York Historic Environment Record

Wine merchant's premises; now offices and public house. Early C19 with later C19 extension, incorporating late C17 and mid C18 cellars; altered C20. Red brick in stretcher bond, mostly cement rendered; timber porch; cement-tiled roofs with brick stacks. Building of 2 parallel ranges over 3 ranges of cellars. EXTERIOR: 1 storey with cellars; 2-bay front, left bay with eaves band to hipped roof and iron corner scrolls, right bay gabled. Left bay has stone steps up to doorway and tripartite sash window with glazing bars to left. Right bay has flat canopy porch over steps down to segment-arched cellar entrance, and large C20 casement on ground floor. INTERIOR: of cellars: three parallel ranges of segment-arched brick vaults with groined intersections, first two with stone flagged floors, third with brick floor. Third range retains stone barrel thrawls and slate bin partitions. Wall between second and third ranges raised on stone foundations, probably vestigial remains of former Augustinian Friary occupying the site from 1272-1538. The premises were subsequently occupied by Messrs J and G Oldfield, Wine Merchants of York, from 1644. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 50).
Listing NGR: SE6010351926

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