Down a long narrow, stone paved entry, is another of Yorks hidden gems, The Medical Society Rooms. It is possible to glimpse some of its original timber framing above an eighteenth century doorway.
23 Stonegate is one of the larger timber-framed houses to have survived in York. The house's medical associations go back to the beginning of the nineteenth century at least, and it has been owned by the York Medical Society (founded 1832) since 1944.
The property is interesting partly because of the many additions and alterations which have taken place over three centuries. The greater part of the structure is Elizabethan and was built in about 1590, a date attested to by the lead rain-water head (the oldest of its type in York) high up over the main entrance doors. However, parts of it are much earlier - such as the low and narrow wing to the left of the entry, known in early deeds as 'Little Paradise'.
@bruni Thanks. It is lovely inside, lots of wood panelling and lovely fireplaces. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me when I was there for a meeting. Katharine
