DEANS CROFT

DEANS CROFT, 27, ST MARYGATE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1315485
Date first listed:: 27-May-1949
List Entry Name:: DEANS CROFT
Statutory Address:: DEANS CROFT, 27, ST MARYGATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1315485
Date first listed:: 27-May-1949
Date of most recent amendment:: 19-Mar-1984
List Entry Name:: DEANS CROFT
Statutory Address 1:: DEANS CROFT, 27, ST MARYGATE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: DEANS CROFT, 27, ST MARYGATE

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District:: North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Ripon
National Grid Reference:: SE 31560 71317

Details

SE 3171 RIPON ST MARYGATE 1/8 (east side) 27.5.49 No 27 GV (Deans Croft) [formerly listed as Police Station (incl Cell Block adjoining to North)] II*

C17 with rear extension of 1816, designed by the 2nd Lord Grantham of Newby Hall (subsequently Earl de Grey and first President of the RIBA). Formerly the House of Correction, and, if purpose-built, dates from 1685 when the House of Correction was established (see Ripon Millenary). Rendered, but built of alternating courses of either brick or stone, and cobbles. Stone slate roof. Three storeys, with basement at east end. Band over ground floor windows. Six bays: 2-light stone-mullioned windows with recessed mullions of rectangular section. Oak door studded with iron bolts.

The second floor is entirely brick, and there is a straight joint at rear, thus suggesting that the 2 eastern bays and the top floor may have been added; but if so, the style of the original was closely adhered to, so the addition may either have been made shortly after completing the original building or been a faithful facsimile of circa 1800.

In 1815 the magistrates ordered the building of an extension, but this must have been the cell-block extension to rear, as the latter was built in 1816 (see Ripon Millenary). Furthermore the spinal passage of the latter is aligned exactly on the cross passage within the house which must date from after the building of the 2 eastern bays; so the cell-block extension is likely to post-date the latter.

Cell-block is built of brown brick. Wooden brackets to eaves. Two storeys. Four iron-barred windows in plain stone surrounds on first floor. Three large iron-barred windows in plain stone surrounds on ground floor. Inside it is brick-vaulted throughout, with stone flagged floors. Iron balustrade to staircase, and very heavy iron doors with original massive locks.

In the adjacent garden wall the street gate has a blind fanlight with royal arms dateable to between 1801 and 1837, and a festoon of chains.

Subsequent history. The House of Correction was closed in 1878, and the building became a grain store. In 1887 it was taken over by the newly-formed West Riding Constabulary, and became a Police Station. In 1958 it became a private house; front part restored in 1972.

Listing NGR: SE3156071317

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Legacy System number:: 330212
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.