18 and 19 Colliergate

Listed building in York, England August 2026 August 2026 18 and 19 Colliergate 18 and 19 Colliergate York Mar24 02.jpg Orange-brick building with a shopfront The building in 2024 United Kingdom York Central Colliergate, York, England 53.9594 -1.0793 dms type:landmark_region:GB inline,title 1748 Ralph Yoward 1830 (altered, subdivided, partly raised)20th century (altered, new shopfront)1963 (partly rebuilt)2026 (partly converted) yes Grade II* Listed Building 18 and 19, Colliergate 14 June 1954 1259174 y none 18 and 19 Colliergate is a historic building in the city centre of York, England. The building was constructed in 1748, as a house for Ralph Yoward. In 1830, it was divided into two tenements, an extra storey was added to the rear of the north half, and the interior was largely refitted. A shopfront was inserted on the ground floor in the early 20th century, and in 1963 the southeast corner was rebuilt.An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central 1981 HMSO London https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol5/pp115-128 7 August 20201259174 18 and 19, Colliergate II* 7 February 2026 In the early 21st century, the building was occupied by a careers service.Booth Harry Edwardian Bedding opens in listed building in York https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24123919.edwardian-bedding-opens-listed-building-york/ 7 February 2026 York Press 20 February 2024 In 2026, the upper floors were converted into two apartments, while the ground floor and basement were retained in commercial use.Glenton Kevin York: Works begin on Georgian home conversion in Colliergate https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25771968.york-works-begin-georgian-home-conversion-colliergate/ 7 February 2026 York Press 18 January 2026 The building has been Grade II* listed since 1954, and Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as the best building on Colliergate.Pevsner Nikolaus Yorkshire: York and the East Riding 1995 Yale University Press 0300095937 214 The building is constructed of orange brick, with dressings of painted stone, a timber cornice with dentils and modillions, and a pantile roof. It has three storeys with a basement, and the front is five bays wide. The windows are sashes with painted stone sills, the staircase window at the rear having a round head. There is a stone band at second floor level. The original drainpipe survives on the front, with a hopper depicting a cherub's head, and embossed with the date 1748 and initials RY. Inside, the original staircase hall has been removed, but the staircase at the rear survives, as does the former servants' staircase above the first floor. The north rear room has an early-19th century fireplace and plasterwork, while there is a large fireplace in a basement room which was originally the kitchen. Several rooms on the upper floors have early fireplaces, woodwork and plasterwork, the most impressive being the first floor saloon, with a fireplace to a design by Batty Langley. See also Yorkshire Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York Listed buildings in York (within the city walls, northern part) References 18 & 19 Colliergate, York Category:1748 establishments in England Category:18th century in York 18 and 19 Category:Grade II* listed buildings in York Category:Houses in York Category:Houses completed in 1748