122–126 Micklegate

Listed terrace in York, England September 2026 September 2026 122–126 Micklegate 122 124 and 126 Micklegate York May24 02.jpg Orange-and-mottled-brick terrace with shopfronts The terrace in 2024; No. 122 is on the right 53.9565 -1.0903 type:landmark inline,title yes Micklegate, York, England Late 17th and early 18th century Mid-19th century (remodelled)20th century (probable, parapet rebuilt) Houses (former) Converted to mixed commercial and residential yes Grade II* Listed Building 122, 124 and 126, Micklegate 1 July 1968 1257267 y none 122–126 Micklegate is a Grade II* listed terrace on Micklegate in the city of York, England. Formed from two houses, the eastern part was built in the late 17th century and the western house was rebuilt and merged with it early in the 18th century. The property passed through several private residents in the 18th and 19th centuries and was redivided by 1876. It was remodelled in the mid‑19th century with contemporary shopfronts, and its parapet was probably rebuilt in the 20th century. The terrace was included in the Central Historic Core conservation area in 1968 and stands between Nos. 118–120, also listed at Grade II*, and Nos. 128–132, listed at Grade II. Today Nos. 122 and 126 contain restaurants at ground floor, while No. 124 is a four‑bedroom dwelling. History Standing on Micklegate, the two shops occupy a building formed from what were originally two houses.York Historic Environment Record Building record MYO1162 – 122–126 Micklegate https://her.york.gov.uk/Monument/MYO1162 her.york.gov.uk City of York Council 29 August 2026 28 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260828154357/https://her.york.gov.uk/Monument/MYO1162 live The eastern house was built in the late 17th century and early in the 18th century the western house was rebuilt and the two were merged, probably at the time of the 1738 marriage of Robert Bower, a mercer, who lived here until his death in 1777. His widow remained until 1784, after which the property passed through several private residents before its sale in 1833. It was occupied from 1834 by John Hopps, a surgeon, then by William Drinkall, a grocer; by 1876 it had been redivided and was held by Edward Hill, a grocer, and Mr Cutforth, a shoemaker. Railings in front of the house were reported as 'maliciously broke and destroyed' in 1756. The building was remodelled in the mid‑19th century with contemporary shopfronts, and the parapet was probably rebuilt in the 20th century.1257267 122, 124 and 126, Micklegate II* 29 August 2026 On 1 July 1968, the terrace was designated a Grade II* listed building, and the same year 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 29 August 2026 The terrace stands between Nos. 118–120, which are also listed at Grade II*,1257264 118 and 120, Micklegate II* 29 August 2026 yes and Nos. 128–132, listed at Grade II.1257268 128, 130 and 132, Micklegate II 29 August 2026 yes Nos. 122 and 126 are now occupied by restaurants on the ground floor, while No. 124 is a four-bedroom dwelling.26 February 2026 La Familia Y Amigos: York restaurant applies for licence to sell alcohol https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/public-notices/la-familia-y-amigos-york-restaurant-applies-for-licence-to-sell-alcohol-5607322 Yorkshire Post 29 August 2026 28 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260828214002/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/public-notices/la-familia-y-amigos-york-restaurant-applies-for-licence-to-sell-alcohol-5607322 liveThe Old Siam https://www.yorkshire.com/york/food-drink/restaurants/the-old-siam yorkshire.com Welcome to Yorkshire 29 August 2026 28 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260828191236/https://www.yorkshire.com/york/food-drink/restaurants/the-old-siam live Architecture The lower storeys are in painted brick, with the top floor built in mottled orange brick. A simple parapet with concrete coping runs along the front. The roofs are covered with pantiles and have brick chimneys. The frontage has three storeys and four window bays. The ground floor is taken up by two shopfronts set beneath a continuous cornice with dentil detailing, carried on carved brackets above plain pilasters. At the centre is the upstairs entrance, a six‑panel door with an overlight. No. 122 has a half‑canted shop window of three lights with shallow arched heads on slender columns above a panelled base. To the right is a partly glazed and partly panelled shop door with a segment‑headed overlight set back within a panelled reveal. The shopfronts to Nos. 124 and 126 have been altered, but painted cast‑iron columns from an earlier arrangement remain. On the first floor the windows are four‑pane sashes with flat brick arches; those to Nos. 124 and 126 have painted stone sills. The second floor has two‑light casements, one at No. 122 and two shared between Nos. 124 and 126. A painted brick band marks the second‑floor level. At the rear, No. 122 has a projecting wing of two storeys with an attic and a two‑window gable end. The first‑floor windows are four‑pane sashes with cambered heads. The attic opening has been altered to a glazed door but retains its original segmental arch. Interior On the ground floor, the shop at No. 122 retains late‑17th‑century panelling and a moulded cornice, while the shop at No. 124 preserves bolection panelling and a modillion cornice. The entrance hall has a plaster cornice, and a round arch on fluted pilasters leads into the stairhall, which has a geometric plaster ceiling. The main staircase rises from the ground to the second floor and has an open string with turned and twisted balusters, three to each tread, and a moulded handrail that sweeps around a turned newel at the foot. The stairwell is lined with matching dado panelling. Parts of the earlier staircase survive between the second and third floors, including a closed string, bulbous balusters, square newels with moulded caps, and a moulded handrail. On the first floor, the landing is lined with raised panelling. The front room of Nos. 124 and 126 has panelled doors and surrounds, built‑in cupboards, and a fireplace with pilaster sides and detailing, together with a dentilled cornice. The rear room of No. 122 is lined with bolection panelling beneath a moulded cornice, and fragments of its fireplace and overmantel remain. A 17th‑century roof structure is reported to survive above No. 122. See also Yorkshire Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York Listed buildings in York (within the city walls, southern part) References 122, 124 and 126 Micklegate, York Category:17th century in York Category:17th-century establishments in England Category:Grade II* listed buildings in York Category:Grade II* listed houses in North Yorkshire Category:Houses completed in the 17th century Category:Houses in York 122–126