2 And 2A, York Street

This house, now shops with accommodation above, was built around 1818. It is located on the south side of York Street. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar with a hidden roof. Originally following a double-depth central entry plan, the ground floor windows have been replaced with shops, although the original layout remains.

The two-storey building has a cornice and parapet. It features three windows, with the central one being a blind sash bar window, blocked up. The other two windows are tripartite sashes with mullions, each six/six pane with two/two pane side lights. The central blind window is a single sash size. The ground floor now contains plain early 19th century timber shopfronts with modern windows. A round arched entrance features a six-panel door with a plain fanlight above. Tall stone stacks with decorative pots are visible, one rising the full height of the adjacent earlier building at No. 2 York Street.

The interior has not been inspected. The site has a history dating back to 1728 when Lindsey's Rooms, designed by John Wood the Younger, were built and opened. These rooms were demolished in 1816, and a lease for this building was granted in 1818.