Listed Building: Varvils Court - 36-38 Micklegate (1257326)

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Grade II
NHLE 1257326
Date assigned 14 March 1997
Date last amended

Description

YORK SE5951NE MICKLEGATE 1112-1/15/643 (North side) Nos.36 AND 38 Varvil's Court GV II Flats, offices and shops. Late C19, with C20 alteration. Front of greyish cream brick in Flemish bond, with ashlar dressings; right side and rear of pink mottled brick in English garden wall bond. Pierced parapet to slate roof, and brick stacks with corbelled cornices. EXTERIOR: 4-storey 3-bay front, two windows to each bay. Segmental carriage arch with hoodmould and moulded imposts between C20 shopfront to right and part of late C19 shopfront (shared with No.40, qv) to left. On upper floors original 1-pane sashes to No.38 survive; windows to No.36 altered to 2-light casements with transoms. All have cambered arches and segmental hoodmoulds, continuous on first floor, and paired on second floor. On third floor windows are recessed beneath corbelled arches and heavy continuous hood. Moulded sill band to first floor, plain sill bands to second and third floors. INTERIOR: of arch: recessed 6-panel door with segment-headed overlight to left. Modillion eaves cornices on both sides, and cross vaulted ceiling with foliate boss at intersection. Interior: at rear of No.38, close string staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail. Listing NGR: SE5999451655

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Grid reference SE 5999 5165 (point) (2 map features)
Map sheet SE55SE

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Nov 30 2021 9:27PM

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