Judges' Lodgings, York

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

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.

Winteringham was a governor of the hospital and attended the Earl of Carlisle at nearby Castle Howard.

[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.