14 and 17 St Nicholas Street

Building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England November 2025 November 2025 thumb|right|St Nicholas Street; 14 and 17 is the red brick building visible in the distance 14 and 17 St Nicholas Street is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The building was constructed in the early or mid 18th century, as a pair of large houses, one of which was for the Bell family. In the 20th century, the ground floor was converted into shops, and the upper floors into flats. The building was grade II* listed in 1953. The Victoria County History describes is as the finest domestic building of its date in the town.Page William A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 1923 Victoria County History London https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp538-560 8 November 20251243164 14A, 14B and 17, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough 24 October 2025 The building is constructed of red brick, with flanking fluted stone Ionic pilasters, with carved capitals, an entablature, and a parapet with a moulded string course. It has four storeys and is five bays wide. In the centre is an arched doorway with fluted Ionic pilasters, an entablature, a curved frieze, a pediment and a mask keystone. Inside, steps lead to a recessed door with an arched fanlight, and the entrance is flanked by modern shopfronts. The windows are sashes with segmental heads and fluted keystones, those in the middle bay with architraves. Inside, both houses are accessed through the same central passageway, off which are doors, beyond which the original staircases survive. Several rooms retain their original panelling.Grenville Jane Pevsner Nikolaus Nikolaus Pevsner The Buildings of England Yorkshire: The North Riding Yale University Press 2023 1966 New Haven and London 978-0-300-25903-2 See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Scarborough (Castle Ward) References 54.2823 -0.3990 title Category:Buildings and structures in Scarborough, North Yorkshire Category:Grade II* listed houses in North Yorkshire