41 And 43, Low Petergate

41 and 43 Low Petergate is a building in York that dates back to the late 14th century, with alterations made in the early 18th century and further changes in the 20th century. Originally a house, it now serves as a shop and offices. The front range is timber-framed and covered in whitewashed plaster, featuring a timber cornice. The rear extension is made of orange brick laid in stretcher bond, with a partly rendered upper floor. The roof is covered with pantiles and has brick stacks.

The exterior has three storeys and one window on the front, with jettied first and second floors. The 20th-century shopfront includes a shallow small-pane bow window and a door on the right side. There is a recessed panelled door upstairs at the right end. The first floor features tripled 12-pane sash windows, while the second floor has paired 16-pane sashes. The moulded eaves cornice is adorned with an elaborate rainwater head that has embossed rosettes at the left end. The rear of the building has three storeys and two bays, with the right bay projecting. The left bay contains a round-headed staircase window and a squat 12-pane sash window above, while the right bay has altered windows that still feature segmental brick arches.

Inside, substantial remains of the timber frame are visible. On the ground floor, a two-panel cellar door survives in the shop. The first floor has a re-arranged staircase leading to the second floor, featuring a close string, turned balusters, square newels, and a moulded handrail. The front and back rooms on the first and second floors retain 17th and 18th-century panelling and three- and five-panel doors. Graffiti in the first-floor front room dates a window to 1769, while a window in the second-floor front room is dated to 1761. The attic stair is of the ladder type, and the roof of the front range has crown post trusses with longitudinal braces.