5 Precentor's Court is a historic building in the English city of

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

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Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

building, standing on

Precentor's Court Precentor's Court is a historic street in the English city of York. Although certainly in existence by 1313,''York: The Making of a City 1068–1350'', Sarah Rees Jones (2013), p. 146 the street does not appear on a map until 1610, and it is no ...

, it dates to the early 18th century. Architect Henry Cane was living at the property in 1872, while James Boyd, a licensed preacher in the

diocese of York The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The diocese is headed by the ar ...

, lived there in the early 20th century.''The Court Guide and County Blue Book of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire'' (1901), p. 401

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Precentor's Court Houses in York 18th-century establishments in England Precentor's Court 5 Grade II* listed houses {{Yorkshire-struct-stub

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