Building record MYO1281 - 4-8 Low Ousegate

Summary

Pair of houses with shops. 1810-20 with C20 shopfronts. Orange-brown brick in Flemish bond with timber cornice; shallow pitched slate roof with truncated brick stack.

Location

Grid reference SE 6025 5166 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Pair of houses with shops. 1810-20 with C20 shopfronts. Orange-brown brick in Flemish bond with timber cornice; shallow pitched slate roof with truncated brick stack.

EXTERIOR: 4-storey 4-bay front. Shopfront to left is framed in plain pilasters with moulded cornice on thin brackets paired at the pilaster heads: doors at each end are glazed and panelled and window is of 3 lights over panelled stall riser. Shopfront to right is of aluminium with plate glazing. All upper floor windows are 1-pane sashes except for two 12-pane sashes on second floor of house to right and two on third floor where original unequal 9-pane sashes have 1-pane replacement lower sashes. All windows have stone sills, some painted, some damaged: all have flat arches of orange rubbed and gauged brick. Moulded eaves cornice incorporates guttering.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 157). Listing NGR: SE6025151683

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


NMR, NMR data (Unassigned). SYO2214.

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

Sources/Archives (2)

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

Protected Status/Designation

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2020 5:08PM

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