10 Minster Gates

Listed building in York, England September 2026 September 2026 10 Minster Gates 10 Minster Gates York Jul25.jpg Orange-grey-brick building with a shopfront The building in 2025 yes Minster Gates, York, England 53.9616 -1.0821 dms type:landmark_region:GB inline,title 1755 John Fountayne Early 19th century (shopfront)Mid-19th century (raised and altered) Shop (originally a house) yes Grade II* Listed Building 10, Minster Gates 14 June 1954 1257247 y none 10 Minster Gates is a Grade II* listed building on Minster Gates in the city of York, England. Built around 1755 for John Fountayne, the dean of York, it originally formed one of a pair with No. 8. A shopfront was added in the early 19th century, when the ground floor was opened up, and in the mid‑19th century the front was raised to four storeys with a new attic after the adjoining house, formerly No. 8, was demolished. The building was included in the Central Historic Core conservation area in 1968. It is now occupied by Hebden Tea and adjoins Nos. 2–8, a Grade II‑listed terrace built around 1840. History Originally one of a pair of houses on Minster Gates,1257247 10, Minster Gates II* 20 August 2026 it was built around 1755 for John Fountayne, the dean of York, and leased to William Darwin, the verger.York Historic Environment Record Building record MYO1149 – 10 Minster Gates https://her.york.gov.uk/Monument/MYO1149 her.york.gov.uk City of York Council 20 August 2026 20 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260820204114/https://her.york.gov.uk/Monument/MYO1149 live It stood as a three‑storey house with an attic and formed a pair with No. 8. A shopfront was inserted in the early 19th century, when the ground‑floor walls were removed, and about the middle of the century the front was raised to four storeys and a new attic created partly over the stair‑well, following the demolition of the adjoining house, formerly No. 8 before the construction of the present terrace. The rear of 10 Minster Yard, built in 1763 as Fountayne's home, adjoins the left‑hand side of No. 10.1257261 Minster Song School (part) II 20 August 2026 yes On 14 June 1954, No. 10 was designated a Grade II* listed building, and in 1968 the site was included within the newly established Central Historic Core conservation area.York Historic Environment Record Conservation Area: Central Historic Core Conservation Area (Conservation Area 1) https://her.york.gov.uk/Designation/DYO1700 her.york.gov.uk City of York Council 20 August 2026 No. 10 is now occupied by Hebden Tea.Hebden Tea Minster Gates https://visityork.org/business-directory/hebden-tea-minster-gates visityork.org 20 August 2026 It adjoins Nos. 2–8, a Grade II-listed terrace built around 1840.1257245 40, Low Petergate, 2–8, Minster Gates II 20 August 2026 yes Architecture left|thumb|alt=Narrow street with buildings on both sides and a sun‑lit cathedral façade at the end|The building's gable end, right of centre The front is built of orange‑grey brick, later raised in matching brick, with the right side rendered. It has a timber shopfront and timber guttering, and a tiled roof with a brick chimney. The building has four storeys and two windows. The shop window is a shallow bow with three large panes. To the right is a two‑leaf shop door with decorative glazing and a fanlight, set in a detailed timber surround; to the left is an upstairs door with six panels and a Gothic‑style overlight in a similar frame. All sit beneath a moulded cornice. The first‑floor windows are 12‑pane sashes, the second‑floor windows are shorter six‑pane sashes, and the top floor has a small casement window. A raised brick band marks the second floor. At the rear, the ground floor has a wide window with small panes, and the other windows have shallow brick arches. On the right side, a later two‑light shop window has been added in a plain frame. Interior The ground-floor ceiling includes a shallow domed feature with fluted decoration, set within a moulded frame and carried on fluted columns; one column is visible, with the others likely enclosed. The main staircase from the first floor upwards is original and has elaborate turned balusters. Several original doors, surrounds and fireplaces also remain. See also Yorkshire Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York Listed buildings in York (within the city walls, northern part) References Category:1755 establishments in England Category:18th century in York Category:Grade II* listed buildings in York Category:Grade II* listed houses in North Yorkshire Category:Houses completed in 1755 Category:Houses in York