Petergate House

YORK

SE6052SW HIGH PETERGATE 1112-1/27/458 (South West side) 14/06/54 No.11 Petergate House

GV II*

Formerly known as: No.9 HIGH PETERGATE. House, now Presbytery to Church of St Wilfred, Dumcombe Place (qv). Early C18 with early C19 alteration and extension; reroofed and altered further in late C19. Stucco front, lined to resemble ashlar; rear of red-brown brick in various bonds; extension in Flemish bond: timber doorcase and eaves cornice; slate mansard roof with shallow gabled dormer windows and brick stacks. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attics; 7-bay front. Right of centre doorcase of engaged fluted Doric columns and entablature with fluted frieze: 6-panel door and divided overlight, approached by moulded stone steps, recessed in panelled reveal. At far right, passage door of nailed-on moulded panels in chamfered surround with 4-centred head. Windows on ground and first floors are 12-pane sashes; on second floor, squat 6-pane sashes: all with painted stone sills. Moulded bands to first and second floors. Prominent moulded eaves cornice. Rear: 3 storeys and attic; 5 bays: 3-storey staircase bay projects in centre: to right, 2-storey bowed extension. 6-panel door at base of staircase bay; to left, C20 3-light window. First floor has 12-pane sash window to staircase, two similar to left, all with 1-course segmental brick arches. Extension has three 12-pane sash windows on both floors, those on first floor with wrought-iron balconies. On second floor, windows are 12-pane sash to staircase, 4-pane sashes to left, 16-pane sashes to right. Raised bands of stepped brick to all floors, interrupted at right side by bowed extension. INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM record stone flagged floor to entrance hall. C18 staircase flanked by Doric columns at the foot. Ground floor left front room panelled in two heights; moulded dado rail and cornice; fireplace surround enriched with egg-and-dart mouldings. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 184).

Listing NGR: SE6016252193