York Historic Environment Record

SE 55 SW HESSAY MAIN STREET (south side) 5/2 Pear Tree Farmhouse 5.3.86 II House. Dendrochronological date of 1644-9. Brick in random bond, pantile roof with stone slates to rear. 4-cell baffle-entry house, the fourth cell having probably originally formed a cow byre or barn. Continuous outshut to rear, facing the road. Garden front: 2 storeys, 5 first-floor windows. Half-glazed door. 2-light casement and 2-light Yorkshire sash to left. 2-light Yorkshire sash and blocked rectangular vents and inserted C20 casement to right. 3-course band with moulded lower course. First floor: 2-light Yorkshire sashes with exception of casement to fourth opening. Stepped eaves band. Raised gable ends. End and ridge stacks. Interior: staircase immediately opposed to front door, probably in original position. Several original 4-panel doors on H-L hinges. Listing NGR: SE5238453353