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York Assembly Rooms
Grade I listed building in York, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The York Assembly Rooms is an 18th-century assembly rooms building in York, England, originally used as a place for high class social gatherings in the city. The building is situated on Blake Street and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
York Assembly Rooms | |
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![]() York Assembly Rooms in 2010 | |
Type | Assembly rooms |
Location | York, England |
Coordinates | 53.960952°N 1.085126°W / 53.960952; -1.085126 |
OS grid reference | SE 60122 52040 |
Built | 1730–1735 |
Built for | Corporation of York |
Original use | Event venue |
Restored | 2017 |
Restored by | York Conservation Trust |
Current use | Restaurant |
Architect | Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, J. P. Pritchett |
Architectural style(s) | Palladian, Greek Revival |
Owner | York Conservation Trust |
Website | yorkconservationtrust.org/blakestreet-assemblyrooms.html |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | The Assembly Rooms |
Designated | 14 June 1954 |
Reference no. | 1259521 |
Designed by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington it is one of the earliest Palladian buildings in Northern England and possibly the earliest neoclassical building in Europe.[2][3] Construction began in 1730 and was completed in 1735, but it was used beginning in 1732. After a fire in 1773, alterations were made to the Lesser Assembly Room to the designs of Sir John O'Corall.[2] The front steps of the portico were later replaced by an internal set in 1791.[2] Lord Burlington's original front facade was replaced in 1828 by a Greek Revival portico designed by J. P. Pritchett.[2]
In 1925, York Corporation purchased the building and made further alterations in 1939 through 1951.[2] The York Conservation Trust purchased the Assembly Rooms in 2002 and are responsible for the building's maintenance.
It currently operates as an Ask Italian but is open for public viewing.