2–2A High Petergate

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2–2A High Petergate is an historic building in York, England. A Grade II listed building, it stands adjacent to (and partially built into) Bootham Bar at the opposite end of High Petergate from York Minster. It was built around 1840;[1] a shopfront was added the following century.[2]

2–2A High Petergate
The building in 2023, with part of Bootham Bar in view beside it
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General information
Address2–2A High Petergate
Town or cityYork, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°57′46″N 1°05′05″W / 53.96278476°N 1.084838322°W / 53.96278476; -1.084838322
Completedc. 1840

As of 2023, the building, and the adjacent number 4 High Petergate, is occupied by the twelve-bedroom inn The Fat Badger, which opened in May 2022.[1] The inn's bar and some of its guest rooms occupy the ground floor and first floor, respectively, of 2 and 2A.[2] The Fat Badger succeeded another inn, the Lamb & Lion.[1]

Composition

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Per Historic England, the building is constructed of orange-grey brick in Flemish bond on the front of the building and in English garden-wall bond at the rear.[2]

The building has a two-storey, two-window façade. The shopfront, which is made of timber, is framed in sunken-panel pilasters below a sunken-panel fascia. It has a moulded cornice, with scrolled foliate consoles. The four-light shop window sits above a raised panel riser and, to the right, a pair of sunken-panel doors. Except for the doors, which have a blocked overlight, this section curves outward to meet the adjacent number 4 High Petergate. Another door, on the left of the shopfront window, is four-panelled with an overlight.[2]

The windows of the first floor are twelve-pane sashes.[2]

The interior has not been inspected.[2]

Detail

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Strick, Katie (29 September 2022). "The Fat Badger, York: a characterful 4-star inn built into the ancient city wall". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Historic England. "2 AND 2A, HIGH PETERGATE (1257613)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 January 2023.