York Arms

York Arms
The building in 2020, about a year after it closed
Interactive map of the York Arms area
General information
Location26 High Petergate (frontage), York, North Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°57′45″N 1°05′03″W / 53.9624°N 1.0841°W / 53.9624; -1.0841
Completedc. 1838 (1838)
Design and construction
ArchitectJames Pigott Pritchett

The York Arms is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire. It was designed by James Pigott Pritchett.[1] Part of a seven-unit row (24–36 High Petergate) that is a Grade II listed structure dating to 1838, it faces south at 26 High Petergate. These units are sandwiched between early-18th-century properties.[1] The rear of the properties to the north, on Precentor's Court, are also part of the listing. They were originally residences for canons of the adjacent York Minster.[2]

High Petergate elevation

The southern side, on High Petergate, is a seven-unit terrace.[1] The York Arms occupied number 26. It closed in the summer of 2019 and became involved in a High Court legal action.[3]

Frontage detail

Precentor's Court elevation

John Knowles, a lodging-house keeper, was living at 1 Precentor's Court, on the northern side of the properties, in 1872.[4]

Frontage detail

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "York Arms (numbers 24 and 26) (1257609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ York: The Making of a City 1068–1350, Sarah Rees Jones (2013), p. 146
  3. ^ Laycock, Mike (19 February 2022). "Closed York Arms at centre of High Court action". York Press. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Directory of the City of York and Neighbourhood, City of York (1872), p. 206