York Historic Environment Record

YORK SE5951NE MICKLEGATE 1112-1/15/671 (North side) 14/06/54 No.92 and railings attached at front and rear GV II* House, with area railings attached to front and rear. c1789, with C19 alteration; renovated 1989. Red brick in Flemish bond on stone plinth, with painted stone dressings and doorcase; modillion and dentil cornice of timber to hipped slate roof with truncated brick stack at rear. Iron railings on low stone plinths at front and rear. EXTERIOR: 3-storey 3-window front. At left end, stone steps with bootscrapers lead to 6-panel door in architrave with moulded cornice hood. All windows are 4-pane sashes with flat arches of gauged brick; those on ground and second floors have painted stone sills, sill band on first floor. Raised first floor band. At right end of cornice, inverted bell-shaped rainwater head with fallpipe on clamps enriched with fleurs-de-lys. Rear: 4-pane sashes in enlarged openings with segmental arches. 3-course raised band of brick at first floor, and brick dentil eaves cornice. INTERIOR: ground floor: moulded dado rail and cornice in entrance hall. Round arch on pilasters with moulded imposts leads to staircase hall. Moulded round arch at foot of staircase leads to rear left room. Cantilevered staircase with slender turned balusters and moulded handrail wreathed at foot around column newel on shaped curtail step, rises from ground to second floor. Front room has dado rail beneath applied plaster wall mouldings, and dentil cornice with coved fluted frieze. First floor: moulded cornice to landing. Front room has fielded panelling and shutters in window reveals; doorcase with fluted frieze, rosette paterae, and moulded cornice; moulded frieze and cornice; fireplace with fluted frieze and dentil cornice shelf. Second floor: dentilled moulded cornice to landing. Original fireplaces survive in all three rooms. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings at front are square section with pointed tips: railings at rear have anthemion tips and standards with urn finials. (City of York: RCHME: South-west of the Ouse: HMSO: 1972-: 86-88). Listing NGR: SE5985351593