Raised Pavement, Railings And Vaults Fronting Numbers 1 To 52 For Approximately 330 Metres

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ST5672NE ROYAL YORK CRESCENT, Clifton 901-1/13/1012 (North West side) 08/01/59 Raised pavement, railings and vaults fronting Nos.1-52 for approx 330 metres (Formerly Listed as: ROYAL YORK CRESCENT, Clifton (North West side) Nos.1-12, 12A AND 14-46)

GV II*

Raised pavement and vaulted cellars. Late C18/early C19. Limestone ashlar and Pennant flags. The pavement extends up to 10m in front of the crescent, with steps down through basement areas; each house has 3 segmental-arched vaults beneath. The front elevation of the pavement expresses the vaults in triple segmental-arched recesses, wider to the middle, most with later garage openings. The left-hand end curves in, with a flight of steps down, and there are 4 other sets of steps along the pavement before it comes to ground level at the right-hand end. INTERIOR: plain arched vaults. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached iron railings and stanchions extend the full width of the front wall. A prominent feature of what is reputed to be the longest terrace in Europe, and forming an important part of the view of Clifton from the S. HISTORICAL NOTE: the crescent was begun 1791 by James Lockier, probably to a design of William Paty, work stopped 1793, restarted 1809 and completed 1820.

Listing NGR: ST5692772928