The Salvation Army Citadel is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1990. Citadel. 7 related planning applications.
The Salvation Army Citadel
- WRENN ID
- young-string-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1990
- Type
- Citadel
- Address
- The Salvation Army Citadel, Gillygate, YO31 7EA
- OS grid reference
- SE 602 524
- Coordinates
- 53.96493, -1.08357
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Salvation Army Citadel is a building constructed between 1882 and 1883, designed by E.J. Sherwood of London and built by J. Flint and John Lumley. It is made of red brick with ashlar dressings and features slate roofs with ashlar coped gables and ball finials.
The exterior has a street front that is two storeys high and consists of nine bays. The centre slightly projects and includes a segment-arched central opening with iron gates. Above this opening is a plaque inscribed "SALVATION ARMY," followed by a pair of round-headed casement windows set within a segment-headed arch. Above these windows is a small central gable that reads "ERECTED 1882." On either side of the centre are two staggered staircase windows with chamfered ashlar lintels. Above these, there are two similar windows, all topped by battlements. The recessed two-bay wings on either side feature single doorways with overlights and single casements. Above these doorways are two pairs of casements with chamfered ashlar lintels, and above again are circular panels displaying painted coats-of-arms.
Inside, the building retains a gallery around the north, east, and south sides, supported by segment-headed arches with square chamfered columns and iron bracketed capitals. The upper arcades also feature segmental brick arches with chamfered square columns. The raised platform and reading desks have been brought forward, and the lower galleries are screened off.
Local climate
The Salvation Army Citadel 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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