St. Andrew's House, Spen Lane

Before restoration

Restored by the York Conservation Trust in 1980-81, the house was built in the first half of the eighteenth century. The basic material is brick, with a tile roof, and there is extensive cement rendering to the south-west street facade. This dressing was probably first applied in the nineteenth century to cover alterations. Originally there was small staircase wing projecting to the rear. There was a centre passage with a room on either side, with a similar arrangement on the first floor. Early in the nineteenth century further extensions were made to the rear, beyond the staircase wing, and the staircase was probably replaced at that time. Various outbuildings with stables were also added during this period.

The front elevation has a modillioned and dentilled cornice dating from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, with a lead fluted bell-shaped rainwater head.

Interior fittings were simple. The staircase has square section wooden balusters, three to a tread, with slim handrail. On the ground floor, the turned newel terminal is capped by a voluted handrail. The fireplaces had been removed from both ground-floor rooms.