Description

SE6052SW
1112-1/27/299
01/07/68

YORK
DUNCOMBE PLACE
(North West side)
Nos.1, 2 AND 3
Dean Court Hotel (part) and attached railings

GV
II

Row of three houses, now part of hotel. c1864 with later
alteration. By Lewis Cubitt for the Dean and Chapter.
MATERIALS: orange brick in raking Flemish stretcher bond;
ashlar plinth and dado of coursed squared stone; ashlar
quoins, dressings and window surrounds. Oriel and bay windows
have stone slate roofs; main roof of Welsh slate with stone
copings and brick stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, basement and attics; 7 unequal bays to
Duncombe Place with eighth bay on corner; alternate bays are
wider, gabled and project: 2 bays to High Petergate. Basement
openings have lintels formed by stepped-up plinth. Entrance to
1 altered to 2-light window over basement doorway: entrances
to 2 and 3 have doors of 8 faceted panels beneath overlights
recessed in quoined porches with shouldered 2-centred heads:
all approached by steps. On each side of central doorway are
2-storey canted bays with windows of 6 mullioned and transomed
lights on both floors. Outer bays have paired 2-light
mullioned and transomed windows on ground floor; 4-light
oriels on first floor. Intermediate bays on first floor have
2- or 3-light mullioned and transomed windows beneath brick
relieving arches. Second floor windows are of paired
shouldered lights. Gabled attics have 2-light windows with
2-centred heads: bays between contain lozenge shaped lights
beneath triangular dormers. All windows are 1-pane sashes.
2-storey canted bay at corner has 3-light windows on ground
and first floors: window on second floor as those on main
front.
High Petergate front: ground floor to left is blind, beneath
extruded twin flue corbelled-out stack, arched at base over
reset bordered panel carved with the keys of St Peter. To
right are two 2-light windows on ground floor, one 3-light
window on first floor, both mullioned and transomed; on second
floor one 3-light window with shaped mullions and casements:
attic has gabled dormer with casement window of 2 pointed
lights. All mullions and transoms are chamfered with bold
stops. Moulded sill strings to ground and first floor windows
on both fronts.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings are horizontal on low
twisted standards, and have leaf tendrils in the spandrels.

Listing NGR: SE6019052153

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549206

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