Bishophill House

Bishophill House is a former town house, now a hotel, located in York. It dates back to the early 18th century, with extensions added in 1740 and further modifications in the late 18th century, along with alterations in the early 19th century. The building underwent renovation around 1980 after a fire. It features pink mottled brick in Flemish bond, set on a chamfered brick plinth at the front, with a painted stone doorcase and a timber eaves cornice. The slate roof is complemented by brick stacks.

The original plan of the house is L-shaped, with extensions to the left and left rear. The exterior consists of three storeys and an attic, with a five-window front. The entrance boasts a pedimented Ionic doorcase with attached shafts on stone bases, a pulvinated frieze, and a modillion cornice. The double doors are made up of eight fielded panels and are topped with a radial fanlight, set in a round arch with pilaster responds and moulded imposts. The windows are all one-pane sashes with painted stone sills; those on the second floor are squat and all feature flat arches of gauged brick. There are raised brick bands at the first and second floor levels, and a fasciated eaves band beneath a plain cornice supported by heavy carved brackets, which return at each end. The attic contains one gabled dormer, while the rear features a semicircular bow window with a bronze frame and glazing bars on the first floor.

Inside, the entrance hall retains its original stone-flagged floor, moulded cornice, and doorcases with a pulvinated frieze and dentil cornice. The round arch in the stairhall is supported by fluted Ionic pilasters with panelled reveals, moulded imposts, and egg-and-dart enrichment. The window surrounds in the ground floor flanking rooms are reeded with angle blocks. A Rococo plaster ceiling from the Saloon has been reinstated at Peasholme House, St Saviour's Place. Unfortunately, the remaining fittings and staircase, as noted by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, were destroyed in the fire.