Description

YORK

SE6051NE PEASHOLME GREEN
1112-1/17/865 (North West side)
14/06/54 St Anthony's Hall

GV I

Guildhall; now Institute of Historical Research. 1446-53;
refaced in brick and remodelled 1655; alterations of 1828 and
1839-50, including re-roofing. Renovated 1952-53. Original
building for the Guild of St Anthony.
MATERIALS: timber-framed: ground floor of magnesian limestone
on two sides, ground floor elsewhere and first floor of red
brick in irregular bond; moulded stone first floor string and
moulded brick dressings; slate roofs in 3 parallel ranges,
with brick stacks. Undercroft with chapel and hospital; 9-bay
aisled hall on first floor.
EXTERIOR: Peasholme Green: 2-storey 4-window front on
chamfered and moulded plinths. Chamfered doorway to left of
centre, with flush panelled double doors, beneath cross-glazed
oeil-de-boeuf. To left, 4-centred window opening blocked by
paired 30-pane sashes; to right, three restored square-headed
windows with similar sashes; all window openings are moulded
and all openings have coved hoodmoulds with shield stops.
First floor windows are of 3 transomed lights with large-pane
casements. Cogged brick eaves. Rear: one barred prison window
survives on ground floor, beneath later pent canopy roof.
Blocked first floor window at right end retains wide segmental
brick arch.
Aldwark front: 2 storeys, 3 gabled bays, centre bay higher, on
chamfered and moulded plinths. Left bay has doorway with
4-centred head, now blocked by 12-pane sash window; on each
side, round-headed niches with square hoodmoulds, beneath
decayed stone panels. Centre bay has original window of 2
cinquefoiled lights in square head between later inserted
windows, one similar, one a single top-opening light. Windows
on first floor are of 3 lights beneath moulded brick
pediments; window to left has moulded mullions and transom,
centre one 2 tiers of 20-pane lights, right one as on
Peasholme Green front: oeil-de-boeuf with crossed glazing bars
in double chamfered brick surround in centre gable apex. Two
rainwater heads, one box-shaped, enriched with winged cherubs
and dated 1771, one inverted bell. At left end of ground
floor, cast-iron boundary marker for ST SAVIOUR'S PARISH 1842
fixed to masonry.
Right return to garden: as Aldwark front, on chamfered plinth.
Glazed and panelled door beneath tall 16-pane overlight to
left of central canted bay window with pulvinated cornice and
24:42:24-pane sashes. On either side, tripartite windows with
12:30:12-pane sashes in chamfered surrounds. First floor
windows have moulded brick pediments. Centre oeil-de-boeuf and
two winged cherub rainwater heads, dated, 1771 as on Aldwark

front.
INTERIOR: ground floor: little framing survives. At Aldwark
end, braced wall posts and moulded corbels support moulded
beams. Cross passage ceiling carried on 2-centred chamfered
arches springing from moulded corbels. Open string staircase
with cast-iron stick balusters and turned newel. At foot of
stairs, blocked doorway in chamfered surround.
First floor: hall roof carried on 3 crown post trusses with
moulded ties and kerb principals at Aldwark end, continuing on
6 arch-braced collar trusses springing from demi-angel
corbels. Arcades now closed beneath embattled plates. Aisle
roofs ceiled with 4-centred plaster vaults between arch-braced
moulded ties with renewed centre bosses, on angel corbels at
post heads.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the Guild of St Anthony was dissolved in
1627, after which the building served a number of purposes,
including that of military hospital and prison in C17. From
1705 to 1946, it was occupied by the York Blue Coat School.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 91-93).

Listing NGR: SE6073451996

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Anthony's Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7592503

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