Old Residence is a historic building in the English city of
York
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,
North Yorkshire
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Grade II* listed
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building, located at 6
Minster Yard
Minster Yard is a street in the city centre of York, England. It runs along the southern, eastern and northeastern sides of York Minster, for which it is named.
History
The street may have originated as the courtyard of the headquarters buildi ...
, at its junction with
College Street, it dates to the early 18th century, but it was raised and reroofed in 1786, as well as receiving a small extension in the late 19th century.
The building stands about from
York Minster
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest of ...
's southeastern corner.
File:The Red House, 6 Minster Yard, York.jpg, Looking south down Minster Yard towards Deangate
Deangate is a street in the city centre of York, England, connecting College Street (York), College Street and Goodramgate with Minster Yard. It was created in 1903.
The street runs east from the middle of Minster Yard to the junction of Goo ...
File:Old Residence York 2023.jpg, The eastern and southern elevations of the building, showing its proximity to the Minster
See also
*
Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York
References
*''An Inventory of the City of York V Central'', (1981), p. 163
External links
A 3D view of the building's proximity to York Minster–
Google Maps
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Minster Yard
Houses in York
Buildings and structures in North Yorkshire
18th-century establishments in England
Grade II* listed buildings in York
Grade II* listed houses
18th century in York
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