Building record MYO889 - SHRINE OF ST MARGARET CLITHEROW

Summary

A former house now in use as a religious shrine. The original building dates to the late 14th century and has a late 15th extensions at the front. It was heavily restored in 1954. It is timber framed with pantile roofs.

Location

Grid reference SE 6045 5185 (point)
Map sheet SE65SW
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Type and Period (8)

Full Description

House, now religious shrine. Late C14 1st-floor hall block with late C15 extension at front; heavily restored 1954. Timber-framed; ground floor rebuilt in variegated brick in Flemish bond, upper storeys rendered; pantile roofs with brick stack.

EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 1-bay gabled front with jettied first floor. C20 board door in plain surround with canopy hood on carved brackets, to left of segmental 4-light bow window with moulded cornice. First floor has two 2-light casement windows, attic one squat 6-pane fixed light. Rear: 3-storeys, 3 unequal bays with exposed timber-framing. Inserted 1-light windows on all floors and one 3-light oriel on first floor. All windows have square leaded lights. Right return of hall block: exposed crown post truss in gable end.

INTERIOR: RCHM records timber-framing and crown post roof. Association of this house with St Margaret Clitherow, instead of Nos 10-11 (qv), is incorrect.

(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 217).
Listing NGR: SE6045551857

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

NMR Information:

Related event: (UID 613515) INVESTIGATION BY RCHME/EH ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Architectural Survey 14-NOV-1995 - 14-NOV-1995

Related Archives:
BF061129 35-36 THE SHAMBLES, YORK


NMR, NMR data (Unassigned). SYO2214.

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  • --- Unassigned: NMR. NMR data.

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2020 2:54PM

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