16–22 Coney Street

16–22 Coney Street is a historic terrace of shops in the city centre of York, in England. The terrace was built in about 1500 as three timber-framed houses, with their gable ends facing onto Coney Street. In the 18th century, the windows were altered, and the front was plastered over. In the 19th century, a brick extension was added at the rear of Nos. 20 and 22. At that time, Nos. 16 and 18 were a well-known bookshop run by Henry Sotheran. In 1927, Nos. 16 and 18 were renovated, with the plaster removed, new windows added in a historic style, and an extension added at the rear. In 1954, the whole terrace was Grade II* listed. In 1960, they were renovated again, and modern-style windows put in. Inside, Nos. 16 and 18 have an early 19th-century staircase. No. 20 has many early 19th-century fittings and a fireplace surround from the second quarter of the 18th century. No. 22 has two early 17th-century doors. Its upper floors are accessed by a staircase in 24 Coney Street, which is 18th-century. The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley stayed in No. 20 briefly in Autumn 1811, alongside his first wife Harriet (née Westbrook) and friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg.

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Coney Street

Coney Street is a major shopping street in the city centre of York, in England. The street runs north-west from the junction of Spurriergate and Market Street, to St Helen's Square. New Street leads off the north-east side of the street, as does a snickelway leading to the Judges Court hotel, while several snickelways lead from the south-west side down to the River Ouse, including Blanshard's Lane, and paths leading to City Screen.

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New Street (York)

New Street is a road in the city centre of York, in England.

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Judges Court

Judges Court is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building lies in a courtyard, off Coney Street. It was built at the start of the 18th century, while some of the walls in the south corner may survive from an earlier structure. From 1720, it served as lodgings for judges presiding over Assize Courts in the city. In 1806, the judges were relocated to Judges' Lodgings, and the house was let short-term to families visiting the city. In 1841, it became the ministers' house for the Wesleyan chapel on New Street, and it later served as offices. It was Grade II* listed in 1971, along with its front steps and railings. In the 2010s, the building was converted into a 15-bedroom hotel, with each room named after a judge who stayed in the building. It originally shared owners with the city's Churchill hotel. In 2023, it was put up for sale, for £3 million. The building is constructed of brick, with the front and sides covered in Victorian render, with stone dressings, timber gutters, and a slate roof. The central entrance is up stone steps, with cast iron railings, and there is a 19th-century front door with a fanlight above. The front abuts the rear of 28 and 30 Coney Street, and although that building is 20th-century, there has been a structure in that location since Judges Court was built. The windows are sashes, and mostly 19th-century. At the rear, there is a spiral staircase, which leads down to the basement. Inside the building, there are brick-vaulted cellars. The south corner room on the ground floor has early panelling, and the first floor room above has an early fireplace, as does one attic room. The main staircase, and the surviving part of the back staircase above the first floor are also early. Many of the remaining fixtures are 19th-century.

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36–42 Coney Street

36–42 Coney Street is a historic terrace in the city centre of York, in England. The oldest part of the terrace is the rear part of No. 36, which is a three-storey timber-framed structure built in the early 17th century, and later encased in brick. Two three-storey brick houses were constructed next to it, one in the mid-18th century, and one slightly later. In the 1780s, a terrace of three four-storey houses was built at the front of the site, facing onto Coney Street. Nos. 38 and 40 are of similar size, while No. 36 extends further back, lit in part by a light well. In the late 19th century, No. 36 was extended further back, and incorporated the buildings at the rear. The ground floor of each of the former houses is now a shop, and the shop windows of the whole terrace are decorated in the same style, incorporating tulip motifs. A passageway between Nos. 36 and 38 leads to the rear yard. Inside, some early plasterwork survives on the upper floors, as do several fireplaces. The 17th-century block has an original staircase, and Nos. 38 and 40 have 18th-century staircases. In the early 20th century, No. 36 was the local headquarters of the Women's Social and Political Union, a fact now commemorated by a plaque. The shop was occupied by Currys until 2017, and The Entertainer toy shop since 2018. The building was Grade II* listed in 1983.

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