Duke Of York

The Duke of York is a public house, now a private house, dating from 1801 to 1810. It is constructed of stock brick with a rendered base and has a plain tiled roof. The building is arranged in two ranges, with three storeys and a cellar/basement, topped by a parapet and stacks on the left and right sides. The second and first floors contain two glazing bar sashes to each floor, with red brick gauged heads above each window. A late 19th-century pub front occupies the ground floor, featuring a tripartite casement window to the left and a large tripartite sash window to the right. A central half-glazed door is topped by a rectangular fanlight with two moulded stops, and a recessed foot scraper is located to the right. A basement opening is on the right-hand side. Historically, the building served as an officer’s mess when the cavalry barracks were located in Spencer Square, and was part of James Townley’s original development in the area. It was named The Duke of York and marked on Collard and Hurst’s 1821 plan.