4 timber mullioned lights. Windows are leaded
casements and top hung lights. At each end of jetty are
oversize corbel, left one displaying the Five Lions of York,
the right one the White Rose of York. Beneath the oriel is a
fine pub sign of painted glass, showing the tools of the
Mason's trade. Three painted wooden shields depict the arms of
the Yorkshire Ridings.
INTERIOR: fireplace and panelling in bar to right salvaged
from the Castle prison gatehouse, constructed c1830,
demolished 1935. Fireplace has a stone arched surround in
carved wooden chimneypiece. Arch is 4 centred and springs from
slender colonnette shafts with moulded bases and capitals:
surround is flat arched, of 2 moulded orders, the inner
springing from similar colonnette shafts; outer order is of 2
tiers of sunk panelled octagonal shafts. Centre of moulded
mantelshelf is corbelled out to form a shaped candle ledge.
Elaborate iron grate is cast with crocketed and gabled tracery
and blind and pierced tracery. Bar is lined above dado level
with wainscoting of sunk panelling with 4-centred heads.
(Dissertation for MA in Architectural Building Conservation:
Davison Andrew P: "A Good House, fit for the purpose: Public
House Design in York": De Montfort University: 1993-: 172; An
Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York:
RCHME: The Defences: HMSO: 1972-: 86).
Listing NGR: SE6064151281
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 463385
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York II Defences, (1972), 86
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing