Dean's Park - Izeria

Dean's Park is an urban park in York, England. It was created in the 19th century. Formerly the site of the Archbishop's Palace, during the latter part of the Middle Ages, it is located adjacent to York Minster on its northern side. Other structures nearby include Purey-Cust Lodge, in its northwestern corner, York Minster Library and York Deanery to the north, Minster Court to the northeast, and Treasurer's House to the east. York Deanery, the home of the Dean of York, was built in 1939. The park is accessed by four gates at various points around Minster Yard. York Minster Stoneyard, which formerly stood on the site of today's park, has now moved to Minster Yard, on the southeastern side of the minster. During World War II, the park was excavated to house water tanks, but it has since been restored. In 1987, the arcade was rededicated as a war memorial to the dead of the world wars and 19th-century conflicts, and since 1997 it has been grade I listed. The park is managed by the Dean and Chapter of York Minster.

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Old Palace, York

The Old Palace in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England, is also known as the Minster Library and is in Dean's Park. It houses York Minster’s library and archives as well as the Collections Department and conservation studio. Its name is a new one and renders homage to the part of the building that used to be the chapel of the Archbishop of York, which was built in the 13th century.

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Purey-Cust Chambers

Purey-Cust Chambers is a historic building in York, England. It stands beside Dean's Park, which is overlooked by York Minster. Now Grade II listed, it dates to 1825, and is adjoined to the northern end of the more modern Purey-Cust Lodge. The site it occupies was formerly that of York Minster Stoneyard. The building was designed in the Gothic style by Richard Hey Sharp for York Minster's Dean and Chapter. It is constructed of magnesian limestone ashlar, with a stone coped slate roof and ashlar chimney stacks.

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Purey-Cust Lodge boundary wall

Purey-Cust Lodge boundary wall is an historic structure in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. A Grade II listed building, it dates to 1845. Originally the lodge, walls and gateways to the stone yard of York Minster, since around 1916 it has functioned as the entrance and boundary wall of Purey-Cust Lodge. The height of the wall varies from around 6 metres (20 ft) in its main section, up to around 8.5 metres (28 ft) at the rear of the lodge and down to around 4.5 metres (15 ft) for the section that runs along Precentor's Court. There are three gates, two of which feature nail-studded boarded gates; the third is an iron gate providing access to lodge's driveway. This gate is flanked by the coats of arms of St Peter and the Deanery of York. To the right of the iron gate, the wall is habitable. It features windows, at two levels, of single or paired square-headed lights with diamond lattice glazing. On the garden side, the lodge is of two low storeys. The ground-floor windows include one- and two-light small- and large-pane casements, as well as a 2x2 and a 2x6-pane Yorkshire sash. On the first floor, there are three 2x2s. The interior of the walls has not been inspected.

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68 and 70 Walmgate

68 and 70 Walmgate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The house lies on the northeast side of Walmgate. It was constructed in about 1700, although Historic England states that it probably has earlier origins; some of the roof timbers are Mediaeval. It was a large house, with four bedrooms and servants' quarters, unusual for the street which had high levels of poverty and several industrial sites. The building was altered in 1783, which may be when it was divided in two, with the ground floor converted to shops. In the mid-19th century, 70 Walmgate was occupied by the vicar of nearby St Margaret's Church. The whole property was purchased by Age Concern in 1985, which converted it into a single shop, with offices above. In 2021, it was converted into a single holiday let, named The Georgian Townhouse. It has been Grade II* listed since 1971. The house is two storeys tall, with attics and a cellar. It is five bays wide, and is constructed of orange brick with a pantile roof. There are five upper floor windows, the wall above set slightly further forward. There is a drainpipe with the date 1783. In plan, the first floor has two large rooms at the front and two smaller rooms with a stairwell between at the back, while the servants' staircase is to the left. Original plasterwork survives, as does some panelling and a fireplace.

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