47, Old Steine

No. 47 Old Steine is a corner house built in the early 19th century, featuring a stucco exterior and a roof that is obscured by a parapet. The building has three storeys and an attic over a basement. The main elevation consists of a three-window range, while the return elevation is linked by a broad, curved corner that has a one-window range. On either side of the corner, there are full-height, shallow, rectangular bays topped by pediments.

The ground floor has a flat-arched entrance with a door designed in the 19th century, set into one of the bays near the corner. The ground floor features banded rustication that wraps around the corner, with the rustication ending at the left party wall in a pilaster strip. Above this, a giant pilaster rises to the first and second floors, with a continuous cornice across the facades, aligning with the sills of the attic windows. The attic is finished with a cornice.

All windows are flat-arched with projecting sills. Above two ground floor windows, there is a single recessed panel, and the first-floor windows extend from floor to ceiling. There is a sill band for the second-floor windows, and all mouldings and bands continue seamlessly across the corner. The return elevation mirrors the main elevation. The original sash windows include a combination of 6/6, 9/9, and 3/6 configurations from the ground floor to the attic. The second range of the return is blocked, while the corner window range features 6/6, 9/9, 6/6, and 3/6 sashes. The second-floor and attic windows next to the corner on the return have 6/6 and 3/6 sashes, respectively, with the latter now painted.

The interior has not been inspected. No. 47, along with No. 44, forms a group with the Royal York Buildings.