York Historic Environment Record

Original 17th century house was presumably a farmhouse with rear croft. It comprised three rooms. The original house was encased in brick in the 18th century. A two storey annex was added to the rear in the 19th century alongside a stiarcase within the main house. In c. 1850 the rear of the house was extended again.

In 1934 the house was sold by auction. A newspaper clipped advertising the auction described it as an ‘Attractive old-fashioned detached villa’ with ‘garden and grass paddock’. Still known as The Beeches, it was latterly the residence of a spinster, Miss Florence Jenyns (1869-1934). Within the house was a ‘Lounge, Hall, Drawing-room, Morning-room, Dining-room, Butler’s Pantry, Kitchen, Scullery, Pantry, Lavatory and Coat Closet, 6 Bedrooms, 1 Dressing-room, Boxroom, bathroom with hot and cold water, W.C.’ In addition, there was a ‘Range of Stabling, comprising: Saddle-room, Coach-house with Loft, 2-stall Stable, 3 Loose Boxes. Garden in front. Flower and Vegetable Garden behind. Also Grass Paddock’.

The house was bought by Noel Goddard Terry and named Curzon Lodge. It remained in the Terry family until 1951.
In the mid 1970s the property was turned into a nursing home and soon afterwards, a guest house.

Curzon Lodge Heritage Statement 2024 (contains plans, images and detailed descriptions).


House, now hotel. C17 with C18 and early C19 alterations and additions. Painted brick with slate roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and 3 bays. The windows are glazing bar sashes. The right-hand window on the ground floor has margin panes. The ground floor windows have external shutters, each with 3 recessed panels. The door has 6 raised and fielded panels and a shallow overlight. The C20 open timber porch has a pitched roof and extends to the roadside as a covered way. Ridge chimneys on left-hand gable and to right of 2nd bay. INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM records early C19 staircase with stick balusters and moulded handrail. Cased ceiling beams, and various C18 and C19 fireplaces. (RCHME: City of York: South-west of the Ouse: HMSO: 1972-: 116).
Listing NGR: SE5881649784

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