The Churchill Hotel, York

The Churchill Hotel is a historic building on Bootham, north of the city centre of York in England. The building was constructed in about 1827 as a house, for Barbara Ashton Nelson. It replaced an earlier house, but was set further back from the road. In 1879, it was converted into a girls' school, named Bootham House. In 1882, it was sold to the War Department, becoming the official residence of the General Officer Commanding Northern District. It later became government offices, housing the Command Pay Office, then the Health Authority, and finally Customs and Excise, until 1984. In 1985, it was converted into a 14-bedroom hotel, which in 2006 was extended to provide 32 bedrooms. It has been Grade II* listed since 1971. The house has a sandstone facade, with white brick side walls, and a red brick rear wall. It has two main storeys, plus an attic and cellar. The three-bay symmetrical facade has a central bowed bay, while the windows are sashes. There is a timber lantern above the centre of the roof, with three windows, and a chimney at each corner. The main entrance is in the left wall, under a porte-cochère. Inside, the stair hall rises the full height of the building, and is lit by the lantern. There is some original plasterwork, and a curved white marble fireplace in the central front downstairs room.

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Ingram House

Ingram House is a historic building on the street of Bootham, York, England. It was built as an almshouse for ten poor widows between 1630 and 1632 by real estate developer and politician Sir Arthur Ingram and was originally known as Ingram's Hospital. It was damaged during the Siege of York and was restored in 1649. It is the most important mid-17th-century building in Bootham, pre-classical and composed of 11 bays of two low storeys, but with a four-storey central tower. The middle doorway dates back to the Norman period, and is believed to have once been a doorway to Holy Trinity Priory. Charles I of England stayed at the house in 1642. It became a Grade II* listed building in 1954. In 1959, it was converted into four flats.

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53 and 55 Bootham

53 and 55 Bootham is a historic building on Bootham, immediately north of the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed as a single house in about 1765, probably to a design by John Carr. In about 1770, it was divided to form a pair of houses. Early in the 19th century, No. 55 was extended to the left. In 1923, the house was purchased by Bootham School, which came to use it as offices. The building was Grade II* listed in 1954. The building is constructed of brick, with stone and stucco dressings, and a slate roof. The main part of the front is symmetrical, with three main storeys, an attic and a cellar, and it is five bays wide. The brickwork of the top floor is different to that of the lower floors, suggesting that it may be a later addition. A porch in a Greek Doric style covers the twin entrance doors, which each lead into an entrance hall, which widens to accommodate a staircase; that in No. 53 has been removed, but the original staircase in No. 55 survives. Much of the original cornice survives, as does one fireplace. The extension has an additional external door, which leads to a passageway.

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Bootham Lodge

Bootham Lodge is a historic building, lying on Bootham, immediately north of the city centre of York, in England. The building was constructed as a house, with work starting in 1840, and completed in 1845. It was built for Thomas Walker, a local solicitor, at the same time as its similar neighbour, 54 Bootham. Its original kitchen was in the basement, but a new kitchen was added at the rear soon after the building was constructed. In the 20th century, the building was converted to offices, and for many years it served as the headquarters of the Flaxton Rural District, then of the Ryedale district, also housing its council chamber. It was later taken over by York City Council, to house its office for births, deaths and marriages. In 2003, it was purchased by the York Conservation Trust and renovated, to become the city's register office. A new extension was added at the rear, to serve as a wedding room, with French doors leading into the newly landscaped garden, designed to act as a backdrop for wedding photography. The upper floors are leased out, separately from the ground, as offices. The three-storey building is built of brick, broadly in the typical style of a Victoria villa. There are single-storey wings to the left and right of the building, the one to the left containing a carriage entrance. Its main entrance is under a porch, in the Tuscan order, which supports a balcony, with an iron balustrade manufactured by the local John Walker foundry. The railings in front of the building are original, and also by John Walker, with heads in an organic style. Inside, there is a central hall, with a large fireplace, moved from the first floor. There are two staircases, each with iron balusters and mahogany handrails. The fireplaces and plasterwork were designed by Francis Wostenholme. The building and its railings were Grade II listed in 1954.

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54 Bootham

54 Bootham is a historic building on Bootham, a street running north from the city centre of York, in England. The house was built in about 1840. In 1907, W. H. Auden was born in the house. It was Grade II* listed in 1954. Around this time, it was converted to offices. It was later purchased by the York Conservation Trust, and by the 2020s was rented to HPH Accountants. The front of the three-storey building is constructed of white brick, a popular material at the time, which has become grey over time. It is five bays wide, with the central bay projecting forward, as do the pilaster strips at the left and right of the building. The windows are sashes, and the central first floor window has an architrave. There are also two dormer windows in the attic. The door is under a Doric porch. The rear of the building is constructed of red brick, and there is a central projection, which houses toilets, accessed from the half-landings of the staircase. There are paired chimneys on each gable end of the roof. Inside, the original hall and staircase survive, along with some plasterwork and doorcases. Early cast iron railings on stone copings surround the basement.

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