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10 Precentor's Court

Coordinates: 53°57′46″N 1°05′03″W / 53.9629°N 1.0842°W / 53.9629; -1.0842
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10 Precentor's Court
The building in 2023
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General information
Address10 Precentor's Court
Town or cityYork, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°57′46″N 1°05′03″W / 53.9629°N 1.0842°W / 53.9629; -1.0842
CompletedEarly 18th century

10 Precentor's Court is an historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire.

The building is a Grade II* listed structure, standing on Precentor's Court.[1] It stands perpendicular to Fenton House at the western end of the street.

Parts of the house date to the 15th century: stone walls on three sides of the building, and in the entrance hall, the arch of a fireplace. The remainder of that house was demolished in the early 18th century, when the present building was constructed, with a new brick facade facing Precentor's Court. The building was altered internally in the mid-19th century, when a bay was added to the rear. In about 1900, the north-west wing of the house was entirely rebuilt, and the roof of the building was raised, adding an attic.[1][2]

Inside the house, in the ground floor study, there are 16th-century beams, 17th-century panelling, and an 18th-century fireplace. The staircase is early-18th century but has been rebuilt, while the north-east bedroom has an 18th-century fireplace, moved from elsewhere.[1][2]

The gates and railings in front of the house are Grade II listed.[3]

Reverend George Addleshaw (1906–1982)[4] lived at the property in 1952.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "10 Precentor's Court (1256869)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central, pp. 199–212
  3. ^ Historic England. "Gates and railings attached to front of number 10 (1256872)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "G.W.O (George William Outram) Addleshaw (1906-1982)" – The Anglican Library
  5. ^ Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Historical Society (1952), p. 187