Sir Thomas Herbert's House

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The house, seen from Pavement

Sir Thomas Herbert's House, often known as Herbert House, is a Grade I listed building in York, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. [1]

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History

In the mid-16th century, the Company of Merchant Adventurers of York owned a house on Marketshire, a street which was becoming known as Pavement. They let out the house to Christopher Herbert, a merchant who later became Lord Mayor of York. He purchased the property in 1557, and later passed it on to his son, Thomas, who acquired properties including one neighbouring to the rear, facing onto Lady Peckett's Yard. [2] [3] In 1606, Thomas' grandson was born in the house. He later became Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet, and the house is now named after him. [4]

After the older Thomas' death, in 1614, the property passed to another merchant, John Jaques, who is believed to have rebuilt the house facing onto Pavement. John Jacques then passed the property onto his son, Roger, who sold it in 1647. In 1648, the new owner of the properties demolished the northern end of the house facing onto Lady Peckett's Yard, and constructed a new block, linking the two houses, with a main entrance and staircase. This entrance, and the whole of Lady Peckett's Yard, were accessed through a passage, under the west end of the Pavement part of the house. In the 1660s, a further block was added to the south of the existing house, linking to another mid-16th century house, further down Lady Peckett's Yard. [2] [3]

Early in the 19th century, the easternmost part of the house was demolished, and replaced by the Golden Fleece pub. [2] [3] In 1869, an extension was added to the southernmost section of the house. This rearmost section is now a separate property, listed at Grade II*. [5] Around this time, a single-storey extension was added in front of the entrance on Lady Peckett's Yard, and the facade on Pavement was renovated. By the 1920s, the house was in use as a drapers' shop, with a warehouse to the rear. It had become dilapidated, and the Victorian external plastering with fake stonework had fallen out of favour. Francis W. B. Yorke restored the property, for use by an insurance company. He exposed the timber framing, and added new external decoration, windows and finials based on surviving examples. Internally, he discovered small sections of wall paintings and paintings on beams in the main hall, and he restored paneling in the first floor parlour, in part by using paneling from the second floor. [2] [3]

In more recent years, the ground floor has again be used as a shop. [2] For many years, it was operated by Jones the Bootmaker. Since 2019, it has been occupied by York Gin. [6]

Architecture

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Facade facing Lady Peckett's Yard

The part of the house facing Pavement has three main stories, plus cellars and attics. The ground floor is open and does not retain any original features, and it extends into the link building. The first floor is one large parlour, and contains a highly ornate fireplace. Its facade is timber framed, with the floors jettied out, while to the side, it is built of brick. The section facing onto Lady Peckett's Yard is all timber framed, but with the ground floor largely rebuilt in brick. Internally, each floor is now open and without original features. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "The Herbert House (1256914)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sir Thomas Herbert's House, Pavement". York Conservation Trust. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Thomas Herbert (1606-1682)". York Civic Trust.
  5. Historic England. "11, Lady Peckitts Yard (1257535)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. "Historic York building to reopen – and they're filling it with gin!". York Mix. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

Coordinates: 53°57′31″N1°04′47″W / 53.95864°N 1.07970°W / 53.95864; -1.07970