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Peaseholme House
Peaseholme House or Peasholme House is a Georgian building on St Saviour's Place, near Peasholme Green in York, England. It was built around 1752, probably by John Carr for a carpenter named Richard Heworth. It has been Grade II* listed since 1954 and was restored in 1975. It has "strange rustication", with red brick in the front and orange brick at the back.
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St Anthony's Hall
St Anthony's Hall in York, England, is a former medieval guildhall and Grade I listed building. It currently houses Trinity Church York and the Quilt Museum and Gallery. The Hall, located on Peasholme Green, was built between 1446 and 1453 on the site of a chapel of St Anthony for either the Guild of St Martin or the Guild of St Anthony (which was founded in 1446). After the decline of the Guilds, it was used between 1627 and 1705 for various purposes: as an arsenal, a military hospital and a prison. Between 1705 and 1947 it housed the York Bluecoat School, after which it was offered to the York Civic Trust. In 1953, it became the Borthwick Institute for Historical Research (now the Borthwick Institute for Archives), which moved in 2004 to a purpose-built building next to the J. B. Morrell Library on the campus of the University of York. The Quilt Museum and Gallery opened in the Hall in 2008 and closed in 2015.
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16–22 St Saviourgate
16–22 St Saviourgate is a historic terrace in the city centre of York, in England.
The terrace of four houses was built in about 1740 on the south-east side of St Saviourgate. It was a high-status development, and was drawn by Nathaniel Buck in 1743, while an engraving of the terrace from 1745 also survives. Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "handsome". The houses are of varying size: 18 and 22 are three bays wide at the front, 16 is four bays wide, and 20 is six bays wide. 18 and 20 have L-shaped floor plans, although one ground floor front room of 20 St Saviourgate has more recently been incorporated into number 18. The terrace was grade II* listed in 1954.
The terrace is built of orange brick with a painted stone plinth, quoins, bands and dressings, and a timber cornice and doorcases. The roof has two peaks with a valley hidden by a parapet; the front part of the roof is tiled, and the rear has pantiles. The building is three storeys high with an attic, and has five doorways at the front, the rightmost leading to a through passage. The doors and doorcases are early and variously have columns or pilasters. Most of the windows are sashes, while the dormer windows in the attic are casements. The ground floor windows have shutters.
Inside number 16, there is stone flagging in the entrance hall, and dado panelling. The front ground floor room has original panelling, fireplace, frieze and cupboard doors, and the first floor rooms also have original panelling and plasterwork. Number 18 retains its original staircase and has extensive original woodwork and plasterwork. Number 22 has original cornices in many rooms, and original fireplaces and cupboard doors in the second floor and attic front rooms.
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York Unitarian Chapel
York Unitarian Chapel is a building on St. Saviourgate, York, England. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians.
It is in the form of a Greek cross and was built in 1692 or earlier. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is thought to be the first brick building of any size in York with load-bearing brick walls.
A major benefactor was Lady Sarah Hewley, a Protestant dissenter and widow of Sir John Hewley, MP. Lady Hewley also founded almshouses in Tanner Row in York, which were moved by the railway in 1839 to be the present Lady Hewley's Almshouses in St Saviourgate. There are also twelve almshouses known as Colton's Hospital in Shipton Street.
The most famous minister of the Chapel was Charles Wellbeloved, who was at first assistant to the Rev. Newcome Cappe and then minister until his death in 1858. He was involved in saving the York city walls from being used to provide building materials, ended malpractices at York County Lunatic Asylum, founded the York Mechanics' Institute, wrote a guide to York Minster and initiated an appeal after a fire destroyed a Minster screen. He was Principal of Manchester College, one of the dissenting academies for training ministers and the higher education of lay students.
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The Black Swan, York
The Black Swan is a public house in the city centre of York, in England.
The building lies on Peasholme Green, on the site of an important Mediaeval house which had been occupied by various Lord Mayors of York and Members of Parliament. In 1560, Martin Bowes rebuilt the property, and in 1670 Henry Thompson made substantial alterations, rebuilding parts in brick, and altering the interior. Early in the 18th century, the house was owned by Edward Thompson.
In the late 18th century, the house was converted into a pub, although much of its interior survives intact from the 1670 alterations, particularly in the entrance hall, the Smoke Room, and a room upstairs with a trompe l'oeil painting. Externally, the central section of the facade is timber-framed with a jettied first floor, dating from 1560. To its right is a brick and timber extension from 1670, and to the left, an extension built in 1940, with a wing of 1670 behind.
By the 1930s, the pub was owned by the Tadcaster Tower brewery, which undertook a major renovation intended to preserve the building's historical character. The pub later came into the ownership of Bass. In 1954, it was Grade II* listed.
One tradition claims that the Black Swan is linked to St Cuthbert's Church by an underground passage. The pub is also said to be haunted by several ghosts. Since 1978, it has hosted a folk music club, and since 2003, an annual folk festival. In 2009, it was voted Folk Club of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.