The Norman House

The Norman House is a Grade I listed building located in York, dating from the late 12th century. It consists of the remains of a hall-house with an undercroft, embedded in the rear walls of Nos 46, 48, and 50 on Stonegate. The structure features tooled magnesian limestone and includes a wall approximately 11 metres long, attached to the rear of No. 46. This wall retains a first-floor window with two round-arched lights beneath a semicircular rere-arch, which has a central shaft with a moulded base and waterleaf capital. The window is rebated for a shutter, with one hinge still surviving and a socket for a locking bar. Additionally, a wall approximately 6 metres long, attached to the rear of Nos 48 and 50, incorporates a rebated cupboard recess on the first floor, which is grooved for shelves and has a timber lintel. Excavations conducted in 1939 revealed the foundations of three central piers, which originally supported the undercroft roof and are now below ground. The site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.