Judges' Lodgings, York

The Judges' Lodgings is a Grade I listed townhouse,[1] at grid reference SE601519 at 9 Lendal, in York, North Yorkshire.

It is so named because from 1806 it provided accommodation for judges visiting York to sit in the Assize Courts.

In 1736, Francis Drake recorded the recent building of a house for Clifton Winteringham senior in Lendal.

Festoons of fruit emphasise the unusual stone door surround, which is framed by a Venetian style arch.

The keystone of the arch is carved with a bearded mask representing Aesculapius, the Greek demi-god of medicine.

In the dining room, hidden behind a secret panel, concealed by a window shutter, is a chamber pot, which was for the use of the Judges and other gentlemen diners.

[3] In 1806 the building was bought out of county rates for use as the Judges' residence, when they attended the quarterly sessions at the Assize Courts at York Castle.