27 Kirkgate, also known as the Archbishop's Gatehouse, is a historic building in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England.
The building was constructed in the mid 15th century, as a gatehouse to the palace of the Archbishop of York. It was built in two sections, each forming a separate house, although these were later combined. Its western front, onto Kirkgate, was originally jettied, but in the 18th century the ground floor was extended to give a flat facade. The building was grade II listed in 1949.[1][2] In the second half of the 20th century, it was the Black Cat Cafe,[2] and has more recently been used as a restaurant.[3]
The building has a timber framed core, and is stuccoed on the exterior. It has two storeys, the left part has one bay, and contains a mid-19ath century shopfront with panelled pilasters, roundels and a cornice, and above is a horizontally sliding sash window. The right part has two narrow bays, the right bay with a carriage entrance and a small window above. On the left bay are sash windows, the upper one horizontally sliding.[2][4]
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edit- ↑ Harrison, Barry; Hutton, Barbara (1984). Vernacular Houses in North Yorkshire and Cleveland. J. Donald. ISBN 9780859760911.
- 1 2 3 Historic England. "The Black Friar Cafe, Ripon (1243260)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Mario's Restaurant 27". The Press. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.