Description

YORK

SE6052SW MINSTER YARD
1112-1/27/713 (South West side)
14/06/54 No.10
Minster Song School (part)

GV II

House, now part of school. c1755; altered and re-roofed in
early C19. For Dean John Fountayne. Orange-brown brick in
Flemish bond on chamfered stone plinth with timber doorcase
and cornice; slate roof, part hipped, with 10/10-pane sash
window in flat dormer towards Minster Gates and brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3-storey, 4-window front, right half projecting.
Cellar openings in plinth. Left half has doorcase of slender
engaged fluted columns, fluted frieze and angle rosettes, and
door of 6 raised and fielded panels with squat 8-pane
overlight. 12-pane sash window above door, and two similar on
ground and first floors of right half. All second floor
windows are squat 6-pane sashes. Other windows are inserted
tall 8-pane sashes in left half. All original windows have
flat arches of orange rubbed brick and no sills: ground floor
windows have panelled shutters. 4-course raised brick bands to
first and second floors and prominent moulded eaves cornice,
all continued across right return. Rainwater goods on rosette
clamps, with moulded and enriched hopper with Fountayne
elephant crest, inscribed JF, dated 1763.
INTERIOR: cellar retains brick arched fireplace. Quarter-turn
staircase from ground to second floor has open string, turned
heavy balusters and newels, and moulded and ramped-up
handrail: attic staircase has close string, column balusters,
turned newels and ramped up flat handrail. Ground floor room
panelled above dado rail: enriched fireplace surround with
moulded mantelshelf and eared overmantel panel. First floor
front room has fireplace with reeded jambs and frieze, and
rosette paterae. Rear room has painted fireplace with
pulvinated moulded shelf. Second floor front room has
fireplace with basket grate in plain surround with moulded
shelf. Most rooms have moulded cornices.
(City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 165).

Listing NGR: SE6032552115

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• 10, Minster Yard at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26891606

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