Bathurst House is an historic building in the English city 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 ...

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. A

Grade II* listed building 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 Ir ...

, standing at 86

Micklegate Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England. The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse ''gata'', or street. Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", and was ...

, part of the building dates to around 1727;Bathurst House, 86 Micklegate
– historyofyork.org.uk it was made into three storeys around 1822. The iron railings at the front of the property are part of the listing. The property was built for Charles and Frances Bathurst. Upon Frances' death, she was buried in the church of St Martin-cum-Gregory across the street. Her tombstone stated she was "a person of excellent accomplishments both of body and mind, and adorned the several stations of life she went through". It became a hotel between 1911 and 1921, then York

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. The University of York owned it in the 1960s, before it became the home of a firm of chartered accountants, having sold for £1 million in 2017."Grade II-listed landmark sold for £1m"
– The Business Desk

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Micklegate Houses in North Yorkshire 1727 establishments in England Grade II* listed buildings in York Grade II* listed houses {{Yorkshire-struct-stub