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| HER Number: | MYO1074 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | CURATORS HOUSE |
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Summary
Curator's or keeper's house in the Museum Gardens. It was constructed 1844 to designs by J B Atkinson. It is of two storeys with attic, and built of rubble re-used from the ruins of St Mary's Abbey.
Monument Type(s)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
- HOUSE (1844, Mid 19th Century - 1844 AD to 1844 AD)
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Conservation Area
Full description
Formerly known as: Keeper's House adjoining south-east end of Kings Manor MUSEUM GARDENS. House, now offices and store. 1844. By JB and W Atkinson for the Curator of the Yorkshire Museum (qv). Coursed squared magnesian limestone, much re-used, with ashlar dressings; plain tiled roof with ashlar corniced stacks. Coped gables have shaped kneelers and finials like cushion capitals. STYLE: Gothic Revival. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 2-window gabled front to left of 1-storey 1-window front with chamfered eaves course and half-hipped attic dormer. Gabled front has board door with 4-centred head on ornate hinges in moulded architrave. Ground floor windows are mullioned and transomed, of 3 lights to left of door, 2 lights to right: other windows are of 2 mullioned lights: all mullions, transoms and openings are ovolo-moulded and all openings are square-headed and quoined. Dormer has 2-light casement window. Right return: 2-storey 1-window gabled front. Windows are of the same form as main front. INTERIOR: not inspected. (An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of York: RCHME: Outside the City Walls East of the Ouse: HMSO London: 1975-: 45).
Listing NGR: SE6000152120
Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005
NMR Information:
No additional description provided.
Related event: (UID 613515) INVESTIGATION BY RCHME/EH ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Architectural Survey
14-NOV-1995 - 14-NOV-1995
Related records
| MYO4563 | Related to: FESTIVAL CONCERT ROOM (Monument) |
| MYO4560 | Related to: Museum Gardens (Monument) |
| MYO1076 | Related to: OBSERVATORY (Building) |
| MYO1069 | Related to: YORKSHIRE MUSEUM, TEMPEST ANDERSON HALL AND ST MARYS ABBEY REMAINS (Building) |
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