Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A Medieval House, shrine. 1 related planning application.
Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-turret-pigeon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- House, shrine
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow, 35, Shambles
- OS grid reference
- SE 604 518
- Coordinates
- 53.95929, -1.08013
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow is a house that has been converted into a religious shrine. It dates from the late 14th century, with a late 15th-century extension at the front, and it underwent significant restoration in 1954. The building is timber-framed, with the ground floor rebuilt in variegated brick using Flemish bond, while the upper storeys are rendered. It features pantile roofs and a brick stack.
The exterior consists of two storeys and an attic, with a one-bay gabled front that has a jettied first floor. There is a 20th-century board door in a plain surround with a canopy hood supported by carved brackets, located to the left of a segmental 4-light bow window with a moulded cornice. On the first floor, there are two 2-light casement windows, and in the attic, there is a squat 6-pane fixed light. The rear of the building has three storeys and three unequal bays, showcasing exposed timber-framing. Each floor has inserted 1-light windows, and there is a 3-light oriel window on the first floor. All windows feature square leaded lights. The right return of the hall block displays an exposed crown post truss in the gable end.
The interior is noted for its timber-framing and crown post roof, as recorded by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. It is important to note that the association of this house with St Margaret Clitherow is incorrect, as it is not related to Nos 10-11.
Local climate
Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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