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Railings and Gates Forming South West Boundary of Museum Gardens

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildhall, York

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Latitude: 53.9611 / 53°57'39"N

Longitude: -1.0905 / 1°5'25"W

OS Eastings: 459769

OS Northings: 452051

OS Grid: SE597520

Mapcode National: GBR NQTM.PT

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.6PYQ

Plus Code: 9C5WXW65+CQ

Entry Name: Railings and Gates Forming South West Boundary of Museum Gardens

Listing Date: 31 January 1973

Last Amended: 14 March 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257125

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464208

ID on this website: 101257125

Location: Museum Gardens, York, North Yorkshire, YO30

County: York

Electoral Ward/Division: Guildhall

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: York

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: York St Olave with St Giles

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description



YORK

SE5952SE MUSEUM GARDENS
1112-1/12/777 Railings and gates forming
31/01/73 south-west boundary of Museum
Gardens
(Formerly Listed as:
THE ESPLANADE
Boundary fence and gates on south
side of Museum Gardens)

GV II

Railings with carriage and foot gates forming south-west
boundary of Museum Gardens. 1844. By the John Walker foundry.
Cast-iron gates and railings; stone piers and wall. Piers
approximately 1.25 metres high with tapering chamfered sides
and domed caps. Railings raised on low wall with flat coping,
approximately 0.33 metre high. Square section railings are set
diagonally: carriage gates towards left end and foot gate at
right end of similar railings, carriage gates strengthened by
single curving braces. Iron plaques cast with the City of York
arms attached to 6 piers.
(Murray H: Heraldry and the Buildings of York: York: 1985-: 5,
59).


Listing NGR: SE5977252050

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