1 Museum Street

Listed building in York, England September 2026 September 2026 1 Museum Street Tourist Information building on Museum Street, York - geograph.org.uk - 3751221.jpg Orange-brick building on a street corner The building in 2013 yes Museum Street, York, England 53.96123 -1.08518 dms type:landmark_region:GB inline,title Rawlins Gould 1860 Register office (former) Topping & Company Converted to retail use yes Grade II Listed Building 1, Museum Street 8 October 1986 1257106 y none 1 Museum Street is a historic building in the city centre of York, England. The building was constructed in 1860 to a design by Rawlins Gould. It initially served as the city's register office.1257106 1, Museum Street II 3 December 2022 It later became a Conservative Club, with committee rooms, a bar and a snooker room and was subsequently used as council offices.Historical Properties Walking Guide 2010 York Conservation Trust York The building has two storeys and is built of orange brick with stone dressings. It has 11 bays, one of which curves around the corner from Museum Street into Blake Street. The main entrance is on Museum Street and has double doors with a fanlight above. Most of the sash windows have four panes, although some retain the original eight panes. The window pediments alternate between triangular and segmented forms. The upper floor has Doric pilasters. A brick balustrade was added to the roof in 1909. Inside, a grand staircase leads up to the first-floor room, which contains a wooden tablet commemorating John Hodgson of Strensall. The room has housed meetings of the Board of Guardians of the York Poor Law Union. The building was Grade II listed in 1986. In 2010 it was purchased by the York Conservation Trust, which renovated it for use as the city's tourist information centre.New Visitor Information Centre opens at 1 Museum Street, York https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8191062.new-visitor-information-centre-opens-at-1-museum-street-york/ 3 December 2022 The Press 28 May 2010 The office remained there until 2022.This is Visit York's new, smaller home – right in the heart of the city https://yorkmix.com/this-is-visit-yorks-new-smaller-home-right-in-the-heart-of-the-city/ 3 December 2022 York Mix 4 November 2022 In June 2026, the bookseller Topping & Company opened a branch in the building.Yorkshireman The 2026-06-07 The 'Largest Independent Bookshop In The Country' Has Opened In York https://the-yorkshireman.com/the-largest-independent-bookshop-in-the-country-set-to-open-in-york-this-week/ 2026-08-18 The Yorkshireman en-USTopping & Company Booksellers https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/contact/ 2026-08-18 toppingbooks.co.uk See also Yorkshire Listed buildings in York (within the city walls, northern part) References Category:1860 establishments in England Category:19th century in York Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1860 Museum Street 1 Category:Museum Street (York)