Cumberland House, York

Cumberland House is a Grade I listed building in the city centre of York, in England.

It was built in about 1710 by William Cornwell, an industrialist who subsequently became Lord Mayor of York.

The house itself acquired its name in the 1740s, with the Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, supposedly having stayed there on 23 July 1746, following his victory at the Battle of Culloden.

[1][2] The house formed the water front end of the entrance to a medieval street known as Middle Water Lane, until that street was demolished in a slum clearance program in the mid 19th century.

It is of two main storeys, with an attic and basement, and has five bays facing King's Staith.