Castlegate House
Castlegate House is a
Design
The house lies on
The house was commissioned by Peter Johnson, who served as Recorder of York from 1759 to 1789.[2] The site was previously occupied by a number of small houses and, prior to that, had formed the principal part of the grounds of a Franciscan priory.[3] The house was designed by John Carr, a prolific local architect working in the Palladian style, who was considered to be the leading architect of the era in the north of England. Although its completion date is not known with certainty, it has often been estimated at 1763, as this date appears on a rainwater head at the rear of the property.[2]
The house consists of five bays, and it has three stories above ground, in addition to a basement. It is constructed of orange-brown bricks, and has a hipped roof covered with slate. The main entrance is through a Doric porch, up a short flight of steps. Although altered, much of Carr's original interior design survives, including staircases and plaster decoration.[3][4]
History
In 1831, the house became the
More recently, the house has been used as a
References
- ^ ISBN 0712635904.
- ^ a b Stacpoole, Alberic (1972). The noble city of York. Cerialis Press. p. 392.
- ^ a b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1981. pp. 114–115. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Castlegate House and attached railings (1259338)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ISBN 1445632527.