Garden steps linking the upper and middle terrace to the rear (south) of York House
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290844
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Garden steps linking the upper and middle terrace to the rear (south) of York House
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290844
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1993
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Sept-2013
- List Entry Name:
- Garden steps linking the upper and middle terrace to the rear (south) of York House
- Location Description:
- Steps centred approximately10m south of York House, Yorkersgate.
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Malton
- National Grid Reference:
- SE7852171564
Summary
Set of C17 garden steps serving York House (Grade II*).
Reasons for Designation
The late C17 flight of garden steps is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Garden design: as structural components of a C17 garden design for York House;
* Group Value: with the Grade II* listed York House along with the other associated listed garden structures.
History
The terrace steps are part of the garden design for York House (see NHLE 1290865) which is thought to have been laid out for Sir William Strickland sometime after his marriage in 1684. The steps are thought to be contemporary with a second set of steps to the south (see NHLE 1282011). The steps were renovated in circa 2009.
Details
Flight of garden steps, late C17.
MATERIALS
Finely dressed sandstone.
DESCRIPTION
Straight flight of 14 steps linking levelled terraces and aligned with the centre axis of York House (q.v.) and with a second set of steps of similar design about 25m further to the south (q.v.). The staircase is arranged with two steps down to a broad landing, then six steps to a narrow landing before the final six steps. The steps have moulded nosings, with the moulding continuing around the returns of the lowest five steps; the rest of the flight is flanked by very low, chamfered parapets.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389613
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Peter Goodchild, Some Historical Notes on York House, Malton, and its Garden and Grounds, 2011,
Colin Briden, The Talbot Hotel Malton North Yorkhire: An assessment of the gardens, 2011,
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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