29 And 31, St Saviourgate

YORK

SE6051NE ST SAVIOURGATE 1112-1/17/989 (North West side) 14/06/54 Nos.29 AND 31

GV II

House now offices. 1735 with extension of 1739; subdivided in mid C19. MATERIALS: orange brick in Flemish bond, on part concrete plinth, part painted stone; timber cornice. Roof of tiles at front, pantile at rear, with brick stacks and four flat-topped dormers with 2- or 3-light windows. Painted stone doorcase to No.29, timber to No.31. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 5-bay original front, with slightly projecting centre bay; 4-bay extension to right. Original entrance to No.29 in projecting bay, in replacement doorcase with round-arched architrave, fluted impost band, spandrels enriched with garlanded wheatear mouldings and dentilled open pediment on grooved consoles with foliate pendants. Entrance to No.31 to right, in inserted doorcase of plain pilasters and heavy moulded and modillioned cornice. Both have doors of 6 raised and fielded panels, that to No.29 with patterned fanlight, that to No.31 divided overlight. At right end, original door of 8 sunk panels with radial-glazed fanlight in round-arched opening leads to side passage. Windows on ground floor are 12-pane sashes, on first floor unequal 15-pane sashes, all with flat arches of gauged brick and stone sills, some painted. Window arches on second floor partly hidden by moulded dentilled and modillioned cornice. Raised band of brick to left of doorcase to No.29, of painted stone to right and across extension front. Two ornate moulded rainwater heads embossed with winged cherub heads. INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM records original staircase in No.29 with close string, turned and fluted balusters and square fluted newels with moulded, ramped handrail. First-floor room in No.29 and ground-floor room in No.31 have bolection moulded panelling and elaborate plaster overmantels. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 208).

Listing NGR: SE6061951958