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5 Minster Yard

Coordinates: 53°57′45″N 1°04′50″W / 53.962399°N 1.080603°W / 53.962399; -1.080603
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5 Minster Yard
The building in 2020
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General information
Address5 Minster Yard
Town or cityYork, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°57′45″N 1°04′50″W / 53.962399°N 1.080603°W / 53.962399; -1.080603
Completedc.1300
Renovated15th century (range added)
16th century (wing added)
19th century (alteration)

5 Minster Yard is a Grade II* listed building in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England.

The building is wholly timber-framed and is located with its south side facing Minster Yard. It originated as part of a two-storey row of tenements, built about 1300, the row also having included what is now 2 College Street. From this period survive parts of some roof trusses and a rafter. The main range may have been rebuilt in about 1500. In about 1600, a large chimney stack was added, with a new staircase to its north, and a two-storey wing was added on the north side of the building.[1][2]

The building was heavily altered in 1891, with its south wall rebuilt in stone, including a prominent oriel window. The west gable end was also rebuilt on a new alignment, and a third storey was added to the eastern half of the building. Internally, an entrance hall was created, and a new staircase added, reusing balusters from about 1700. The western first floor room has a fireplace surround and panelling dating from about 1600, and the eastern ground and first floor also have wooden panelling.[1][2]

The building was listed in 1954, along with its garden railings and gate posts.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "NUMBER 5 AND ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN RAILINGS (1257255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.