A chunk has been taken out of one of York’s most historic buildings.
The damage has been done to the corner of Lady Row on Goodramgate, the oldest surviving houses in York.
Found next to Holy Trinity Church, it is now home to The Old York Tea Room.
Owners Tony and Thomas Vickers say a “huge lorry” hit the overhanging jetty on the first floor of the building this morning (Friday).
The tearoom is closed at the moment as owners Tony and Thomas Vickers are on annual leave.
They posted on Facebook: “This is the real damage to our beautiful house. When will they do something about it?
“This happened this morning. We have just been alerted by our neighbours. We have CCTV and a reg number of the huge lorry which did this. Not again!”
The same corner was damaged in April 2024. Again, a lorry caught the overhanging jetty.
City of York Council has been informed.
Lady Row, also known as Our Lady’s Row, dates from 1316 and is the earliest row of houses surviving in the city.
Grade I listed, they are the earliest surviving example in England of houses with overhanging jetties.
The houses were originally occupied by priests associated with Holy Trinity Church.
A number of people are calling for a bollard to be placed on the pavement to prevent lorries damaging the structure as they navigate the bend in the road.
