3 St Helen's Square

The York County Savings Bank Building is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The York County Savings Bank was established in 1816, and in 1829 it purchased a large timber-framed house on St Helen's Square, from R. Cattle. Watson, Pritchett and Watson designed a new headquarters building for the bank on the site, which was completed in March 1830, at a total cost of £4,691.In the early 20th century, the position of the doors was moved, and the internal ground floor layout was altered. In 1924, it was extended to the north-west, along Blake Street. In 1976, the bank became part of the Trustee Savings Bank (TSB). The ground floor was further altered in 1991. The TSB became part of Lloyds TSB, then independent again before leaving the building in 2015. In 2022, the building was converted into the Impossible Motel.The original part of the building has two storeys and is built of brick, but is faced with sandstone which was quarried near Huddersfield. It has one-and-a-half bays facing St Helen's Square, one curving around the corner, and three-and-a-half bays facing Blake Street. The extension has three storeys, but each is lower, allowing the roof level to remain the same, and continues a further three bays along Blake Street.The entrance is a double door on the curved bay, flanked by Doric columns, while the first floor has Composite columns and plain pilasters. The original doors have been converted to windows, while there is a secondary door at the far end of the extension. Atop the corner is a pediment, carved with the words "SAVINGS BANK".Inside, the former boardroom on the first floor has a coffered ceiling, with oak leaf and acorn decorations. In the extension is an early 19th-century chimney piece, which has been relocated.The building was grade II listed in 1968.

St Helen's Square is an open space in the city centre of York, England.

Harkers is a pub in the city centre of York, in England. The building was designed by George Townsend Andrews as the headquarters of the Yorkshire Insurance Company. It was completed in 1847, and lies on St Helen's Square, at its corner with Lendal. It was Grade II listed in 1968. In the 1990s, it was converted into a pub. The pub is owned by the Mitchells & Butlers group. It was renovated in 2022. The design of the building is inspired by the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. It is a sandstone building of two storeys, plus a basement and attic. Its front to St Helen's Square is five bays wide, with an additional bay being an entrance arch to Breary's Court. The main entrance has a Doric order porch, up five stone steps, with double doors. There is a prominent frieze under the cornice, reading "YORKSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ESTABLISHED MDCCXXIIII". The Lendal front is also of five bays and of similar design, but all the windows are blocked. Inside, the original interior survives, including a staircase with a cast iron balustrade, a mahogany counter, doors and panelling, and plasterwork including a cornice. The boardroom on the first floor has a fireplace in the 18th century style. The railings in front of the building are also original and form part of the listing.

The Mansion House in York, England is the home of the Lord Mayors of York during their term in office. It is situated in St Helen's Square, where York's Coney Street and Lendal intersect in the city centre. It is built in an early Georgian style. The Mansion House is the earliest purpose-built house for a Lord Mayor still in existence, and predates the Mansion House in London by at least twenty years. The foundation stone for the Mansion House was laid in 1725, with the building being completed seven years later in 1732. The architect who designed the Mansion House is unknown, although the frontage may be by William Etty.

St Martin le Grand, York is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in York.

8 Stonegate is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The building lies on Stonegate. It was constructed in the early-17th century, on a narrow plot, a single bay wide and two bays deep. It is three storeys high with an attic, but in about 1830, the second and attic floors were lowered, to give more headroom in the attic. Most of the jettying was removed at this time, with just the first floor jetty retained, and new windows were installed, in a Gothic revival style. Later in the century, there was a small extension at the rear of the building, to house a new staircase.The building is timber-framed, with a stucco front and stone dressings, while the roof is covered with slates. The ground floor has a late 19th-century shopfront, with a large three-paned window and a glazed door. The first and second floors have narrow paired sash windows, while the attic has a pointed window. Inside, some timber framing is visible on the second floor, and there is a moulded ceiling beam on the first floor.The building was Grade II* listed in 1954. It is used as a shop, with accommodation above.

Blake Street is a road in the city centre of York, in England.

The Punch Bowl is a pub in the city centre of York in England. The business was founded in 1675 as a coffeehouse, and it became associated with the city's Whigs, who preferred to drink punch. In 1761, it was licensed as a pub, and it became the headquarters of the York Races Committee, and was also popular with the bell ringers at York Minster. In reference to this, a bell clapper from the Minster has been used as a support in the rear bar since 1765.The building, on Stonegate, was largely rebuilt over the years, and then burned down in 1930. It was rebuilt in a Brewers' Tudor style, designed by Biscomb and Ferry for the Tadcaster Tower Brewery, with red herringbone brick at the front of the ground floor, and plasterwork above. The rear wing largely survives from the original building, as do three ground floor fireplaces.The building was grade II listed in 1954. In 2019, it was renovated, at which time, it was owned by Nicholson's.

The Judges' Lodgings is an historic building in York, England. It was used by judges when they attended the sessions of the Assize Courts which were held four times each year in York.

1–5 Blake Street is a Grade II listed terrace of buildings in the city centre of York, in England.The current terrace originated in the 16th century, as a large, timber-framed, building, with four parallel ranges, gabled to the street and to the rear, covering what is now 1 and 3 Blake Street. This was probably a two-storey building, and is described by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England as having been "exceptional in the city in its degree of elaboration". To the rear of the building was a yard, now fully enclosed, with a Magnesian Limestone wall which appears to have been built from stone shaped in the 12th century.In the 17th century, the northernmost range was extended to project to the rear, and late in the century, an attic storey was added to part of 1 Blake Street. The building was remodelled in the second quarter of the 18th century, with the a new front to Blake Street built in brick, the roof largely replaced, and a new staircase added at the rear. The street may have been widened at this point, so the front may be on an entirely new alignment. 5 Blake Street was built at the same time, with a front in the same style, and it may also include some remains of an earlier timber-framed building. Repeated alterations in the 19th and 20th century include further extensions to the rear of the terrace, new shop fronts for 1 and 5 Blake Street and the removal of some internal walls, but the Georgian windows survive, unusually, in 3 Blake Street, even at ground floor level.The Blake Street facade is 11 bays long and two storeys high, and there are nine sash windows at first floor level. There is a drainpipe head dated 1765. Inside, the first floor of 1 Blake Street has some 17th century panelling, which may have been moved from elsewhere. 3 Blake Street has a 17th-century door frame on the ground floor, and a late 17th century staircase. Its first floor is combined with that of 5 Blake Street. One room has early-17th century panelling, and there are several Georgian fireplaces and cornices. 5 Blake Street has a 19th-century domed ceiling with a rooflight which previously lit a spiral staircase, later removed.

Lendal is a street in the city centre of York, in England.

New Street is a road in the city centre of York, in England.