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8 Fossgate is a historic building in the city centre of 
The front of the building is two bays wide, and its upper floors are
8 Fossgate is a historic building in the city centre of York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
, in England.
The oldest part of the building is the front block, facing onto Fossgate
Fossgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England.
History
The street is believed to follow the line of a Roman road leading south-east out of Eboracum. Although it lay outside the Roman walls, it is known that there was a civilia ...
. The three-storey timber framed block dates from the early 17th century, and was originally only one room deep. In the late 17th century, it was extended to the rear, and its former rear wall was rebuilt in brick. In about 1700, a separate two-storey brick house was constructed at the rear of the site, incorporating what is believed to be part of the wall of the York Carmelite Friary
York Carmelite Friary was a friary in York, North Yorkshire, England, that was established in about 1250, moved to its permanent site in 1295 and was surrendered in 1538.
The original site was on Bootham in York until 1295 when William de Vescy ...
at its base, where it faces onto Black Horse Passage. In the 19th century, a long, two-storey block was built to connect the two existing buildings.
The building was Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
in 1954. For more than 60 years until 2020, it was occupied by Connollys Homestyle.
The front of the building is two bays wide, and its upper floors are jettied
Jettying (jetty, jutty, from Old French ''getee, jette'') is a building technique used in medieval timber-frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below. This has the advantage of increasing the availa ...
. The timber framing is visible, and is infilled with plaster. The ground floor has a late 19th century shopfront. Inside, one first floor room has late 17th century panelling and a blocked fireplace, and there is also a staircase of this date.
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