Numbers 39 And 43 And Attached Railings

Numbers 39 and 43 Bootham are two former houses, originally three, built in 1748 and later altered around 1800, in the late 19th century, and in the late 20th century. The builder was Thomas Griffith. The houses are constructed of brick in Flemish bond with painted stone dressings and have a tiled roof.

The exterior features three storeys plus an attic and cellar, with a total of nine bays, each former house consisting of three bays. The facade includes quoins with alternating rustication on the right side, two-storey bands, and a modillion gutter cornice. The windows have rubbed brick flat arches with keyblocks and are sashed; the right-hand three bays have had their glazing bars restored in the 20th century. The two right-hand ground-floor windows are a 20th-century reconstruction that replaced an inserted shopfront. The second and third bays feature a two-storey late 19th-century canted bay window, while No.43 has three flat-roofed attic dormers.

The left-hand bay of No.43 has a 19th-century doorcase with a dentilled pediment on console brackets, a semicircular overlight, an enriched keyblock, and a six-panel door. The doorcase for No.39, located in the seventh bay, has engaged reeded Composite columns with paterae above the caps, an enriched open pediment, a fanlight, and decorative swags and a mask in the tympanum. The door has six raised and fielded panels. To the right of the third bay, there is a lead hopper and downpipe, and there are three axial chimneys behind the ridge.

The interior has not been inspected, but previous records indicate that Nos 39 and 43 retain most of their original staircases, featuring open strings and turned balusters, as well as a fireplace and some panelling. The basement area is enclosed by plain iron railings on low stone copings.