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Corunna House

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22: 47:. It was built in the early 18th century, before 1724, for Richard Pearson. It had a variety of owners until the 1850s, when it was converted into the Ousegate School, which closed in 1926. It was then named "Corunna House", due to a purported connection with 226: 140: 74:. It is eight bays wide, with the third bay coming slightly further forward, and incorporating the main entrance. This has a rectangular 187: 236: 167: 48: 231: 162: 82:. The right-hand side had a 19th-century shop front, which has since been replaced with brick and two further sash windows. 78:
and large hood above. In the middle, there is a carriage entrance, which may be a later creation. The windows are
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described the building as "the handsomest house in Selby". It was
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Selby
North Yorkshire
River Ouse
John Moore of La Coruna
Nikolaus Pevsner
Grade II* listed
pantile
quoins
cornice
fanlight
sashes
"Corunna House"
Pevsner, Nikolaus
Yale University Press
ISBN
978-0-300-22468-9


Historic England
"Corunna House (1132559)"
National Heritage List for England
53°47′05″N 1°03′56″W / 53.7848°N 1.0655°W / 53.7848; -1.0655
Categories
Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire
Grade II* listed houses
Houses in North Yorkshire
Selby

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