York Historic Environment Record

YORK SE5951SE THE MOUNT 1112-1/20/1067 (North West side) 24/06/83 Nos.54, 56 AND 58 (Formerly Listed as: THE MOUNT No.56) GV II Shops and offices. Mid C19 with C20 alterations. Brick with slate roof. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 5 bays facing The Mount, two 3-storey bays and two 2-storey bays facing The Crescent, with one-bay splayed angle between the facades. The windows to the upper storeys are glazing bar sashes with brick arches, except for the 5th bay on the 2nd floor which has a blind recess, and the 2nd bay facing The Crescent, which has a 1st floor oriel with a C20 timber casement. On the ground floor this bay has a wide doorway. The remainder of the ground floor of the 3-storey part of the building has continuous timber shopfronts partly renewed in the C20, except at the left of the Mount Street facade, where there is a carriage entrance with segmental brick arch. The two 2-storey bays facing The Crescent are rendered on the ground floor. On the 1st floor there are glazing bar sashes, and on the ground floor there are renewed tripartite casement windows glazed in rectangular panes and with rusticated lintels. The central doorcase and door are also C20. Timber gutter brackets support C20 gutters. Ridge chimneys at left of facade facing The Mount, to right and left of 2nd bay, and near centre of facade facing The Crescent. INTERIORS: not inspected. Nos 54 and 58 are included in the list for the first time. Listing NGR: SE5957951307