Building record MYO676 - 26-28 Walmgate

Summary

Two houses built in the late 18th century, with later alterations and 20th century shopfronts.

Location

Grid reference SE 6067 5163 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

House. Late C18, with later alterations and C20 shopfront. Rendered, with timber shopfront and pantile roof.

EXTERIOR: 2-storey, 2-window front. Shopfront has glazed door to left of 2-light plate glass window over brick riser between sunk-panel pilasters; to left, plate glass shop window in fluted pilasters. First floor windows are 12-pane sashes with narrow painted sills. Rainwater head dated 1799.
INTERIOR: not inspected. Included for group value as an integral part of historic Walmgate.

(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 237).

Listing NGR: SE6067651636

Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005

(506) House, Nos. 26, 28, of two storeys, was built probably in 1799, the date on a rainwater head. The plan was probably L-shaped, comprising three rooms, but the re-entrant angle has been filled in. It is now used as two small shops.

City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 237

NMR Information

List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. District of York, 14-MAR-1997

BF061243 26-28 WALMGATE, YORK File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued.


RCHME, 1981, City of York Volume V: The Central Area (Monograph). SYO65.

NMR, 2019, NMR data (Digital archive). SYO2214.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: NMR. 2019. NMR data.
  • --- Monograph: RCHME. 1981. City of York Volume V: The Central Area.

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Record last edited

Jul 6 2020 3:06PM

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