16–22 Coney Street is a historic terrace of shops in the city centre 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 ...

, in England. The terrace was built in about 1500 as three

timber-framed Timber framing () and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy Beam (structure), timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and Woodworking joints, joined timbers with joints secure ...

houses, with their gable ends facing onto

Coney Street Coney Street is a major shopping street in the city centre of York, in England. The street runs north-west from the junction of Spurriergate and Market Street, to St Helen's Square. New Street leads off the north-east side of the street, as ...

. In the 18th century, the windows were altered, and the front was plastered over. In the 19th century, a brick extension was added at the rear of Nos. 20 and 22. At that time, Nos. 16 and 18 were a well-known bookshop run by Henry Sotheran. In 1927, Nos. 16 and 18 were renovated, with the plaster removed, new windows added in a historic style, and an extension added at the rear. In 1954, the whole terrace was

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 ...

. In 1960, they were renovated again, and modern-style windows put in. Inside, Nos. 16 and 18 have an early 19th-century staircase. No. 20 has many early 19th-century fittings and a fireplace surround from the second quarter of the 18th century. No. 22 has two early 17th-century doors. Its upper floors are accessed by a staircase in 24 Coney Street, which is 18th-century. The Romantic poet

Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame durin ...

stayed in No. 20 briefly in Autumn 1811, alongside his first wife Harriet (née Westbrook) and friend

Thomas Jefferson Hogg Thomas Jefferson Hogg (24 May 1792 – 27 August 1862) was a British barrister and writer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hogg was raised in County Durham, but spent most of his life in London ...

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