Description and History of Site:-
Three storeys on old stone river-retaining wall. Six bays slate roof. In white and red brick. White pilasters dividing bays joined at the top by semi-circular arches of horizontal and vertical headers, also dog-tooth then vertical headers. Window surrounds of white stretchers on end windows have round heads. Middle floor: sashes with flat arches. Ground floor: small semi-circular headed windows. Both middle and ground floor window surrounds of white stretchers as before. Infill of red brick. Stone sills forming bands carried through pilasters except ground floor.
Built c1860 as public rooms. Hatcher (1973) described the building as "Leak & Thorpe's", a department store well known in York at the time, which lay behind the building and facing onto Coney Street, so at that time it may have been in use by that company. At the time of listing in 1996, the building was known as "Ebor Hall". Parts of the foundations are thought to be medieval. In 2017 partially occupied by Pitcher & Piano pub.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.

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Key Words :- department store public rooms

Address :- Coney Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9QL
Grid Ref :- SE 60162 51803
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.958825 , Long -1.084598
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1257927,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1860 -
Record Date :- 4 July 2015

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