Description

YORK

SE5751SW FRONT STREET, Acomb
1112-1/18/1191 (South side)
20/09/74 No.16

GV II

House. c1500 with C16 extension to left; encased in brick and
extended to right c1700; further alteration and extensions in
C19 and later; C20 fenestration.
MATERIALS: original structure is timber-framed, encased and
extended in orange-brown brick in stretcher bond on brick
plinth, most now rendered but some exposed at rear of right
wing; pantile roof, part hipped, with stone copings, brick
stacks and moulded timber guttering at front. Timber porch
with tile roof.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey 2-bay front with 1-storey 1-bay extension
at right and further lean-to extensions at right end. Gabled
latticed porch has C20 panelled door at right end of 2-storey
front. All front windows are small-paned with top-hung opening
lights, that to 1-storey extension slightly bowed. Rear:
windows similar to those on main front. Part has 2-course
raised brick band at first floor level. Left return: tall
external stack with offsets and weathering.
INTERIOR: some timber-framing is visible through later wall
coverings. End room at right has chamfered and ogee stopped
spine beam and exposed joists. Two fireplaces survive, one of
marble in left end room on ground floor, the other with
cast-iron grate and tiled slips in the middle room in the
centre range. Attic door to C18 extension is of 2 panels on
plank backing hung on H- and L-hinges.
(RCHME: City of York: South-west of the Ouse: HMSO: 1972-:
112).

Listing NGR: SE5732251251

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549117

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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