The Masons Arms
THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257836
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Masons Arms
- Statutory Address:
- THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257836
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Masons Arms
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
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:
- THE MASONS ARMS, 6, FISHERGATE
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 60644 51277
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.
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