Arcade of Former Archbishops Palace and Attached Railings and Gates
ARCADE OF FORMER ARCHBISHOPS PALACE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATES, DEANS PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1257919
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Arcade of Former Archbishops Palace and Attached Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- ARCADE OF FORMER ARCHBISHOPS PALACE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATES, DEANS PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1257919
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Arcade of Former Archbishops Palace and Attached Railings and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- ARCADE OF FORMER ARCHBISHOPS PALACE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATES, DEANS PARK
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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:
- ARCADE OF FORMER ARCHBISHOPS PALACE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATES, DEANS PARK
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 60260 52289
Details
YORK
SE6052SW DEAN'S PARK
1112-1/13/287 Arcade of former Archbishops' Palace
14/06/54 and attached railings and gates
(Formerly Listed as:
DEAN'S PARK
Archbishop Roger's Arcade)
GV I
Arcade of the Palace of Archbishop Roger de Pont l'Eveque; now
War Memorial to the Second Division. Attached walls, railings,
gates and gate piers extending approx 35m to the south-west,
20m to the north-east and forming the boundary on the
north-west side of Dean's Park. Arcade late C12; restored in
1987; walls, railings, gates and gate piers 1839, repositioned
1863. Arcade of magnesian limestone; railings, gates and gate
piers of cast-iron, limestone walls.
Arcade of 7 round arches of 3 orders, inner two of coupled
shafts with moulded bases and carved capitals, now defaced.
Each arch contained two trefoil-headed lights with centre
shaft, now lost. Two shafts with elaborately carved capitals
have been replaced. Each arch now closed by low plinth
carrying a commemorative plate and surmounted by iron
railings. Centre arch filled with laurel wreath cast in
bronze.
Boundary walls vary from approx 0.25 to 0.75m high and carry
square section railings with tapering tips and turned
standards with urn finials. Gates adjacent to the Minster
Library (qv) and the Purey-Cust Chambers (qv) are of similar
railings strengthened by arch or diagonal braces; piers are
tapered cylinders on high pedestals with urn finials.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Yorkshire: York and the
East Riding: Harmondsworth: 1972-: 109).
Listing NGR: SE6026052289
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463314
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire - York and the East Riding, (1972), 109
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 1 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/30623
War Memorials Online, accessed 1 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215344
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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