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Saw the House of York on Charlotte Street today. But first noticed the Montgomerys sign.
The House of York is a Grade II listed building dating to 1840 - 1850.
Somehow never got photos of this building before.
Full view from the left.
House of York
The House of York is a Grade II listed building dating to 1840 - 1850.
Somehow never got photos of this building before.
Full view from the left.
House of York
Listing Text
CHARLOTTE STREET
1.
5104
Hockley B3
Nos 27 to 31 (consec)
SP 0687 SW 28/5
II
Circa 1840-50 works and warehousing with shopping to rear. No 31 is the 3
storey red brick range warehousing with shopping to top floor and rear. Low
pitch slate roof. Seven bays to ground and lst floor with close set range
of 13 windows to top floor. Brick plinth and ground floor painted up to deep
1st floor sill band, stucco sill band to top floor, moulded brick eaves.
4 x 3 pane windows to top floor, sashed one pane in depth; conventional glazing
bar sashes with flat gauged arches to ground and lst floors. Works entrance
and office door to east end of range, the latter of 4 panels with rectangular
3 pane fanlight in wood pilaster strip frame with consoles to cornice over.
A 2 bay rebuilt narrow link connects with the main office/showroom block,
slightly advanced from preceeding range, 3 storeys, 3 bay symmetrical front.
Stucco plinth and painted brick ground floor. Moulded stucco sill bands to
lst and 2nd floors; projecting moulded stucco cornice, brick parapet with
stucco coping. Doorway and ground and 1st floor windows curtained in segmental
gauged arched recesses, revealed sashes, glazing bars intact, with similar
segmental gauged brick arches. Segmental arched glazing bar sashes to 2nd
floor. Double 4 panel door with 3 pane fanlight approached by 3 steps.
Listing NGR: SP0635687255
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.