Petergate House

Church

Petergate House
Oratory House
Petergate House, in 2021

Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
History
Former name(s)	The Rectory
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*

Listed building in York, England

Petergate House (or Oratory House) is a grade II* listed building in the city centre of York, in England.

A previous building on the site was constructed about 1500, and its later owners included Thomas Herbert and Henry Swinburne. William Turner bought it in 1723, and largely demolished it, only a single passageway surviving. The new house was of three storeys and seven bays, with a stucco front, lined to resemble stonework, while the rear is of brick.^[1]^[2]

In the 19th century, a new mansard roof was added, as was a two-storey semicircular bay to the rear. The interior was also largely remodelled, and the staircase was altered and moved. From the original fittings, several fireplaces survive, as does much of the decoration of the left-hand front room on the ground floor. The top of the staircase includes some reused balusters from about 1700.^[1]^[2]

The building serves as the rectory for the York Oratory.^[3] It is the home of the Fathers of the Oratory and its garden is occasionally opened to the public.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Petergate House (1257599)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Survey on the Rectory Roof". St Wilfrid's. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ Laycock, Mike (1 April 2016). "Hidden garden behind York church opens doors to public". The Press. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

Official Site - York Oratory
St Wilfrid's RC School, York
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri - Procurator General (Rome)
Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1257599)". National Heritage List for England.

Oratories of St Philip Neri in the United Kingdom