York Cemetery Chapel
York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1259304
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1968
- List Entry Name:
- York Cemetery Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1259304
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- York Cemetery Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road
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:
- York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road
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 61075 50824
Details
SE65SW
1112-1/2/149
YORK
CEMETERY ROAD (East side (off))
York Cemetery Chapel
(Formerly Listed as: CEMETERY ROAD Cemetery Chapel)
01/07/68
GV
II*
Formerly known as: The Mortuary Chapel CEMETERY ROAD.
Cemetery chapel. Designed by JP Pritchett in 1837 for The York Public Cemetery Company; restored 1987-92 for York Cemetery Trust. Limestone ashlar from Roche Abbey; shallow pitched slate roof with stone copings.
EXTERIOR: One-storey seven-bay block on basement plinth with Ionic tetrastyle portico approached by three steps to north. Basement houses vaults approached by steps down to plain doorway at rear with the word CATACOMBS incised in the lintel: other plinth openings behind iron grilles light the vaults. Pedimented portico of fluted columns supports plain entablature which extends around entire building .At rear of portico Doric antae flank double doors of moulded sunk panels in moulded doorcase with cornice. Both returns to building are pedimented over attached distyle in antis temple fronts of fluted Ionic columns. At rear and in both returns are tapered nine-pane windows in raised eared architraves with sills.
INTERIOR: divided into 7 x 3 bays by attached pilasters of marbled wood with floret necking, standing on high dado with moulded rail. Doorcase is of marbled wood: window architraves repeat those on exterior. Moulded cornice to ceiling which is coffered with plain beams.
Listing NGR: SE 6107550824
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463022
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of the City of York IV East, (1975), 29
Murray, H, This Garden of Death, (1992)
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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