Description

YORK

SE6052SW MINSTER YARD
1112-1/27/711 (East side)
14/06/54 Minster Song School (part)

GV II

Formerly known as: The Song School MINSTER YARD.
School. 1830-33; late C19 and C20 alterations. By C Watson and
JP Pritchett for the Dean and Chapter. Magnesian limestone
ashlar with slate and stone slate roofs and ashlar octagonal
stacks with coved cornices.
STYLE: Gothick.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey 3-bay centre range behind 1-storey 3-bay
arcade, flanked by 2-storey gabled crosswings: 1-storey
parallel crosswing at left end. Arcade contains three double
chamfered 4-centred arches beneath coved head-stopped hoods
with double doors of diamond latticed ogee-headed lights and
linenfold panelling. Crosswings have embattled octagonal
turrets, moulded and chamfered plinths and full height windows
of five cinquefoiled lights in double hollow chamfered
surrounds with traceried 4-centred heads. Moulded sillstring
encircles turrets. Upper storey windows are of paired
cinquefoiled lights in square-headed hollow chamfered openings
with hollow chamfered mullions. All windows have coved hoods
with return stops. All parts have embattled parapet with
moulded coping, over coved eaves string. 1-storey gabled wing
has window of 2 round-headed lights in square-headed double
hollow chamfered opening and quatrefoil above.
Rear: 2-storey 5-bay front, end bays gabled: articulated 1:3:1
by pilaster buttresses surmounted by octagonal turrets with
moulded caps: right end bays obscured by 1-storey parallel
range. End bay first floor windows are of 3 lights with
intersecting tracery in 4-centred heads: other windows are
paired, tripled or quadrupled lancets with pivoting diamond
leaded lights in square-headed surrounds: all are double
hollow chamfered. Moulded string course beneath coped parapet,
crow-stepped in centre and supporting paired octagonal stacks.
Gabled 1-storey range has triple lancet window in chamfered
surround with 4-centred head.
INTERIOR: ground floor doorways are 4-centred and hollow
chamfered: some have shaped panelled doors. Braced roof
trusses, filled with panel tracery, rise from carved enriched
corbels: wallplate carved with blank shields.
Building was built originally to house St Peter's School.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 104).

Listing NGR: SE6042852078

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548624

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