Listed Building: 40 Shambles (464676)

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Grade II
LBSUID 464676
Date assigned 14 June 1954
Date last amended

Description

YORK SE6051NW SHAMBLES 1112-1/28/1122 (South West side) 14/06/54 No.40 GV II House, now shop and office. Early C18 with early C19 alteration and mid C19 shopfront. Orange-red brick in stretcher bond with timber cornice; pantile roof, hipped at front, and brick stack. EXTERIOR: 3-storey 1-window front. Shop has margin-glazed and panelled door and 8-pane window beneath plain cornice. Tripartite window with 4:12:4-pane sashes on first floor, 16-pane sash on second floor. 2-course raised brick sill band on first floor, 5-course band to second floor. Moulded modillion eaves cornice with fluted inverted bell rainwater head. Rear: 3-storey 1-window gable wall with 16-pane sashes on ground and first floors and 2x4-pane Yorkshire sash on second floor, all with segmental brick arches. INTERIOR: ground floor front room retains moulded timber cornice over shop window and door. First floor: close string staircase survives to second floor, with turned balusters, square newels with attached half balusters and plain handrail. 2-panel plank door to rear room with pegged-on moulding. Front room has cast-iron fireplace in shaped surround. Second floor front room: 6-panel door; fireplace hidden by shelving with plank cupboard door to right. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 218). Listing NGR: SE6044751872

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Grid reference SE 60446 51872 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW

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Record last edited

May 1 2012 12:36PM

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