Cross Keys Hotel

TA 0339 9/148 1.3.50

BEVERLEY LAIRGATE (west side) No 8 (Cross Keys Hotel)

GV II*

Mid C18. Three storeys in painted brick with slate roof and moulded brick eaves cornice of a type unusual in Beverley. Five windows, near flush frame sashes, now without glazing bars, all with gauged arches over and mainly with triple key blocks. Stone cills. Early C19 centre doorcase in wood with applied Tuscan columns with entablature. Heavy 8-panel door without fanlight. Plinth. The staircase is propably from Hotham House, and in any case is certainly re- used, as it ends abruptly where it butts up against a more modern flight, open string, plain newels with moulded caps, moulded handrail ridged up to newels and curved on landing. Balusters of conventional turned type below but of octagonal section tapering downwards above. Central baluster of the lower flight is flat cut, but also tapers downwards (reminiscent of early C17 types); stage repeated in the muntin to dado opposite. Moulded dado rail, with plain munting otherwise. Two simpler stairs to second floor, closed strings, plain newels, moulded handrails, balusters boxed in. One good C18 round-headed window with glazing bars, plain imposts, moulded architrave, internally splayed reveals, key block.

Listing NGR: TA0317639671