The York Arms is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. It was designed by James Pigott Pritchett.[1] Part of a seven-unit row (24–36 High Petergate) that is a Grade II listed structure dating to 1838, it faces south at 26 High Petergate. These units are sandwiched between early-18th-century properties.[1] The rear of the properties to the north, on Precentor's Court, are also part of the listing. They were originally residences for canons of the adjacent York Minster.[2]
| York Arms | |
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.jpg) The building in 2020, about a year after it closed | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 26 High Petergate (frontage) |
| Town or city | York, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°57′45″N 1°05′03″W / 53.9624°N 1.0841°W |
| Completed | c. 1838 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James Pigott Pritchett |
High Petergate elevation
editThe southern side, on High Petergate, is a seven-unit terrace.[1] The York Arms occupied number 26. It closed in the summer of 2019 and became involved in a High Court legal action.[3]
Frontage detail
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In 2018
Precentor's Court elevation
editJohn Knowles, a lodging-house keeper, was living at 1 Precentor's Court, on the northern side of the properties, in 1872.[4] Peter Gibson, a glazier who worked on all of the Minster's stained-glass windows, lived at 1 Precentor's Court for almost all of his 87 years. "I live here, and I look out of the window, and there it is, the Minster. It is one of the greatest buildings in the world," he said. "People cross oceans, cross the world, to come and see it."[5]
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In 2023
References
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- ^ a b c Historic England. "York Arms (numbers 24 and 26) (1257609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ York: The Making of a City 1068–1350, Sarah Rees Jones (2013), p. 146
- ^ Laycock, Mike (19 February 2022). "Closed York Arms at centre of High Court action". York Press. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Directory of the City of York and Neighbourhood, City of York (1872), p. 206
- ^ "Tributes paid to Peter Gibson, renowned York craftsman and glazier" – The Press, 15 November 2016
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