Lady Anne House
| Lady Anne House | |
|---|---|
The hotel in 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Address | Skeldergate, York, England |
| Coordinates | 53°57′19″N 1°05′03″W / 53.955289°N 1.084173°W |
| Completed | 1829 |
| Renovated | 1939 (modernised) 1973 (renovated and altered) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Peter Atkinson |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Lady Anne Middletons Hotel and attached garden walls |
| Designated | 14 June 1954 |
| Reference no. | 1256639 |
Lady Anne House is a former almshouse, now a hotel, in York, in England.
The almshouse was founded by Ann Middleton, in 1659, on a site on Skeldergate, in the Bishophill area of York. Known as Middleton's Hospital, it had 22 apartments around a small yard, housing 20 widows.[1]
In 1827, the hospital was demolished, and rebuilt further back from the street, as a two-storey brick structure. It was designed by Peter Atkinson, and was completed in 1829. The garden walls also date from this period. In the centre of the front is a statue of a woman in Puritan dress, which is believed to survive from the original building.[2][3]
In 1939, the building was modernised, to house ten residents and a warden;[1] however, by 1972, the building was in a poor state of repair. It was purchased by the owners of the hotel at 56 Skeldergate, who restored it, and incorporated it into their hotel, which is now known as Middletons Hotel.[4] Since 1954, it has been a Grade II* listed building.[3]
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The statue of Ann Middleton
See also
References
- ^ a b A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 3, South west. HMSO. 1972. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Lady Anne Middletons Hotel and attached garden walls (1256639)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "History". Middletons Hotel. Retrieved 1 October 2021.